Kaii appeared with Riser in the room inside the Agreas for the Gremory team. Riser was wearing his usual red blazer, but Kaii was wearing something one would not expect one to wear during a large event like this. He was wearing a black sleeveless shirt with black wristbands on both wrists and a black glove on his left hand, obviously hiding something. Other than that he was wearing dull colored trousers and black boots. This was what he decided to wear from here out.
"Talk? What's going on Onii-sama?" Ravel asks.
Kaii cleared his throat. "We didn't mean to come off as serious, just to chat before the game."
Riser nods and sits down in a chair next to them.
"I thought I would talk a bit about the match. Today's game has the same amount of attention as that of a popular pro's match. The fact is, the flow of the game will basically be the same as that of a pro's match. Even the seats are being filled with viewers. You guys will be fighting under that. You might feel bewildered because of the difference with the real battle where there is a thing called entertainment involved. But, it's such a big stage like this. Unleashing your power alone will contribute to your ratings. Rias, this will be one of the crucial moments for you."
Rias and her peerage was awestruck at seeing Riser like this.
"I'll be rooting for you guys. Win." Riser says as he gets up and starts to leave.
But before he leaves, he looks over to Issei and narrows his eyes.
"Also I leave Ravel to you. She's as spoiled as Rias. Even so she's earnest. I will burn you if you make her cry, okay?"
"I-It's none of your business!" Ravel says with a red face.
"Hahaha! I sure have become senile!" Riser says while leaving.
"Okay then..." Issei says awkwardly.
"Why did you want to see us?" Rias asks Kaii.
Kaii narrows his eyes. "You need to take out Sairaorg alone. He can't be with his pawn. You guys will get annihilated."
"His pawn? You know what it is?" Kiba asks.
Kaii just shrugs it off. "Yeah yeah but that would make it boring if you planned accordingly. But know this-"
He then looks directly at Issei and Rias.
"If it were to happen, and you will know when it does, retire Ise immediately."
"Eh? Why?" Rias asked with confusion.
Kaii further narrowed his eyes. "Only two things could happen. Either he'll die, or be forced into Juggernaut Drive right before death."
"!"
"Have fun!" Kaii jokes before leaving as well.
About an hour later
It now was a bit into the game, and so far Rias' peerage was winning, until the next matchup was decided. Kiba, Xenovia and Rossweisse vs Sairaorg.
Kaii was currently sitting in the stands directly beneath Azazel and Diehauser who were commentating, sitting next to Ravel and Irina who looked happy.
The crowd suddenly went nuts as he looked down and saw Sairaorg defeating the three from the Gremory group.
Ravel and Irina were shocked but Kaii knew all too well of Sairaorg's monstrous power.
"Hmm?" He looks up and turns over to a spectator box noticing a power.
"What's wrong?" Ravel asks.
"...Something isn't right." Kaii says. "I can't say why, but I have a bad feeling."
"Your senses are usually right Kaii-kun, but Michael-sama and the other Seraphim are here so we should be fine!" Irina says.
And indeed, something was wrong. Azazel also had noticed this and was keeping his eyes on that same spectator box.
From there, the game continued until the final match was about to begin... Rias and Issei vs Sairaorg and his mysterious pawn.
After a few minutes the masked pawn revealed itself to be a brilliantly glowing gold lion.
"Hmm..." Diehauser says into the microphone.
"Ah! Regulus Nemea! It's one of the Longinus Sacred Gears and for physical attackers, the ultimate weapon! At full power it could split the entire planet in half!" Azazel happily said. He was like a kid in a candy shop seeing it.
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
The crowd went silent as Sairaorg exploded in light, and appeared in a golden armor with a red mane and a lion's face on the chest. After which he hit Issei once, making a sickening cracking sound and nearly destroying his entire body.
Kaii narrowed his eyes as Issei was on the ground seemingly defeated, until he started to hear the Juggernaut Drive chant through his Sacred Gear.
That was, until him and everyone else noticed a crimson aura, yes a crimson aura not a red aura, began to leak out of him quickly.
{He's done it!}
'What?'
{He's found the alternate route past the Juggernaut Drive! Albion's host plans to conquer the Juggernaut Drive which would be the path of tyranny. But Ddraig's host has found the path of royalty. He's surpassed Juggernaut Drive!}
'-Surpassed?! He's on a whole different level than me now...'
Down on the field...
Rias looked down in shock as a massive aura was coming from Issei, much like the Juggernaut Drive...
"I, who is about to awaken..."
Sairaorg was also shocked as a chant came from the Boosted Gear, however, it was Issei's voice coming from it.
"Am the Red Dragon Emperor who has discarded the principles of domination..."
Azazel at this point looked as happy as anyone could be, as his Sacred Gear research quite literally went through the roof today.
"I shall walk the road of righteousness by having infinite hopes and dreams! I shall become the King of Crimson Dragon... and I promise you all! -"
The crowd was dead quiet as the words of Issei were ringing through the Underworld. Odin and Poseidon grinned as Hades' eyes twitched in annoyance.
"-I shall show you the future which shines in true crimson light!"
[Cardinal Crimson Full Drive!]
As soon as the gauntlet announced that, Issei's eyes shoot open as his armor reappears. However he glances down and was shocked to say the least that it no longer was red. It was a darker color- crimson.
He was damn confused as his wound was gone completely.
"Is he in queen mode?!" Azazel yelled into the microphone.
Issei literally was in a state of shock noticing he now was handling the queen promotion with ease.
"This... this is the color of crimson... the color of Maou-sama and the woman I love... Rias Gremory!" Issei says while standing up.
In the stands, Kaii closed his eyes and smirked. "It's about time you fool." He then looked at Rias' face and starting laughing uncontrollably.
"It's the color of the woman I love. Buchou. Rias Gremory is the woman I love. I want the woman I love to win. I want to protect the woman I love. I want to fight for her!"
Rias' face probably was no longer visible from how red it was. She just looked like a tomato.
"I will defeat you in front of the woman I love and the children who follow me! I will surpass you now!" Issei yells as his aura completely engulfs the Agreas.
Sairaorg gives him a quick laugh before his own armor emits a large aura. "Then I shall defeat you and make you a stepping stone in my dream!"
Issei gave no response, just disappearing at godspeed.
[Star Sonic Booster!]
Issei was blowing the scenery away with his speed as he noticed this was far faster than even his knight promotion previously.
[Solid Impact Booster!]
Issei then threw his fist right into Sairaorg's face, and the two continue with their brawl of back and forth attacks.
The crowd was deafening now as Hades grunted and left with all the reapers.
"Sairaorg! Sairaorg!"
"Oppai Dragon! Oppai Dragon!"
The crowd was going insane, as everyone was rooting for one side or the other. Even the Gods were screaming 'Oppai Dragon'!
All except one particular God who was in a spectator box with a smirk. Kaii noticed this and stood up and began to walk up there, as Ravel and Irina were preoccupied with watching the match.
The fierce brawl continued, until Sairaorg started to step back with injuries along with his armor shattered.
Issei knew it was time to finish this so he jumped back.
[Fang Blast Booster!]
BOOM!
A large crimson blast came out of a cannon on Issei's back, enveloping the battlefield.
After a few minutes of dust clearing, Sairaorg was standing still, but not conscious.
It went quiet, until Diehauser announced the winner and the crowd went wild again. Quickly afterward, Azazel left the booth and made his way over to the other side.
Also, Kaii went in the same direction, leaving Ravel and Irina behind.
Kaii turned a corner and noticed Azazel walking up to the door and slowly walked behind him.
Out came a familiar face with an aloha shirt, but rather than before he was wearing some jewel around his neck.
"Well if it isn't Śakra-dono. How was the game?" Azazel asks as Kaii walks up next to him.
"Oh? Hey, the fallen-angel brother of justice! It was a smoking hot match! For the fallen angel brother who is siding with the current Maou faction, it was good that your 'student' won the match right? The Gremory team. That team has members that surpass common sense. Normal teams won't be able to put up a fight against them." He says with a slightly condescending sneer directed at Kaii, but was talking to Azazel.
"There is something I want to ask you." Azazel says.
"HAHAHA! What is it fallen angel brother of justice! If it's me you want, then I will gladly answer."
"….The Longinus possessor. You knew about Cao Cao before we did, did you not?" Azazel asks, narrowing his eyes.
"Sun Wukong said that Cao Cao knew you. In fact, you knew him since he was a kid." Kaii adds, causing Indra to smile pleasantly in response.
"What about it? What will you do? Is there any dissatisfaction if I knew him since he was a brat? Is it because I didn't report it? Or is it….because I had contact with him?" He says with a cocky voice, pissing off Azazel.
"Indra...!" Azazel says with a louder voice.
"HAHAHA! You seriously like to make it entertaining by calling me by that name. Don't make a scary face like that Aza-boy. If you get pissed at something like that, then what God of the Dead, Hades, is doing right now can change the whole map of the factions you know?"
Indra then turns his attention to Kaii and smirks as he taps the jewel around his neck.
"!"
Kaii all of a sudden lost his balance as he felt light-headed. All the while Indra's jewel was glowing green.
Indra gave him a smile and turned his attention back to Azazel.
"I will tell you one thing, youngster. All of the factions are saying 'Peace' and 'Negotiation'. But within their mind they are thinking that 'Our mythology is the strongest! Other mythologies should just be wiped out, you shit!'. The shitty-geezer, Odin, and shitty-old man, Zeus, are the only ones who don't think like that and they are naive. After all, its easy to gather the thoughts of humans if the God they believe in doesn't exist! It's common sense to think that other religions can just rot, you know? Just how many Gods do you think exist that fell so low because your religion invaded our territory and took away our believers and lowered the beliefs they had towards us by making us turn into 'myths'? You should just look back on each mythology. Gods are beings who are more honest with their grudges and hard feelings than humans, you know?"
Azazel looked conflicted, and Kaii was just now getting rid of being light-headed.
Indra sighs and crosses his arms. "Well, I will cooperate from the 'outside'. Ophis and the others are certainly a nuisance."
"...'Others'... is Cao Cao in that list?" Azazel asks.
Ignoring him, Indra turns around gets ready to leave. "One more thing, give the Chichiryuutei this message: 'It was a great fight. If you were to become a threat to this World, then I will eliminate you along with your spirit. The ones who can use the name 'Heaven' are already enough with us.'"
Kaii gets ready to say something, but Indra glows and begins to vanish, but not before turning his head around and giving Kaii a creepy smile.
"Let's talk sometime...-" Indra said something like a name, but it was muffled as he left already.
Two days later
It was finally time for the school festival that everyone had been planning for prior to the Loki incident.
It was to be primarily a cafe, along with a 'purification' and fortune telling event that Koneko and Akeno did in the corner.
The entire clubhouse was packed with people, girls here for Kiba and Kaii, who were mysteriously absent currently. And guys for, well everyone else besides the boys of the club...
What was super popular, was taking a picture with the club member you want to. The other thing was supposed to be a haunted house ran by Gasper, but it was mainly cute rather than scary as, well it's Gasper.
"I don't want to..." Kaii's voice says from behind a wall.
"I don't care." Ravel says with an irritated voice. "Now get out there!"
Kaii literally goes flying through the wall along with Kiba, with Ravel behind them looking angry.
He braced himself for the squeals of the girls, and they did. As him and Kiba stood up wearing a classy waiters outfit.
The two could already sense Issei's envy coming from inside the haunted house.
Meanwhile...
At the Hyoudou Residence
Azazel was up in the conference room of the house on the phone, and had perhaps the most idiotic look on his face of his entire life.
"…Are you really serious about this, Vali?"
Yes real shocker here, Vali using a phone. No, seriously.
"Yeah. He….. It's a she now I guess. She is wishing for this. I'm also interested in this, so I want it to happen." He says with a lively expression on the other end.
All Azazel could do was cover his face with his hand and sigh.
"…There are those who are after her." Vali says.
"Of course there are. Obviously. And there would be an immeasurable number of those at that. But everyone is having a bitter time because no one can eliminate her."
"That may be true, but it seems like there will be those in our organization who are hoping for the same thing. No, it's about time they will make their move." Vali says with a troubled voice.
Azazel thought of a certain young man with a god-killing spear.
"-Are you trying to lure him out?"
"I'm just going to make it clear whether he is my enemy or not. Well, he is most likely an enemy. It's time to settle this." Vali says.
A few days later
Everything was proceeding as normal, however Shinji and Pandora had not yet returned from Heaven for some odd reason.
Some news came a day earlier as Sirzechs visited and informed them that Issei, Kiba, and Akeno were to be recommended for the Middle Class promotion test which was coming up.
Azazel was pretty busy at the Grigori as apparently he was busy making Artificial Sacred Gears for a few members of Sona's peerage, along with one other person who he kept a secret.
Kaii had been busy training with Diehauser at a location that was a secret.
Until one day when Azazel invited some 'guests' over...
Knock! Knock!
"I got it." Kaii says, walking over to the door in his usual outfit.
As he opens it, a familiar girl in a gothic lolita outfit was there.
"Oh, hi Ophis." He says nonchalantly as he lets her in.
"What was that?" Rias asks from the kitchen.
"Hello." Ophis says to Kaii as Issei walks into the living room from the kitchen and drops his plate.
Issei's jaw dropped in shock as people flooded the room after hearing the plate break. Kaii however shrugged and sat back down.
"It has been awhile, Ddraig."
"O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOphis!?" Issei screams at max volume.
As expected, everyone else got into battle stance as Kaii smirked at their reactions.
Azazel quickly got in between them and tried to break it up.
"Hey, hey, hey! I told you yesterday! Not to hold killing intent no matter who comes! So no attacking! She also won't attack you! Even if she did, we can't defeat her even if we all fight together!"
"This is absurd Azazel! That Dragon is the boss of the terrorist group that has been attacking each of the factions! She is a bitter enemy who has also caused significant damage to the World of devils! So why did you bring such an enemy to this place!? Into this town, which is an important location for the alliance! And especially this house! Doesn't allowing Ophis into this town mean that you deceived those who secure this town!? So why did you do something like this!?" Rias yells at him.
Everyone took a minute to think, and realized that Azazel did not inform the other factions...
"This is breaking the rules of the alliance Azazel! It's something where the fallen angel side's can't complain even if they were to be blamed by Maou-sama and the leader of the angels, Michael! Why would you, who has been talking about an alliance, do such….."
"I'm sorry Rias. I have deceived and am still deceiving many people in order for her to come and visit here. But maybe her wish would be something that might change the existence of the Khaos Brigade itself. I determined that it was necessary to stop unnecessary blood from being shed…. I will apologize to you guys again and will ask you guys again. I'm sorry and I ask you. Can you at least listen to her story?"
And so, everyone slowly came around to it, as Le Fay Pendragon, Fenrir (now in dog form) and Kuroka also appeared, escorting Ophis.
Basically all that happened was Ophis being intrigued by Issei's color changing to crimson, and it was laid back.
Kaii was crossing his arms and leaning against the wall behind where Ophis sat in the conference room, looking troubled.
'Even if Ophis is willing to drop all this... Cao Cao will not give up so easily. And with more and more Sacred Gear users, things will continue to become deadlier. Damn him, he's so hard to predict.'
Azazel knew that look on Kaii's face and smirked. "Cao Cao is just like you. Always a wild card and somehow is insanely tough to beat. Not only that you analyze your enemies to perfection. Jeez, you two are the worst kind of enemies."
Kaii looked at him and shrugged. "If you keep talking like that you'll definitely sound like an old man."
Le Fay turned her attention to Kaii for a second and spoke with a smile. "Vali-sama heard you modeled your Sacred Gear after his own, and wants to thank you!"
"...What?"
Azazel could only facepalm in response.
"Vali-sama strongly believes that his Sacred Gear is the best, and thanks you for promoting it!"
"..."
Kaii did not respond, only walking out of the room with a completely blank face.
"I think you broke him." Azazel says.
2 days later
Everyone was now in a hotel in the Underworld, as Issei, Kiba and Akeno had just finished their tests to be promoted.
Kaii was leaning against the wall again with a troubled face.
{Do you still have a bad feeling?}
'Yeah, and I'm not usually wrong. Get ready to summon my sword, if need be.'
{Okay partner, just give me the go-ahead.}
"Azazel, I was wondering something. You know how a few Longinus have beasts sealed in them?" Kaii speaks up.
"Yeah. I know where this is going too. My research has concluded that 'Breakdown the Beast' is weaker than the 'Juggernaut Drive' and that it is just as risky, but Diehauser already forbade it, didn't he?"
Kaii nods in response. "It drains more life force. He's sealed it away so I can't use it again."
"Sensei, what about 'Truth Idea' of the True Longinus? I remember Cao Cao saying something about it. Does that spear also contain a beast in it?" Issei asked.
"…It's not that a creature is sealed in that spear. What's sealed inside it is like a will of 'the God from the Bible'. A spear that can kill a being called God. The beginning Longinus. The God from the Bible left it in the current World. And as a human's ability, the Sacred Gear. Though the reason for it is split between different opinions in my organization. Something like even if God died, the believers can spread their teachings and the weapon can be used for invading since it can kill the Gods from other religions. Also something like a defense weapon for his believers in case of an attack from the Gods of other religions. Or it was just made for no particular reason. Like that there are different opinions. The Heavens don't have a conclusion either. Either way other powerful Sacred Gears were found after that spear, and things like Longinus were defined." Azazel explained.
He then stood up and looked at Kaii.
"In this age, each of the Longinus are showing different changes than in the past. We are in a flow where it's not weird for other Longinus besides the 13 Longinus to appear, maybe a 14th or 15th Longinus could be found. In fact, I'm making yours the 14th. And I have a good idea of number 15."
"What is it the-" Kaii says as him and everyone else felt a nasty sensation in their bodies.
Everyone looked around as a mist that was all too familiar surrounded them.
Kaii looks up and makes a bitter smile as his Sacred Gear's wings eject. "He's finally here."
They all appeared now in what appeared to be a large lobby that was empty, aside from them, and 2 people sitting on a sofa.
It was Georg and Cao Cao.
Georg puts his hand forward as a fireball goes flying towards Asia and Irina.
WOOSH!
Ophis quickly appeared in front of it and brushed it off.
"It has been a while Sekiryuutei. And Governor Azazel. And him as well, I did not catch your name last time?" Cao Cao says, pointing at Kaii.
Kaii sarcastically smiles at him. "Kaii Belial, I see your eye is doing just fine."
However, he was serious, Cao Cao mysteriously had a brand new eye, and looked just fine.
"The match against Bael the other day was magnificent. The intense fist fight between two people wearing Balance Breaker armor. It was a fight in which people who love to battle would be ecstatic about. So I will give my praise to the Gremory team. Congratulations on being the number 1 youth devil team. They are good servants Rias Gremory. It truly is frightening." He says.
"Should I be honored by being praised by one of the leaders of the terrorists? I do feel complicated. How are you doing Cao Cao?" Rias says with a sarcastic tone.
"Yeah I'm doing alright. It was only a short time when I saw you back in Kyoto, so this might be our first meeting. I was astonished at the sudden summoning. It certainly was a stimulating appearance."
Rias covers her face in embarrassment, remembering when Issei summoned her while she was changing clothes.
"So what was the reason for you making this field in another dimension and transporting us? It must be a good for nothing plot I guess?" Azazel chimes in.
"Ya Ophis. I was wondering where you went with Vali, but for you to be here. I certainly didn't anticipate that."
Everyone aside from Kaii, Azazel, Kuroka, and Le Fay was shocked that Cao Cao was targeting Ophis, his leader.
"Cao Cao is after me?" Ophis asks while tilting her head.
"Yeah, Ophis. We need Ophis, but we determined that we don't need the "current" you." Cao Cao answers.
"I, do not understand. I, would not lose to Cao Cao." She answers blankly.
"That would be the case. You are too powerful. To tell the truth, I don't know what would happen if I took you head on. -So let's fight a bit." Cao Cao says as he vanishes and his spear glows.
"!"
Kaii quickly enters his Balance Breaker and chases after him.
Before anyone could comprehend what happened...
STAB!
Cao Cao appeared in front of Ophis, with his spear thrust far into her stomach.
"-Shine, the spear that destroys Gods!" He yells as enormous amounts of light came out of Ophis' stomach.
KAAAAA!
'Shit!' Was all Kaii could think before he was enveloped by the light.
Kuroka and Le Fay quickly summoned a dark mist that covered the room and canceled out the light, revealing an Ophis that did not look injured at all.
"As expected." Cao Cao says.
FLASH!
Fenrir then disappears and Vali appears in his place, smirking at Cao Cao.
"It's been a while." Vali says.
Cao Cao returned the smirk. "Not long enough."
"It's pretty bold of you to come with just Georg." Vali continues.
"Rather than being bold, I thought that it would be enough with just me and Georg."
"Looks like you are confident Cao Cao. Does it mean you have the so-called 'Dragon-Eater' as your trump card? I'm guessing it is a Sacred Gear possessor who specializes in Dragon slaying or a new Longinus possessor?"
"No. That's not it Vali. 'Dragon-Eater' is the codename we gave to a being that existed already. We didn't create it. It was already created. -'God from the Bible' created that."
Georg now stood up. "Is it alright, Cao Cao?"
"Yeah, it's about time. All the pieces are here. -Let's call it. The time for opening the jar from hell has come." Cao Cao responds.
"Roger that. -So the time to devour the infinite has come then."
ZUOOOOOOOO….
The hotel began to vibrate as an ominous magic circle appeared behind them.
All of a sudden, Ophis became nervous, as Issei, Vali and Kaii froze and felt scared for their lives.
[This evil intent directed only at dragons...!]
Ddraig's voice was trembling in fear as Kaii's body felt like it was about to collapse.
{Ddraig! Albion! We need to get Kaii out of here! Being almost 50% dragon he can't survive the presence of it!}
Everyone looked in horror as something came from the magic circle. A large crucifix, with a being that his upper half was a fallen angel with large fangs, and the lower body of an Asian dragon. It was nailed into the large cross, and was blind folded with bloody tears dripping from it.
"That's...-" Azazel starts, now brimming with anger.
Cao Cao smirked wider and answered with an amused voice. "The Dragon Eater, Samael. God's poison, God's evil intent- is this."