Chapter 46: The Battle Begins: The Prince vs the Priestess
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. Warning, other animes' techniques will appear.
Welcome to Chapter 46. As many of you already know, a series of five one-on-one battles are about to begin. Don't worry, instead of short quick battles like the ones I did for the rating games, these will be much longer. To start with, the spoiled Prince Himekawa (I know he isn't actually a prince but this works better) faces off against Akeno. As for the battles well you'll just have to wait and see.
(Arena)
Everybody has gathered in Shalba's grand arena for the battles. If Issei and his team win the majority of the battles, then they will get back the chief. Should they lose, Issei will be sacrificed. As Shalba looks on the time has come for the first of the battles to begin.
"Lord Shalba, I'll take out their first opponent." Himekawa says with a smirk.
"GO! Himekawa, show me your worth." Shalba thinks annoyed.
"He's gonna lose easily." Aoi says amused.
"Big time." Oga nods and the baby on his back seems to agree.
"SHUT IT!" Himekawa says angrily.
"Ufuffufu, he looks like fun. Buchou, can I fight him?" Akeno says amused.
Rias groans since she can see her queen's sadistic side come out. "Go ahead Akeno, he's all yours." Rias says a bit amused.
With that Akeno flies down to the arena and transforms into her priestess outfit she sits and waits amused as Himekawa would soon join her.
"Damn, why do I have to get a woman as my opponent? This won't be a challenge at all." Himekawa says annoyed.
"Really, you might regret those words." Akeno says as she gets angry at the man's insulting words
"Himekawa, don't underestimate your opponent. After all, I'm a woman and you can't beat me." Aoi yells amused.
"Yeah but you aren't these bitches." Himekawa says annoyed.
Irina was furious and yelled at her partner. "Akeno, you'd better slaughter this guy." The rest of the girls nodded agreeing with her. They didn't like that the young man had insulted women so blatantly.
"Oh don't worry Irina, I will." Akeno says amused. The sadistic smile on her face promised loads of pain for the arrogant man.
As the combatants entered a mousy voice filled the arena. "Okay everybody the first round is about to begin. I'm Odagawa Nene, one of lady Aoi's supporters. Nice to meet you all. Now, the first round is about to begin. Akeno Himejima will fight against Himekawa. No offense Himekawa, but I'm kinda hoping you lose after that comment about women." The girl announced she has tan skin and brown eyes and her uniform is a simple white shirt and skirt set.
"HEY NENE! WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?!" Himekawa says angry.
"Lady Aoi's." Nene says amused. This causes most of the crowd to start laughing.
"Anyway, let the battle begin!" Nene says amused.
"Alright bitch, get ready to get schooled." Himekawa says as he grabs a large baton from his back pocket.
"Here we go! Himekawa grabs a baton from his pocket. I was hoping for something more impressive, but considering who it is, I guess it's to be expected." Nene says amused.
"Damn it! You'll pay for that comment later, Nene." Himekawa screams as he charges Akeno. "Hehe, take this bitch." Himekawa says cockily slamming her in the gut with the baton which emitted a small electrical charge.
"He's using electricity huh? Akeno has this one in the bag." Issei says amused.
"That tickles, so what else you got for me." Akeno says amused. Thanks to her being the Thunder Priestess, electricity of this level is no match for her plus she had taken far stronger hits.
"What the hell? Fine take this!" Himekawa says as he brings out a second baton and starts attacking all over.
"Woah! Himekawa's off to a furious start. The batons continue to batter his opponent over and over." Nene says amused.
"Shouldn't we stop them?" Seraphim says worried.
'Not at all. Akeno is toying with him. The fact is, that isn't the real Akeno.' Issei thinks amused. Issei quickly realized that Akeno had used a clone technique the moment she entered the battlefield.
"Oh my! Himekawa continues his brutal assault and Akeno seems helpless to stop him." Nene says surprised. The crowd cheers as Himekawa continues to attack Akeno. The crowd watches as Akeno seems unable to resist Himekawa's brutal onslaught.
"HAHAHA! What are you gonna do now, bitch? HAHA!" Himekawa says continuing his brutal assault. Akeno seems to not respond taking every single hit without even flinching.
"Dammit! What are you gonna do? That man is going to kill her." Seraphim says still bothered.
"God, your clueless, vampire chick" Kuroka says amused.
"What are you talking about?" Seraphim says annoyed.
"HAHAHA, you don't get it. This guy has been fighting a clone the entire time. The only thing getting damaged is my ribs from laughing so much." Bikou says amused.
"Anyway...Seraphim, As Bikou said Akeno is using a clone so she's not getting damaged at all. The thing I find most amusing is that every single person on both teams recognizes that he's being played, besides him." Issei says smirking. He watches the relentless assault continue with no worry.
"So that's it huh? You're finished now bitch!" Himekawa says panting exhausted. After all the continuous attacks Himekawa is exhausted himself and Akeno is on the floor.
"You can stop playing around now Akeno. He's exhausted." Issei yells amused.
Shocked by Issei's words, Himekawa lashes out in anger. "You bastard! What are you talking about? She's finished." Himekawa says annoyed. All of the sudden Akeno's body vanishes in a puff of smoke and only a black feather remains.
"Oh my. What happened? It seems like Himekawa was doing really well, but all of the sudden Akeno has vanished leaving a feather remaining." Nene says shocked.
"Uffufufu. That wasn't too bad. To inflict that kind of pain is impressive. It's a shame it was a clone, I probably would've enjoyed that." Akeno says appearing from the sky. Of course her comments about her love of pain made a few of her teammates sweatdrop.
"What the hell just happened?" Himekawa says annoyed.
"Himekawa, you idiot! She was using a clone the entire time." Oga says yelling at him.
"Dammit! Why didn't anybody tell me that?" Himekawa yells towards his team.
"Because we figured you'd know that, you idiot!" Aoi says amused.
"Dammit all." Himekawa says turning to Akeno furious. "You'll pay for that bitch. I'm gonna crush you!" Himekawa says charging Akeno still furious
"HOLY CHAINS!" Akeno yells capturing Himekawa in a pair of chains.
"What's this? It seems like Himekawa has been trapped in some bizarre chains? What will the tired man do now?" Nene says to a shocked crowd.
"Dammit! Get me out of these things MMMPH! MMMPH!" Himekawa starts to say before being silenced as one of the chains wraps around his mouth gagging him.
"You were so disrespectful to me earlier, so I'm gonna take my time making you suffer." Akeno says with lightning crackling all around her.
"NGHH! NGHH! NGHH!" Himekawa tries to curse but can't due to Akeno's restraints. All of the sudden Akeno casts another magic circle and a giant wall appears. Snapping her fingers Himekawa is trapped to the wall unable to move. Akeno decides to have some fun and lets the chain around his mouth go. Now that his mouth was free Himekawa started cursing again. "DAMN YOU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
"I'm gonna have some fun, I hope you don't mind." Akeno says cursing.
"Woo boy, this is about to get funny." Issei says amused.
"Uh oh, Himekawa seems to be in trouble." Nene says annoyed.
"Haha, Himekawa has never looked better." Aoi says amused at her teammate being chained to the wall.
"DAMN YOU Kunieda!" Himekawa curses again.
"Alrighty then, it's gonna be fun teasing you." Akeno says starting her fun. "LIGHTNING!" She quickly shouts blasting Himekawa with a brutal attack.
"DAMMIT! THAT HURT!" Himekawa says as the electricity surges through his body.
"Perfect, your screams are gonna work beautifully." Akeno says as she fires continuous bolts of lightning.
"DAMN YOU! When I get out of this AHHH!" Himekawa is trapped as Akeno's attacks continue to hit. From Akeno's face it's clear the sadistic torture is all he can handle.
"Oh my, now it's Himekawa's turn it appears that he's trapped. Those attacks have to hurt." Nene says chucking.
"Akeno is toying with him, isn't she?" Rias says a bit disappointed. She realized pretty quickly that Akeno's attacks hurt but didn't do nearly enough damage to finish the job.
"Oh yeah, and from the look on her face she's seriously enjoying this." Irina says chuckling.
"Well this is no fun anymore." Akeno says bored. After five minutes of shocks Akeno seems bored.
"HAH! When I get out of here you'll pay." Himekawa says panting.
"Ohh? Let's see what you got." Akeno says amused. She didn't imagine the young man would be able to trouble her. Releasing the chains and the wall she lets Himekawa fall to the ground helpless. Now the question was how would he respond
"What's this? Akeno has stopped her attack." Nene says surprised.
"You'll pay for that, bitch. Dammit, you even messed up my hair." Himekawa says cursing noticing that his hair has been fried from the attack. "Fortunately for me I came prepared." Himekawa says smiling. Walking over to the side of the arena he grabs a box he had prepared earlier. Opening the box he takes comb and some gel putting him back in the pompadour it was in before. Then he grabbed a small vial that everybody recognized.
"Impossible! How did he get a phoenix tear?" Rias says shocked.
"It's not surprising when you consider how rich this little brat is. He probably got it from a supernatural black market." Issei says nonchalantly.
After drinking the phoenix tear, Himekawa is back to normal. "HAHAHA! Now where was I? Now that I have the real you, I'm sure that my attacks will get you."
"So Himekawa is back to normal now. That's good, he looked so helpless before." Nene says chuckling.
"DAMMIT NENE! I'll get you for that." Himekawa says furiously before charging at Akeno once again. Much like before he aims for the stomach and nails Akeno with an attack. As the lightning cackled Himekawa smiled, only to realize that she wasn't reacting once again.
"Himekawa, how the hell did you become a member of the Big 4? You're such an idiot." the announcer girl says shocked.
"DAMMIT NENE! SHUT THE HELL UP!" Himekawa curses before returning to his foe. "Anyway, how the hell did you feel nothing?"
An amused Akeno explains it. "I use lighting as an element. Little shocks like that are useless against me." Akeno says smiling. Making some room for herself using her wings. She cast the same spells from before and Himekawa is again trapped.
"Hey Akeno! Go with the whip this time. That should be fun. At least for us." Issei yells sarcastically. The sentiment was shared by the rest of his group.
"You bastard! You'll pay for that." Himekawa says as he's once again trapped much to the delight of Issei and gang and the amusement of Oga's crew.
"Oh my, so Himekawa is helpless again." Nene says announcing to the crowd.
"This time I'll make your pain far worse." Akeno says as she brandishes a whip from her pocket.
"Get away from me! What the hell are you doing?" Himekawa says panicked. As the whip hits Himekawa screams in pain.
"My my, this girl must love her S&M. I feel kinda bad for Himekawa being stuck like this. Then again, after his comments he deserves to be punished." Nene says keeping the announcements going.
"FUCK YOU NENE! AHHHHHH!" Himekawa screams once again.
"Ahh, that scream of pain was wonderful. Now let's make some more." Akeno says amused. Her sadistic side was going absolutely crazy.
"What are you AH! AHHH!" Himekawa screams as the whip strikes again but also carries a shock with it.
"HAHAHA! This is awesome!" Aoi laughs watching his teammate take the continued torment.
"Baraqiel would be proud of this performance. Man, she's become brutal." Azazel says amused.
"It seems like Himekawa's done for. As Akeno's strikes continue he's helpless. It's only a matter of time and this time he won't be saved." Nene gives the classic commentary.
"DAMN YOU NENE! AHHHHH-" Himekawa screams as his torture continues.
"So do you wanna continue or should I wrap this up." Akeno says amused.
"DAMN YOU! I'll never give up! Never!" Himekawa insists as the attacks continue. Five more minutes of strikes continue and even Shalba has grown bored.
"This is getting ridiculous. Call the match. I can't believe I allowed such a disgraceful performance." Shalba yells as he can no longer watch the miserable Himekawa.
"THE BATTLE IS OVER! The winner is Akeno!" Nene yells as the match finally comes to an end.
"Aww, that's no fun." Akeno pouts dropping a beaten up Himekawa to the ground. It was clear to the observers that Akeno could've done much more but the interference saved Himekawa from true humiliation.
Despite being in obvious pain he turns to Shalba and says weakly. "Thank you, Master Shalba."
Looking on in pure disgust Shalba answers. "Don't thank me, that was disgraceful. The only reason you're even part of the lineup is because HE isn't available. If HE was here, you wouldn't be fighting." Shalba says disgusted. This news intrigues Issei a bit but decides not to say anything.
"Go get Himekawa and get him out of here." Oga says yelling to two men on the side. As the two men run to grab Himekawa, everyone calms down.
"Alright everybody, we're gonna take a short break. After such one-sided battle, let's hope the next one is much better." Nene says bored.
(Waiting room)
As the group waits everybody congratulates Akeno on the wonderful display from before.
"Well done Akeno. I bet if your father was watching, he'd have been proud of that display." Azazel says beaming.
"She's right you know, Akeno. That was some impressive S&M. I almost pity the guy… NAHHH." Issei says chuckling.
"I must admit I'm surprised Shalba stopped the battle so easily." Rias says concerned. Hearing what Shalba said about another character entering the battle. She hid her concerns since it appeared everything was set.
"I'm not. Shalba is the prideful type and seeing one of his men so thoroughly embarrassed is bound to annoy him." Issei says amused. He could sense that Rias was worried about the mysterious person Shalba mentioned, but chose not to address the concerns for now. "Anyway, let's get going. The time for the next battle has come."
(Arena)
"Alright everybody, after that break it would seem as though it's time to begin the next round of fights." Nene announces to a bloodthirsty crowd.
"Master Shalba, I'll go." Aoi says determined. "After Himekawa's disgraceful showing, I'll show that you were right to put your faith in us." Turning to their leader Oga, Aoi smiles. "Oga, I'm heading out there." The young woman says blushing. After a small acknowledgement from Oga, Aoi leaves, ready to prove her worth.
"Hmm, as expected, it's Aoi. So Irina, it's your time to shine." Issei says smiling. A beaming Irina is excited to go out there.
"Got it Issei, I promise for you I won't lose." Irina says in her usual bubbly manner and makes her way to the battlefield.
(BATTLEFIELD)
"Alright, this battle will now begin. The first competitor. The leader of the Red Tails and somebody I look up to more than anybody. Lady Aoi Kunieda!" The crowd cheers a bit for their warrior. "Her opponent is Irina Shidou." The crowd doesn't really react but Irina sits calmly.
Having noticed something earlier and taking a page out of Issei's playbook she decides to have some fun. "Hey Aoi, I've got a question for you." Irina says innocently. Noticing her actions from before Irina felt she had a kindred spirit.
"What do you want to know?" Aoi says curious. She had to admit it was rare to have an opponent ask her something, so she was intrigued. "That Oga guy, the one with the baby, you like him, don't you?" Irina says amused.
Aoi blushes heavily as Irina has hit it on the nose. "W-w-w-w-what are you talking about? I d-d-d-don't l-l-l-l-like Oga." Aoi stammers nervously.
"It's okay; I know what it's like to be in love with a comrade." Irina says blushing a bit on her own.
Regaining her composure a bit Aoi wonders. "So which one is it you like?" Aoi says curious.
"Our leader, the Red Dragon Emperor. We're kinda childhood friends and we're extremely close." Irina says a bit embarrassed. "I love Issei, and I will fight for the sake of his dream." Irina says beaming.
Aoi is stunned at the dedication Irina shows and is now determined to fight as hard as she can. "I guess we're both fighting for the sake of the man we love." Aoi says smiling at her opponent.
The two both summon their swords and get into their stances and it's clear that an incredible battle is about to occur.
That's it for chapter 46 The battle begins Prince vs Priestess. I hope everybody liked the little S&M display. I gotta admit it was fun to write, but it became difficult to try to extend the fight when I went for such a simple formula. So people know, the HE referenced by Shalba is indeed Tora. Whether or not I'll use him or not is TBD by me, but I am thinking about it. As for the next battle, Aoi verses Irina. It should be a much better read. I made Nene the person over Furichi because she seems more the color commentary type. I hope everybody is enjoying this and I hope the lack of lemons doesn't bother people. I'm trying hard to give you guys a proper story, so I hope you take your time to tell me what you think.
