Sorry for the late post guys! I came down with a stomach bug over the weekend and spent a good portion of Saturday and some of Sunday throwing up. Don't worry! I'm okay now! Now, let's get on with the show!
I don't own Magic: The Gathering or Highschool DxD.
[Ddraig talking]
[Ddraig thinking]
{Albion talking}
{Albion thinking}
Mental Communication
"Regular Dialogue"
Attacks/Spells
Zendikar
"Today's the day, huh?"
Issei turned around and saw Chandra, walking up to him. She sat next to him, looking down over the edge of the Hedron. The camp was lively. A party was occurring. Kor, Elf, Man, Angel, Vampire, and Mer drank and laughed together. The realization that this will be their final night alive didn't bother them. Issei knew that look that they all wore. He had seen it. On Theros. On its people. It was the look of a people that were tired. Tired of being under the heels of someone else. Do or Die. These people were going to fight for their world's liberation.
"They're pumped. For tomorrow," Issei said.
"It doesn't matter to them. Before all this, they would've kept to themselves but… the threat of the Eldrazi unified them. The boundaries races are gone. Erased. They're one people as of right now," Chandra said.
"It's nice. This unity. If Elspeth was here… she would be happy," Issei said.
"I bet she would," Chandra said.
Chandra's eyes drifted down to a sleeping Ddraig, who was snoring lightly in Issei's lap.
"Hmph," Chandra said as she smiled. "You should follow Ddraig's lead. You'll need all the rest you can get. We are fighting two titans tomorrow after all."
"I should. I am kind of sleepy," Issei said, stretching his arms. He gently picked up Ddraig and stood. "Goodnight, Chandra."
"Goodnight, Issei," Chandra said, glancing at him from the corner of her eye. After Issei had left, Chandra returned her attention to the festivities below her. Footsteps alerted her to the presence of someone. Her amber eyes caught sight of the familiar blue cloak of the Mind Mage as he sat next to her, taking Issei's spot.
"Hey," Jace said.
"Hey," Chandra replied.
"I… Chandra… I want to say that I-!" Jace was interrupted as the Pyromancer placed a slender finger on his lips. She turned to him, the combination of the fire from below and the starlight from the skies casting a soft glow on her. At that moment, Chandra looked divine. More beautiful than any goddess on any plane.
"I know Jace. You don't have to say it. I do too," Chandra said, smiling softly.
"Huh… just in case we don't make it tomorrow," Jace said, leaning in.
Issei yawned as he raised his arms, stretching. He blinked his eyes sleepily as he scratched his rear. Looking over to the side, he spotted Ddraig, still sound asleep on the floor of the tent. Grabbing his coat, Issei walked out and saw Nissa, Gideon, Linvala, and Jace all huddled around a table, a map laid out in front of them. He made his way over, greeting them.
"Morning," Issei said, waving.
"A bit early for you isn't it?" Jace asked.
"Well, it's today. Where are the others?" Issei asked.
"Chandra is still asleep. So are the others. We figured that they should get more rest," Jace said. "Though, some of us woke up and decided to go over the plan."
"What is… the plan?" Issei asked, eyeing all four of them.
"It's simple really," Jace said, beckoning him to look at the map.
"Timber Gorge is a vast valley. We can draw the Titans and their brood there. A portion remaining army of Zendikarians will act as bait for the Titans. On the mountains, the rest of us will keep any of the Brood off them and assist them with long-range fire," Jace said.
"I will be with the Angels in the air, fighting a large number of their brood," Linvala said. "Iona stated that she'll provide the troops acting as bait with her halos to prevent them from being affected by the Eldrazi."
"Where will I be?" Issei asked.
"You'll be with Nissa up in the mountains. I figured that since you grew up with Ugin teaching you. You would be a good candidate for this. Issei, you and Ddraig will defend Nissa while she binds them to the leylines," Jace said.
"What about you?" Issei asked.
"I will be with Zendikar's troops," Gideon said.
"And you Jace?" Issei asked.
"Chandra and I will support from a distance with spells and try to take out a majority of whatever they might send at us as to release the burden on the main forces. Kiora and the Mer will support by attacking the Titans with the Roil," Jace said.
"I can add to the support for the forces that act as bait," Issei said.
"How exactly?" Nissa asked, curious.
"I can summon Dragons to help Linvala and the Angels as well as provide added air support," Issei answered.
"Hmm," Jace placed his hand on his chin and looked down at the map before looking at Issei.
"How many can you provide?" Gideon said.
"I need to amass the mana first but I can provide you with a lot," Issei said.
"What is a lot?" Nissa asked.
"A lot," Issei simply replied.
Jace just chuckled before going over the plan once more.
Issei and the others stood behind Jace as he looked out over a large mass of people. It seemed that every race in Zendikar had united together. The Eldrazi was really a wake-up call for all of them. It made him smile.
"What are you smiling about?" Chandra asked.
"Their unity. It's inspiring," Issei said, looking at her. He raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
"What?" Chandra asked after seeing his strange expression.
"Are you glowing?" Issei asked.
Chandra's eyes widened as a massive blush spread across her face. She started to sputter as portions of her hair caught fire. Gideon and Nissa, who had heard the entire exchange, looked at Chandra closely.
"Huh? He's right," Gideon muttered.
"So who was the lucky guy?" Nissa asked.
"Um… uhhh," Chandra said. "Oh look, Jace is starting his speech."
They all turned to see Jace clearing his throat.
"I'm not going to start with the 'You are all the greatest troops to have ever fought' spiel or the 'We will come out unscathed' because you all know what we're up against. I'm not going to lie. A lot of us will die," Jace said.
The crowd erupted into a sea of whispers as they all looked at Jace.
"But the fact that you're here means that you knew. You knew that you might die. And you're fine with that. You know why? Because you're tired. Tired of having your homes destroyed. Of having loved ones taken from you. Having your world turned inside out and torn apart. Any other day. You all would have been enemies. And maybe you will be after this again, who knows? But now. There is no human. No elf. No angel. No vampire. No kor. And no mer! I only see a resident of Zendikar. You are no longer separate races. You are all one people. And you will take a stand. The Eldrazi might be powerful. They might be numerous. But so are we! We have one thing that they don't have. Our will! They can our bodies but they can never break our will!
"So I present you all with a choice. Lay down your swords and die for nothing! Or hold them fast and die for something," Jace said.
A moment of tense silence passed after Jace finished his speech. No one moved. No one dared to speak. Jace looked out over the crowd and saw one person, a vampire, moving forward. He stood in front of Jace and stared at him.
"I'm a vampire. I'm supposed to feed on mankind but… I never imagined I would die fighting beside one," he said. He drew his sword and raised into the air.
His next words made Jace smile.
"But you're right. We aren't vampires or humans. We are Zendikar and this is our home. And if they want it, they'll have to pry it from our cold, dead hands! LET THEM COME!" the vampire roared. Everyone in the crowd cheered at his words and drew their weapons, raising them into the air.
"Looks like they're ready," Linvala commented.
"That's the Living Guildpact for you," Issei said.
Jace turned around to face them and gave them a smirk. A smirk that said that everything will work out fine.
"Let's do this," Jace said.
Timber Gorge
"Have you spotted them?"
Gideon opened his eyes and looked off into the distance. He let out an anxious breath as his brown eyes eyed the horizon. His fists clenched in anticipation of the coming threat as mana began to pool around him. For before him, in the distance, were the massive lumbering forms of the Eldrazi Titans in all their horrifying, eldritch glory. The skull-like masks of Ulamog sent terror flowing through the spines of the armies of both the ground and sky while the eyes of Kozilek violated the deepest recesses of their souls.
"Gideon?" Jace's voice called through their link.
"Yeah, they're here and they're uglier than usual," Gideon said, attempting to lighten their situation with a joke.
"Good to know you haven't lost your sense of humor," Chandra chided through the link.
"Issei, do you have the mana you need?" Jace asked.
"Yeah. Gideon, be ready. I'm sending one your way so you can provide support on the air and the ground," Issei said.
"Just remember to use this link whenever you need assistance. One of us will come over," Jace said.
Gideon nodded at his words as he watched the Titans slowly approaching the mouth of the gorge.
A tingle surged through Gideon as he turned around and saw a massive pillar of red light emanating from the mountains. A screech alerted him back to his foes when he saw swarms of brood heading his way.
"Umm, Issei?" Gideon said. "You might want to hurry with those dragons?"
An ear-shattering roar pierced through the heavens as a torrent of fire shot across the sky, hitting one of the Eldrazi brood. A massive red dragon flew through the air followed by an entire swarm of dragons.
"Nice timing," Gideon said as he cast his barrier magic.
The dragon that had attacked one of the Eldrazi earlier, landed in front of Gideon. The massive reptilian beast eyed him curiously and sniffed him before growling and lowering its head. Gideon smiled as he hopped onto its neck. Whips of pure light manifested at the ends of his vambraces as he took off towards the horde.
"FOR ZENDIKAR!" Gideon cried out as he charged. His dragon steed roared in response. Seeing him take off, the armies let out a battle cry and charged towards the oncoming horde of eldritch monstrosities. Their cries echoed Gideon's as they all let out a unified roar.
"FOR ZENDIKAR!"
The two forces met and began clashing. The hordes of Eldrazi were being cut down by the forces enhanced by Gideon as he reigned light and fire down on the Eldrazi brood. Above them, the angels and dragons assisted as they clashed with the airborne forces of the Eldrazi. Claw and sword met tendril as they ripped each other apart in the skies above.
Streaks of blue and red rocketed across the air, tearing apart large swathes of the drones, chipping away at their forces.
"Nissa," Issei said as he looked at the chaos down in the valley. His eyes drifted to the lumbering forms of the Eldrazi Titans, who drew nearer and nearer with each step.
"I don't need much longer, Issei. Tell Jace that the leylines are almost ready," Nissa said.
Issei nodded as he and Ddraig stood guard in front of the Elven Planeswalker. Suddenly, a drone appeared out of nowhere and shot its tendrils towards Issei. Issei dodged. Summoning Godsend, he charged at the drone, slicing it in half and killing it.
[These things are persistent] Ddraig said as he looked down at the corpse in mild amusement.
"Just drones. They're doing what the main body tells them," Issei said.
[Well, said main body is heading here right now] Ddraig said as Ulamog turned its massive head over in their direction.
"Um, Nissa?" Issei said.
"Yes?" the elf said as she continued her work on the leylines.
"Ulamog is looking at us," Issei said.
"What?" Nissa said, turning around so fast, her neck might as well have snapped.
"Yeah," Issei said.
"JACE!" Nissa yelled over the link.
"What is it? We're kind of busy keeping the Eldrazi off you at the moment," Jace said as the sound of a spell ripping across the air exploded through the link.
"Ulamog is coming to our direction!" Nissa shouted.
"What!? Shit! Um, Kiora! Keep Ulamog off Issei and Nissa!" Jace said.
"Will do," the merfolk Planeswalker said.
Issei turned around when he heard a loud crashing noise and spotted several columns of water, battering Ulamog's towering form. The titan stumbled back as several swirls of energy appeared in the sky, warping the reality around it and battered the titan.
"Nissa! Tell me when you're ready and I'll help inscribe the spell onto the Leylines. Right, now Ulamog is pumping out more drones in our direction!" Issei said as a pair of angelic wings sprung from his back.
"I will!" Nissa said as she poured more mana into summoning the leylines.
"Ddraig!" Issei took off, followed by the Dragon Emperor.
[Get ready!] Ddraig said as he swiped his claws, shredding a drone that tried to attach to him.
Issei twisted out of the way of the arm of a massive drone and landed on its bicep. Running up its arm, Issei leaped over to its skull and raised his hand. He pooled red mana into his hands as the sky grew dark above him. Red flames manifested around Issei's eyes as he threw his hands forward.
"Kicked Comet Storm!"
A hail of meteors descended from the sky, striking down each drone. He directed some of the comets towards the titans, striking them.
"Ddraig!" Issei called.
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Ddraig opened his mouth and let loose a massive torrent of flames, incinerating all the drones in its path. The heat was so intense that even the other drones not caught within the flames ignited and burned to death, their screeches echoing across the entire valley. The flame traveled until it hit Kozilek, creating a large ball of flame that covered the titan's face.
Ddraig smirked.
[Eat that freak] Ddraig said.
The smoke and fire cleared to reveal Kozilek, who had a few minor burns but was relatively unharmed.
"Issei. Ddraig. Get out of the skies now!" Jace's voice called over the link.
The Titan of Distortion raised its hand and a small white vortex appeared at the center of it. It moved its hand slightly to the side. Issei and Ddraig ducked as a massive warping swathe of energy cut apart the entire landscape. Reality shattered and cracked, before collapsing into a singular point that swallowed everything around it. Issei and Ddraig tried to escape the pull but the force was too strong and began to drag them in.
"SHIT!" Issei yelled.
"SHIT!" Jace's face paled when he heard Issei's words. He looked to Chandra, who nodded. Her flaming eyes began to glow with more intensity as she created a large spear of fire and threw it at Kozilek. The spear pierced through one of the Titan's many eyes, forcing the white sphere to disperse as the remaining eyes, turned their attention on them.
"You alright Issei?" Jace called.
"Yeah, thanks," Issei's voice said.
"That was a close one huh?" Issei said as he landed on the ground, falling on his ass and laughing in relief.
[Speak for yourself] Ddraig said. [We almost died.]
"Issei," Nissa said. The elf's emerald eyes looked down at him with worry. "Are you alright? You almost died back there."
"I'm fine. How's the leylines coming along?" Issei asked.
"Fine. We're almost there. Just give me an hour and we'll have them up for the Titans to notice," Nissa said.
"Yeah," Issei said as he watched the others battle against the two godlike entities.
Kiora surfed alongside the roil as she slammed several columns of water into Kozilek's skull, sending the titan's head moving slightly to the side. She spun Thassa's Bident as she gathered more blue mana from her surroundings and blasted the titan.
"Having fun?" she turned and saw Gideon on the back of a dragon. The Theros Planeswalker thrust his hand, forward sending several whips of light at Ulamog. The Titan moved and swung its massive arms, forcing the two to move out of the way as the air around them warped and solidified into solid projectiles.
Gideon raised an aura barrier around him, causing the air to bounce off harmlessly while Kiora swung the bident, destroying all the bullets around her.
"How are the others?" Kiora asked as she resumed her assault on the Reeking Titan.
"Iona's halos are working well. Our forces are capable of fighting them without succumbing to the madness that comes with these beings," Gideon said as he lashed out at one of Ulamog's broods, bifurcating it.
"And Nissa?" Kiora asked.
"Issei says that she needs an hour," Gideon replied.
Kiora nodded at his answer.
"I know it's not the time nor is it the place but why did you steal Thassa's Bident anyway?" Gideon asked.
"When the Eldrazi woke up, I wanted some way to gain power to defeat them. To cast them out of my home. My world. So I fled. I went from plane to plane, gathering as many summons as I could," Kiora said as she called on her blue mana and summoned a leviathan to attack Ulamog. The massive sea beast clamped its jaws down on the Titan, forcing it to raise its arms and grabbed it. The Leviathan slowly turned white as all its mana was drained before crumbling to dust.
"So why Theros?" Gideon asked as he slashed Ulamog's arm.
"It was just another plane. There were things there that I did that I'm ashamed of but I found… necessary," Kiora said.
"Was that how you met Issei?" Gideon asked as he dodged the tendrils of one of Kozilek's drones.
"Yes. I disguised myself as one of the legends there. Callephe, I believe it was. I was how I met the three. The Knight, Elspeth, was on a journey to the Temple of Mystery at the Edge of the World. For what I had no clue but…," Kiora said, as she killed several broods.
"But?" Gideon asked as he cast a massive protective aura around the troops below.
"I stopped at the place I needed to go. Arixmethes," Kiora said as she summoned a massive wall of water and pushed it at the Titans.
"The sunken city?"
"No, it was a kraken. However, the Sea God, Thassa, wouldn't let me take it. She ignored the other three and sent them on their way but I fear that what I did may have caused the Sun God to see Planeswalkers as a threat due to what Thassa might have told him," Kiora said.
"I think that what you did was misguided. It wasn't right per say but your heart was in the right place," Gideon said as he dodged Kozilek's arm.
"Whatever, let's keep fighting. Jori and the forces down there need our assistance more than our conversation," Kiora said as she summoned more sea beasts.
Jace lowered his arm after several illusions dispersed after ripping apart one of Kozilek's brood lineages.
"Hey, can we talk about last night?" Jace asked.
"What about last night?" Chandra asked as her face began to slowly turn red. She incinerated a massive Eldrazi drone that was bearing down on the army.
"After what happened last night, what does that make, you know us?" Jace asked.
"Can we talk about this later? We're in the middle of the final battle of a war!" Chandra said exasperated.
"I know, I know. I just… want to know," Jace said.
Chandra went silent as she summoned a massive phoenix to assist the angels. She sighed.
"Jace, you know what this makes us," Chandra said.
"I know it's just that… I think Nissa has a crush on you," Jace said.
Chandra froze. Her flaming hair died as the full weight of Jace's words fell on her.
"W- What!?" Chandra sputtered, as a blush made its way on her face.
"I mean, you have no problem with that right?"
"Of course, I don't. I don't care if their male or female or whatever," Chandra said.
"Good. Good. I was getting worried," Jace said.
"Why?" Chandra asked as she blasted another Eldrazi drone.
"No reason," Jace said as a small trickle of blood made its way down his nose.
"Right," Chandra said as she shook her head.
"Anyway, I have to ask. What do you think about Issei joining our little band of world-hopping vigilantes?" Jace asked.
Chandra went silent. The thought of Issei being thrust into the oath made her heart clench.
"Issei's just a kid," Chandra said.
"He's a kid who has faced down Nicol Bolas and lived to tell the tale. He's more than ready to take the oath. If he wants to," Jace said as he destroyed another Titan.
"I know. But…," Chandra's mind flew back to the first time she met Issei.
"Focus," Chandra whispered to herself as she sat on a stone slab. The fire around her raged, growing erratic as it incinerated everything it touched.
"Focus," she whispered.
"Hi," a voice called out.
"GYAAAH!" Chandra yelped in surprise, causing the fire to explode outward before dispersing. She turned to her intruder and saw a young boy, about five years younger than her, looking at her oddly. On his shoulder was a small red dragon that looked at her curiously.
"I'm sorry if I scared you," the boy said, his hazel eyes looking at her meekly.
"No, no. It's fine. Are you okay? I didn't burn you or anything did I?" Chandra asks, inspecting him.
"Nope!" he chirped. "I used fire magic to defend myself!"
"Really?" Chandra asked, an eyebrow raised. A torch lit in her mind as she seemingly figured out his identity. "You're one of the Sage's kids right?"
"Sages?" the boy asked, tilting his head.
"The Sages of Keral Keep. An order of Pyromancers that believes in personal freedom and individual choice? That Keral Keep," Chandra said.
"I'm not from here," the boy said, sitting down next to her.
"Not from here?" Chandra asks.
"Yeah, I live far away!" the boy said.
"What's your name, kid?" Chandra asks. She looked over and sighed in relief when she saw her satchel was unscathed. Those anti-fire charms worked miracles on everything.
"Issei. My name's Issei! What's your name Nee-chan?" the now-named Issei asked.
"Big Sister? Never thought I'd be called that again. Chandra. My name is Chandra," she said, introducing herself.
"So, you done reminiscing?" Jace asked as he forced more of his illusions to attack.
"Sorry, just remembering the time I met the brat," Chandra said in a nostalgic tone.
"Issei said that you almost set him on fire," Jace teased.
"I was young! I didn't have great control over my flames yet!" Chandra said as she blasted another one of the Eldrazi. She pooled red mana into her hands and unleashed a vortex of white flames that consumed all the Eldrazi that were spawning from Ulamog. The Reeking Titan swung its arm, dispersing the flames but not before being burned by them.
"Just... let him choose whether or not he wants to take the oath. Please," Chandra asked.
Jace nodded, resuming his assault on the Eldrazi.
Chandra smirked as she formed several spears of flames.
"Tired yet?" Chandra asked.
"Not even. That night helped train my stamina after all," Jace said as several blue wisps appeared around him.
The ground underneath them shook, forcing them to stumble.
"What was that?" Jace asked.
"Umm, Jace?" Chandra said, pointing behind him.
Jace turned around to see a massive elemental creature rising out of the ground. Green energy flowed through its entire body as its four massive arms moved slowly. Its legs lurched forward, causing the titanic elemental to lumber towards the Titans. As it passed Jace and Chandra, its wooden body creaked and turned to them slightly.
"What is that?" Chandra asked.
"An elemental maybe?" Jace asked.
"Jace!" Jace's face lit up when he heard Nissa's voice calling to him.
"Nissa? What's going on?" Jace asked.
"I summoned some help. I'm almost done. Just a few more minutes. Head to my location when I call!" Nissa said.
"That's some help you summoned," Jace said, eyeing the titanic elemental being. It swung one of its arms at Ulamog, sending the Titan skidding back.
"Of course. That's Ashaya, the World Soul of Zendikar," Nissa said.
"What'd she say?" Chandra said as she just watched Ulamog clash with the Elemental Titan. Below them, the forces retreated to avoid being caught between the two.
"You could always just tune in. I am maintaining a six-way telepathic link between us," Jace said,
"Nah, I'd rather you just tell me," Chandra said.
"She summoned the World to fight," Jace said.
"The World?"
"Zendikar's World Soul. She summoned it to help fight the Eldrazi Titans," Jace said.
"How long till she configures the Leylines for Ugin's Binding Formula?" Chandra asked.
"She said a few minutes," Jace said.
"Well then, there's something to keep us occupied for the next couple of minutes," Chandra said, pointing at the amount of Eldrazi that had just spawned from Kozilek.
"What did I do to deserve this?" Jace complained as he began to channel blue mana to his hands.
"You became a Planeswalker, that's what you did," Chandra said, smirking. Her hands were ablaze as she charged red mana.
"That was a rhetorical question," Jace said, conjuring a massive Phantasmal Dragon.
"And I gave you a rhetorical answer," Chandra quipped.
"...," Jace said as he ordered the Dragon to attack the Kozilek Brood.
Issei sighed as he dug Godsend into the ground, panting to catch his breath. Sweat dripped off his brow as he looked at the corpse of the massive brood of Kozilek lay before him.
"Nissa… you ready yet!?" Issei called as he picked up Godsend and readied himself as another Eldrazi Brood appeared in front of him.
"Two more minutes!"
Issei smiled as he looked at the Eldrazi Brood with tired eyes.
[Issei] Ddraig landed next to him, his talons containing pieces of Eldrazi flesh.
"Thanks," Issei said as he and Ddraig charged at the Eldrazi Brood. Ddraig grabbed the drone and slammed it on the ground. The Brood struggled as it grabbed Ddraig's hand and began to feed on his mana.
"LET GO OF HIM!" Issei said as he stabbed through the Eldrazi's skull. He dug Godsend's blade deeper into its flesh and ran across its body, cutting the Eldrazi open. He ran over to its arm and sliced it off, freeing Ddraig. The Dragon Emperor growled and slammed his paw on the Eldrazi, crushing it.
"Those two minutes are taking forever," Issei said as he summoned several angelic phantasms and had them attack one of Ulamog's broods.
[I'll hold it off. Catch your breath and build up your mana. More are coming this way.] Ddraig said as he lunged at the brood.
Issei inhaled, catching his breath and slowing down his panting. He gripped Godsend tightly as resolve burned in his eyes. He began to glow as white mana gathered around him, forming an intensely bright aura. He raised Godsend into the air as a small white light formed at the tip. The sphere expanded rapidly before swallowing the blade of Godsend and condensing into the shape of a sword.
Issei held the sword in front of him as he charged at the Brood that Ddraig was clashing with. He raised the sword above his head as he brought it down on the Eldrazi with righteous fervor.
"DEICIDE!" Issei yelled as a massive swathe of white light carved a large trench across the landscape. The mountains were cut apart as a portion of Timber Gorge became a chasm. The light wave impacted Kozilek, forcing the Titan back. The swathe cut the titan's arm off, vaporizing it.
Ddraig let out a whistle as he watched Kozilek reform its arm.
[I think you pissed it off.] Ddraig said.
"Yeah, no shit," Issei said as he readied another Deicide.
[How many of those can you fire off?] Ddraig asked.
"A couple. Why?" Issei asked him. He looked at Kozilek who had began to move towards them at an even faster rate than before. "Oh right. That. Yeah, let me get ready first."
Ddraig nodded and began boosting his power. Flames began to pool inside of his maw when Nissa called out for the two.
"It's ready! Get the others over here!" Nissa yelled.
"Got it!" Issei said as he tuned into the six-way link that the mind mage had created.
"Jace. We're ready. Nissa said that she's configured the Leylines. All we need now is to bind the Titans using the formula," Issei said.
"We're coming over there right now. Keep the oncoming horde off us. Gideon, are you listening? Give the army the order to fall back," Jace said.
"I will. We'll meet you there, Issei. Kiora already went ahead of me," Gideon said.
"See you in a bit, brat," Chandra said.
"Let's go," Issei said as he and Ddraig flew back over to Nissa's location. Issei landed behind the Elven Planeswalker as she turned around and gave him a smile.
"Any chance you know Ugin's Spell well enough to do it for Jace?" Nissa asked.
"I'm afraid I don't. I know of its workings but not how to actually cast the binds," Issei said.
"Well, at least they'll be here in a little bit so you only have to defend me for a few min- ISSEI, LOOK OUT!"
Issei turned and erected a barrier in front of him, Nissa, and Ddraig, barely blocking the highly pressurized blast of water on time. His eyes widened in shock at who their assailant was.
"You?"
Kiora stood in front of Issei with her bident, leveled at him.
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DeltaMLP: Thank you for liking the story! I really appreciate it. As for why Issei is in school, yes, you would be right in assuming that Issei is behind in school curriculum but in regards to math and science, Issei spent some time with the Izzet Guild in Ravnica so he is fine with that. I never really went over Issei's academic life but he isn't good with his own plane's history but other subjects such as languages is taken care of by the Spark. His math and science area was more or less covered by his visits to Izzet Guild. As for Gisela being comfortable with Devils, it will be explained why she's more ask first, smite later in the Shadows over Innistrad Arc which will reveal some of Issei's time there.
Anon: I was under the impression that Sorin was in Zendikar around the time Elspeth and Issei were on Theros. In Chapter 10, I did have a little tidbit of Sorin being there to see the Eldrazi being released and Jace went to Ugin and Sorin before going off and planning to destroy the Titans' physical forms. As for Gisela, I have more or less decided to follow canon.
jaciro5000: Hmmm, I have plans for Avacyn. She is my favorite card. The Angel of Hope version.
ragnarshadow: The Kokabiel fight will take place when Avacyn is already being corrupted so this is my way of having them deal with a powerful enemy without a powerful ally.
MPRevilO: I have thought about it. It's the reason why I didn't teach Rias spells that say "Destroy Target Creature." More or less, a lot of the cards are going to keep the same effects, just translated to story format. Can you imagine Asia casting Wrath of God, Day of Judgement, or Planar Cleansing?
That's it for this chapter. I am so sorry for all of you who ship Chandra and Nissa. I published this story before I found out about Chandra and Nissa's relationship. I will keep Chandra's sexual orientation the same though. Maybe a love triangle between Nissa, Chandra, and Jace which may end one of two ways. The three just decided to be in a polygamous relationship or I have Jace go with Liliana but... after finding out Liliana is using Gideon's last name for her new alias, Ana Iora..., you get the gist. The next chapter will be the end of the Zendikar and Eldrazi Arc and we'll get back to the Kokabiel Battle. Write down in the review whether or not, Issei should take the oath! Until next time, review, favorite, and follow! Remember to have a great day/night or not, the choice is yours!~