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[Ddraig talking]
[Ddraig thinking]
{Albion talking}
{Albion thinking}
|Tiamat talking|
|Tiamat thinking|
(Mastema talking)
(Mastema thinking)
Mental Communication
"Regular Dialogue"
Attacks/Spells
Ajuka Stadium, Gehenna, February 22, 2020, 1:25 PM; Current Time: 3 Minutes and 37 Seconds Til Midnight
Rikka watched as Rama swung Brahmastra and eliminated Vasco, his body dissolving in red lights. Bova roared and entered his outrage mode, assaulting the demigod.
"Pay attention!" Kama said, firing an arrow at her. Rikka moved out of the way and stared at the deity.
I… need to stop. At this rate, Vasco is eliminated. With our strongest piece gone, it's just us, Rikka thought.
"I'm ending this fight," Rikka said.
Kama raised an eyebrow as she sheathed her second blade. Rikka gripped the hilt of Obsidian Rite and breathed in.
"Rite of the Dark God: Code Laevateinn," Rikka muttered.
She eyed the deity before disappearing before his eyes. He felt something warm run down the side of his cheek, causing his hand to fly up to it. Kamadeva stared at his fingers for the longest time as he brought them before his face. Blood. His fingers were stained in blood.
"I knew it. It just goes to show that even if you are a Hindu God… there are varying levels of power in your pantheon. Your pantheon gets good rep because of beings like Kali, Shiva, Durga, Parvati, Indra, and Agni," Rikka said as she turned to face him. Kama took a step back when he saw her eyes. The sclera was pitch black. An oppressive black aura formed around her
"But you?" Rikka said as she looked down at him. Everyone stopped fighting when they felt it. Her aura was as chaotic as fire itself. Kama saw the ground beneath Rikka begin to steam from the sheer heat her body was letting off.
"You're a lover… not a fighter," Rikka said.
Kama growled as he gritted his teeth and charged at her.
"KAMA! DON'T LET HER GET INSIDE YOUR HEAD YOU DUMBASS!" Durga shouted.
Irina took her distraction as an opportunity and slugged her hard in the face. Durga flew into a building, bringing the entire ceiling down on top of her from the force of the impact.
Meanwhile, Rikka weaved around each one of Kama's shots as she drew her sword.
Instantaneous Acceleration, she thought as she disappeared in a burst of speed. She appeared behind Kama and instantly turned her body at speeds of 200 km per hour. Kama's eyes widened when he turned and Rikka with her sword to the side.
"Tsubame Gaeshi," Rikka uttered as she sheathed Obsidian Rite. Blood sprayed from Kama's chest as he staggered back and fell down.
"You…," Kama growled. Rikka drew her second blade and pointed it at Kama. Kama's eyes widened as he backpedaled away from her.
"I see you recognize this blade," Rikka said as she took a step towards him. Behind the chaotic cries and shouts of their fellow teammates echoed but failed to drown out the slow footfalls of Rikka.
"T- That's impossible! Indra said that the sword was destroyed!" Kama said as he hit a wall.
"What did you say?" Rikka asked.
"That sword, the Agneyastra… Indra said it was destroyed!" Kama said.
"I see… well, tell Indra when you see him that the Agneyastra is well," Rikka said as she swung it. Kama was engulfed in red flames and was immediately retired from the game.
"Bishop of Kali has been eliminated!"
"Ironic…"
Tohka and Mica landed next to her. She turned and saw Varuna and Surya hovering above them.
"Kama was killed initially via incineration by Lord Shiva," Surya commented as he gripped his spear and chakram.
Varuna eyed the three silently.
"Any chance we can beat both of them?" Mica asked.
"Not a clue," Rikka said.
"Well then, Breath of the Ancient Ones: Bloodletter, Form Change: Han and Anpo," Mica said.
A flash of blue light engulfed Mica as chrome blue armor began to cover his body. A helmet with a green visor covered his head as orange lines of energy began to form all over the armor, resembling that of tribal markings. His Moonlight Blade transformed and split into two tomahawks that glowed with a slight silver aura.
The three took off, charging at the two gods.
Bova flapped his wings, deflecting Sita's arrows while Risa tried to attack her. Rama appeared in front of her and swung Brahmastra, forcing Risa to dodge. Using her momentum, Risa swung her sword, slicing apart the space between her and Rama. Rama felt a slash wound forming at his side.
"Interesting blade you got here?" Rama said.
"Thanks," Risa said. "Its name is Tatsumasa."
"Tatsumasa huh?" Rama said. He dashed over and swung Brahmastra again. Risa dodged his attack as the two began to dance around each other dodging and trading blows. Risa planted her boot in his face and used him as a launchpad as she took to the air. She raised her hand and created a javelin.
"Take this!" Risa threw the javelin at Rama.
Rama swung Brahmastra in an attempt to slice the spear in half. As soon as Brahmastra came within a hair's breadth of the spear, the spear shattered into several thousand shards. Taken off guard by such a tactic, Rama staggered back as the shards impaled him. He felt someone crash into his back and the two fell.
"Lord Rama…"
He saw Sita shakily getting to her knee.
"My Queen," Rama said as he knelt next to her. Bova landed in front of them, fangs bared. He had several wounds across his body from Sita's Sharanga and it looked as if he wouldn't last any longer. A few more blows and the dragon would be eliminated.
He heard Risa land behind him.
"I'm not a fighter Lord Rama but I promised to fight in these games with you, as offered by Lady Kali. I won't fall here," Sita said as she stood and knocked an arrow aimed for Bova.
"Sita," Rama said. He got up, using Brahmastra as support. That priest he had taken out earlier had taken more energy from him than he thought. And now he had to fight a Seraph Class Angel. He chuckled.
"Heh… I haven't had this much fun since we fought Ravana so don't worry about going down because if you do, I'll bring them all down before following you," Rama reassured her.
"I don't know if that was to try and make me feel better or if you were just boasting my love," Sita said, grinning. "I've read the Ramayana… damn bastards thought I was a damsel in distress…"
Bova roared as he fired a blast of fire towards Sita and Rama. The two scattered. Sita hopped and slid to her left as she unleashed a hail of arrows. Bova slammed his paw on the ground, sending rubble into the air. The arrows hit the rubble, however, some made it past and hit Bova. Bova cried out in pain before swinging his tail. A gust of wind buffeted Sita, forcing her to cover her face. She squinted and saw Bova's fist slam into her gut.
"GAH!" Sita coughed and was sent crashing into the street below. Bova took to the air and unleashed a massive stream of fire down on her.
"Pawn of Kali has retired!"
"SITA!" Rama said.
"Pay attention!" Risa said. She swung Tatsumasa to try and eliminate Rama. Rama immediately blocked her blade. He brought his leg up, kicking her in the side. She gasped as she felt some of her ribs break from the force of the kick. Risa staggered back as she looked at Rama, while clutching her side with one hand and Tatsumasa with the other.
"Sita," Rama said. He gripped Brahmastra and advanced on Risa. The sound of flapping wings behind him made him turn quickly.
Risa's eyes widened.
"BOVA! GET BACK!" Risa yelled.
Rama held Brahamstra high in the air and willed it to levitate from his hand. The sword began to spin rapidly until it became nothing more than a disk of yellow light. A large whirring noise was heard as powerful gale-force winds battered the area. Rama roared as he threw the disk at Bova.
Bova stopped too late and the disk collided with him. A massive pillar of light forced all fighters to cease their fighting and flee as the pillar of energy emitted by the Brahmastra began to tear the entire area asunder.
When the pillar faded, there was a massive 500-meter wide crater. Every building around it had been reduced to atoms and Rama hovered in the middle with Brahmastra in hand.
Risa was above him, eyes wide in terror. Rama dashed towards her. Risa readied Tatsumasa and swung it as Rama darted past her. Risa's eyes widened as she felt something warm running down her torso. She turned to see Rama with Brahmastra, coated in her blood.
"It's over," Rama said. Risa felt herself begin to slip as the blood flowed even more. She weakly beat her wings to try and get to him before plummeting to the ground. Before she hit the ground, she threw something at Rama. Her body dissolved into red particles as she was retired. Rama, too tired to move, was impaled with a light spear and fell, falling unconscious due to a combination of fatigue and bloodloss.
"Pawn of Issei Hyoudou has retired! Knight of Issei Hyoudou has retired! Knight of Kali has retired!"
Irina and Mitsuki froze.
"Risa-senpai… Bova…," Irina said. Mitsuki clenched her fist as she looked down.
Ingvild felt her resolve falter when she heard the announcement. "Tch! This can't be it!" Ingvild said as she created a massive orange magic circle.
"This is the power of the Leviathan Clan!" Ingvild yelled. "A power born from the power inherited by Leviathan-sama from Lucifer-sama bolstered with the draconic abilities of the Infernal Dragon Lotan!"
Durga's eyes widened slightly.
"Fusion Technique Balance Breaker: Blood Dragon Ascension!" Ingvild yelled. Durga shot into the air as the ground under her ruptured. Torrents of red liquid surrounded Ingvild. The liquid swirled and coiled around Ingvild as it coalesced and shaped itself according to her will into eight dragon heads. Ingvild glared at the war goddess.
"Oh? A Balance Breaker?" Durga said.
"This is an Ex Side Balance Breaker… a combination of my clan power, Sea Serpent of the End, and my Sacred Gear's power," Ingvild said.
"I see… but do you really think that that will do anything against me!" Durga dashed towards Ingvild with great speed. Ingvild moved her hand, willing the dragon heads to attack her.
Durga twisted and dodged, slicing off one of the heads with her sword. As she was about to reach Ingvild, Irina appeared in between the two and swung Hauteclere with such ferocity that Durga was knocked back a few inches.
"Oh?" Durga eyed her.
Irina looked at Durga with defiance in her eyes.
"I may not be… as strong as everyone else here but that doesn't mean that I will back down!" Irina said.
Durga ignored her speech and went in to eliminate Irina.
"Phantom Claiomh Solais!" the gems on Irina's wristbands glowed as her speed was multiplied a hundredfold. Combined with her knight speed, Irina's current movements might as well have been too fast for Durga to follow.
The sudden increase in speed caught the Goddess off guard as she was assaulted with a flurry of slashes. She tried to follow. In her attempt to block Irina, she never noticed a dragon head slam into her and bite down. Ingvild closed her fist as the dragon head pointed upward and spat out a red beam of energy, sending Durga into the air with it.
"HAAAH!" Mitsuki's fist collided with her gut, sending Durga further into the air.
Durga righted herself in the air. As she was about to move back towards Ingvild and Irina, an announcement made her blood run cold.
"Rook of Kali has been eliminated."
Rikka dodged as she vaulted off Mica's back. She spun around and brought both her blades down on Varuna as he blocked both her weapons with his spear. Her eyes widened as Surya came at her with his spear and chakram ready to take her out.
Tohka slammed into his side and sent him crashing into a building.
"MICA!" Tohka yelled as she pointed all her cannons at Surya's downed form.
"RIGHT!" Mica flew into the air and crossed his tomahawks together.
"Dawn Strike Formation: Epoch Cannon!"
"Unk Cekula!"
Tohka and Mica unleashed red and blue beams of pure energy towards Surya.
"Hiranyagarbha!" A comet made of white and gold flames shot forth from Surya's weapons and collided with Mica and Tohka's combined blasts.
Mica and Tohka were pushed back as they tried to match the deity's energy. Despite being gods themselves, the sheer difference between them and the older god in front of them was palpable as they struggled to keep up. Eventually, the flames of Surya's Hiranyagarba began to consume their combined energy beam. Acting quickly, Mica kicked Tohka out of the way, breaking the deadlock. Tohka's eyes widened as Mica sent her one last wink before he was consumed by Surya's flames.
"MICA!" Tohka screamed.
"Rook of Issei Hyoudou has retired!"
"You bastard!" Tohka charged at Surya, slashing her dagger. Surya parried the dagger with his chakram and used the other end of his spear to trip her. Tohka caught herself with her free hand and spun around while performing the handstand and kicked Surya in the face.
Tohka jumped away from Surya and aimed her cannons at him.
"Kinetic Blast!" A blast of violet kinetic energy slammed into Surya's chest, sending him flying back. The deity reacted quickly spinning in midair and digging his spear into the concrete to halt his flight.
"Tch," Surya said.
Tohka rushed at him, her dagger fully ready to strike him in a vital area and eliminate him. Surya grinned as he deftly evaded her. He swung his spear, sending her crashing into a car. He hefted his chakram and threw it at her.
Tohka quickly got up and intercepted the chakram with her dagger. She roared as she tried to block it. Her eyes widened when the weapon began to cut through her dagger. Her dagger snapped and the chakram hit her, unleashing a fiery explosion.
After the explosion died down, Tohka stood with, barely keeping herself upright. Blood poured from her wounds as her armor was badly damaged. She took a step and collapsed, dissolving in a shower of red lights.
"Pawn of Issei Hyoudou has been eliminated!"
Surya turned around to see Varuna and Rikka still locked in deadly combat.
Agneyastra and Varunastra collided, sending sparks everywhere. Rikka parried the spear and slashed Varuna with Obsidian Rite. Varuna backstepped to avoid the blade and pointed Varunastra at her.
Rikka brought Agneyastra and pointed it at Varuna as she unleashed a torrent of red flames. Varuna fired a torrent of water. The two elements met and collided, creating a large mist. Varuna looked around, sensing for Rikka.
Rikka appeared behind Varuna and swung both her blades only to be blocked by Surya's chakram. Varuna, hearing the sounds of weapons colliding, jumped out of the way. Rikka turned to see the chakram return to Surya's outstretched hand.
"Two against one hardly seems fair," Rikka said.
"There is no such thing as a fair fight, little girl," Surya said.
Rikka narrowed her eyes and gulped. She could barely keep up with Varuna. Add Surya into the mix and she had herself a recipe for disaster.
"I'll take care of her Varuna… go help Durga. She has her hands full," Surya said.
"Are you sure?" Varuna asked.
Surya nodded. Varuna sighed and took off in Durga's direction. Rikka blinked before getting ready.
Surya launched his chakram at her. Rikka sped towards it, using it the flat side to launch herself towards Surya. The Sun God was surprised by her tactic and brought his spear to block her sword.
Surya pushed back, sending Rikka down to one knee.
"Nice try but it ends here," Surya said as he applied more pressure. He willed his chakram to fly back towards them, fully intent on striking Rikka from behind.
Rikka heard the whirring of the blade, heading towards her. In a moment of desperation, Rikka spat fire in Surya's face, allowing her a split second to slip underneath him. She planted her foot in his family jewels hard, causing the god's face to contort in pain. She came out from underneath and jumped on his back. She threw Agneyastra in the air and jumped towards it.
Rikka looked down and saw the chakram hit Surya in the head, knocking him on his back. She used Instantaneous Acceleration to get above Agneyastra and kicked the sword, sending it flying into Surya.
Surya felt nothing but pain as he watched Agneyastra impale him in the torso. Rikka landed next to his prone form. She walked over and grabbed Agneyastra's hilt, pulling it out.
"Heh, I underestimated you…," Surya said as he began to fade.
Rikka nodded.
"Tell me… Agneyastra… how did you get it?" Surya asked as his body was almost fully dissolved.
"My mother left it for me… her name is Agni," Rikka said.
"I see…," Surya said. His body fully disappeared, leaving Rikka by herself.
"Rook of Kali has retired!"
Rikka sighed and began to make her way towards Durga and the others.
"Surya… was defeated?" Durga said, dumbfounded. Varuna arrived in time to deflect Mitsuki's attempt at attacking a distracted Durga.
"Snap out of it Durga," Varuna said, sending Mitsuki back. Durga was brought out of her stupor and nodded.
"We need to eliminate these three," Durga said.
Irina gripped Hauteclere tightly. Durga was already enough for them to handle but Varuna as well. They might as well be screwed.
"Mitsuki," Irina said.
"I got it…," Mitsuki moved her hands and the clocks glowed.
"Emerald Divine Clock!" A massive green circle appeared underneath them.
"...," Durga glanced at the circle then at Mitsuki. "We need to eliminate the Telos Karma User… she'll be trouble."
Durga dashed towards Mitsuki, summoning a massive energy blade and brought it down on her. Mitsuki smirked as Durga's attack missed significantly. The Goddess's eyes widened as Irina dashed at her and slashed her cheek with Hauteclere.
Ingvild sent a dragon head at her. Durga gritted her teeth and unleashed a telekinetic wave that dispersed the water dragon. She ducked as Irina's foot barely missed her head. Varuna dashed towards Irina, hitting her with a high-pressure water beam.
Irina felt something break as she crashed through several buildings.
"RIN!" Mitsuki yelled.
"I'm fine!" Irina stumbled as she got up. She winced as she turned around. One of her wings was bent in an awkward manner with one of the bones sticking out. She saw a large wound on her right arm that would serve more as a hindrance. Irina closed her eyes as she created a small hot orb of light at her fingertip and pressed it against the wound.
"AHHHHHH!" Irina screamed and bit down on her suit's glove as she cauterized her wound.
Mitsuki ducked and parried Durga's sword, using [Telos Karma's] Emerald Divine Clock at the right moments. The Emerald Divine Clock was a special technique that she had created with the Telos Karma. It allowed her to engulf a massive area as large as Kuoh Academy within a field that allowed her to control all possibilities. She nicknamed it Miracle Field.
"Tch! This is getting really annoying! Varuna, do something!" Durga called.
"Kind of busy here!" Varuna blew up another one of Ingvild's dragon heads. He swiped Varunastra, blasting through Ingvild's Dragon and appeared in front of her. Ingvild's eyes widened as Varuna drove his knee into her stomach. She coughed up blood and tried to get away. However, Varuna gave her no chance to run. He grabbed her head and slammed her against the concrete with such force that the ground cracked. Ingvild was instantly knocked unconscious as her body began to dissolve.
"What a brutal knockout! Bishop of Issei Hyoudou has been defeated!"
"Ingvild," Mitsuki said, clenching her fist. "You!"
Mitsuki dodged as Durga swiped her sword. "Your fight is with me, Sister of the Red Dragon!"
"Tch!" Mitsuki forced Durga's sword to miss. I can't keep this up for long! Irina! Where are you!?
Mitsuki flipped as she dodged a blast of water. To put things lightly, Mitsuki was fucked. In about five minutes, her Emerald Divine Clock would dissipate and she would need to recover her stamina in order to cast it again. And here she was surrounded by two Gods who were far stronger than she was. The thought of her fighting them both made her grin. Her brother and Vali really were bad influences if they could turn a maiden like her into a battle-hungry maniac. As Mitsuki formed energy blades, her eyes widened when a wave of fire forced Durga and Varuna to dodge. The fire melted seven feet of concrete when it hit the ground.
"Mitsuki!" Rikka landed on a building across from where she hovered.
"Rikka!" Mitsuki smiled.
"The Agneyastra," Durga said as she narrowed her eyes as she laid eyes upon Rikka's second sword.
"So my suspicions were correct," Varuna said as he floated next to Durga.
"Where did you get that sword?" Durga said as a golden aura surrounded her.
"My mother gave it to me before she died. It's all I have left of her," Rikka said.
"So your mother is… Agni?" Durga asked. "That explains a lot… the energy I feel from you. Your demeanor. The fact that you have Agneyastra."
"I'm not particularly fond of the Hindu Pantheon, particularly that asshole you let rule your Pantheon," Rikka said.
"It seems we can agree on one thing," Durga said.
"Let's continue this fight shall we?" Rikka asked.
"I agree with that."
Varuna and Durga turned around to see Irina below them.
"Yes, let's," Durga said.
Issei rolled out of the way as Kali's foot came dangerously close to caving his skull in. Not that she would, this was a Rating Game after all. The system would retire him before Kali could actually kill him. He tripped her, slamming his leg into her side, and sent the goddess crashing into a car.
Kali spit out a tooth and gripped the car door. With seemingly no effort at all, Kali threw the car at Issei. Issei's eyes widened as he jumped out of the way. The car crashed into the third window of a building, causing it to collapse.
Issei dashed towards Kali, forming a Power of Destruction Sphere and slammed it into her. His eyes widened when Kali caught the sphere. His PoD orb was engulfed in Kali's white energy as it began to break it down. The Goddess then kicked Issei, sending him skidding down the pavement.
"I see that you lack skill in using the Shevirat Ha-Kelim," Kali said.
"Well sorry but I've only known that I had it for a couple of months. In fact, I didn't even know it was called that until our match," Issei said, shakily getting to his feet.
"I see," Kali said. "Well, then, allow me to teach you."
"What?" Issei said, taken aback.
"I've seen the power being used more than enough times to know some of the mechanics behind it," Kali said.
"...," Issei regarded her with an apprehensive look.
"What do you have to lose?" Kali asked.
"The match," Issei said.
"Of course, I never said I would do this now. If you can defeat me, I'd be happy to explain what I know about it," Kali said.
"Defeat you? That's next to impossible for someone like me," Issei said.
"You defeated Thor," Kali said.
"Yeah… but that's only because I caught him off guard," Issei said.
Kali looked at him and nodded.
"I see. Well then, that's enough talking. Let's continue," Kali appeared in front of Issei and delivered a devastating uppercut. Issei's helmet shattered as he was sent into the sky. He caught his bearings and righted himself in midair only to freeze when he heard her voice behind him.
"You should be more aware of your surroundings. Ellie was whenever we sparred," Kali said. Issei turned quickly, attempting to hit her. His eyes widened when he hit air. Kali appeared behind him and slammed her elbow into his back. Issei let out a soundless scream as he was sent into the ground.
"Damnit...," Issei said as he tried to stand.
[Issei! Get up!] Ddraig urged.
|Hatchling… please… don't give up now!| Tiamat said.
(Issei…) Mastema floated above him. She turned to see Kali looking at Issei intently. Mastema stared at Kali for a few seconds before turning back to Issei.
(Issei. You have no choice. You have to use it. Perhaps that and your Chaos Breaker can let you turn the tide of combat in your favor!) Mastema said.
"I don't even know if I have the strength to lift my hand," Issei said.
"Are you giving up?" Kali asked. Issei turned and gave her a thumbs up.
"Probably," Issei said as he finally found the strength to stand.
"How disappointing. Ellie must be rolling in her grave to know that such a worthless fighter like you inherited her power," Kali said.
"Listen, lady. I don't even know why I should be offended by your statement. It seems like you're more offended about it than I am," Issei said as he began to build power.
Kali narrowed her eyes.
"But to answer your earlier question again, I'm not," Issei said as he slammed his palm on the ground. Kali's eyes widened as she was blasted back by a wave of pure power. She covered her face as winds buffeted her.
Issei grinned as a massive red dragon gate appeared underneath him. "I was hoping to save this for the Finals when I had to fight people like Indra and Vali but… you're just as powerful an opponent if not more. This is the result of months of work and research on my Gear!"
"Sorry, Tiamat… but I'll need Ddraig for this. I still need to get used to summoning you guys," Issei said.
|It's fine Hatchling. Ddraig's been in here for the better part of the last millennia. I'm fine waiting a bit more| Tiamat replied.
"Ddraig… remember. Three Minutes is our time limit," Issei said.
[Hmph. Three Minutes of freedom. I'll cherish them to my heart's content. Now, we have a goddess to crush] Ddraig said.
Issei closed his eyes and grinned as the gem on the [|Boosted Gear|] began to glow brightly.
"Oh Red Dragon of Domination…," Issei chanted.
"I hereby release you!"
"May the Heavenly Chains of Genesis that bind you be undone."
"May the World quake and tremble at the beat of your wings."
"And may my enemies consign themselves to their fates as your flames consume them…"
"Ddraig Y Goch! Come forth and plunge this world into the depths of Crimson Purgatory!"
Red light filled the entire arena as all combatants stopped fighting. Raw power was felt flowing from the barrier and slammed into every occupant. The entirety of the territory shook. Lightning crashed from the skies, forcing the weather gods to use their powers to try and mitigate it.
In the VIP stands, Michael and Gabriel's eyes widened when they heard the all-too-familiar roar.
"It seems that the kid is smarter than we take him for," Azazel said as the light began to die down.
Azrael nodded.
In the arena, standing proudly behind Issei was a massive western dragon with scales as red as blood itself. The dragon spread his wings, sending a blast of wind through the entire city. His green eyes glowed with power as he opened his mouth and let out an ear-shattering roar. His tail slammed into the buildings behind him, destroying all of them in an instant.
"Ddraig," Issei said.
Ddraig looked down and grinned.
"Let's do this," Issei said. "Chaos Break: Satan Drive!"
Issei glowed red and he was clad in the similar demonic-dragon armor from his match with Thor.
Ddraig roared as he took off and flew towards Kali. Kali's eyes widened as she felt Ddraig's paw slam into her. She was sent rocketing towards the Washington Memorial. Issei disappeared from his spot and appeared behind her, planting his foot firmly into her back.
Kali gasped as she crashed into the ground, creating a large crater that was fifty meters in diameter. Issei raised his hand and summoned several flaming spears and coated them in the Power of Destruction.
"Eat this!" Issei said as he threw the spears. Kali's eyes glowed as a wave of white light exploded from her, destroying the spears. She burst from the crater and headed for Issei only to be grabbed by Ddraig. She struggled and tried to break free from his grasp but found herself being thrown into a nearby building.
Ddraig opened his mouth and unleashed a torrent of red flames towards Kali. Kali saw the oncoming flames and fired back, sending a cylindrical beam of white energy. The two attacks collided, fighting for dominance.
Ddraig narrowed his green eyes and began to double his power, sending Kali sliding back. The Goddess gritted her teeth as she created a ring of white spheres that began to feed power into her attack in an attempt to match Ddraig.
"I never said I would fight fair," Issei said as he appeared behind her.
"Neither did I," Kali said as she glanced at him. Two of the white spheres stopped feeding energy and began to fire at Issei. Issei weaved around the spheres' blasts and reached Kali. The Goddess's eyes glowed violet as she sent telekinetic bullets into Issei, sending him crashing through the wall.
Kali suddenly felt the heat in front of her and jumped as the building was consumed in scarlet flames.
"So this is the power of the Red Dragon Emperor," Kali whispered. "Hehehe… AHAHAHA! How wonderful! This fight is much better than I expected!"
Kali appeared in front of Ddraig's face and landed a kick on his snout, sending him crashing into the ground.
"Ddraig!" Issei flew towards Kali and began to attack her. The Goddess parried and evaded his blows before delivering a palm strike that sent him back. Just as she was about to attack Issei, Ddraig's tail wrapped around Kali and slammed her into the ground. Kali groaned in pain as Ddraig threw her through seven buildings, eventually crashing into a metal gate.
"Let's go," Issei said as he and Ddraig flew after her when an announcement made his blood run cold.
"Queen of Issei Hyoudou has been eliminated."
With Irina as Issei and Ddraig are fighting Kali
Irina looked in awe as a red dragon appeared in the arena. Durga and Varuna's eyes widened.
"The Red Dragon Emperor… he's able to summon him from the Gear?" Durga asked.
"So that was his trump card huh?" Irina muttered. She smiled. Maybe this match wasn't lost after all. She steeled herself and glared at Durga.
Durga noticed her glare and looked back.
"Even if the Red Dragon Emperor is free from his seal, don't think that we'll just hand over victory to you like that," Durga said as she readied herself. "If we're going down, we'll take you with us."
Irina remained silent as she gripped Hauteclere. Rikka and Mitsuki eyed each other before dropping into battle stances.
Durga rushed towards Irina, her swords poised to strike. Mitsuki raised her hand to make Durga miss when she moved out of the way. Varuna thrust Varunastra at her, forcing her to dodge. Rikka appeared above Varuna and swung Obsidian Rite and Agneyastra. Varuna turned and bent over, allowing the weapons to harmlessly pass over him. He delivered a powered kick to Rikka's stomach, sending her into the air.
Rikka coughed as she caught herself in midair. She dove towards Varuna with Agneyastra and Obsidian Rite ready to strike. Varuna smiled as he sent a blast of water at her. Rikka twisted out of the way.
Mitsuki attempted to attack Varuna only to be forced back as a pair of water serpents erupted from the ground and began attacking her.
Meanwhile, Durga and Irina engaged in a dance of blades. Irina tried her best to keep up with the Goddess's strikes, however, the number of slash wounds that were slowly building said otherwise. Irina ducked as Durga nearly took off her head and kicked the goddess's sword into the air. Irina rushed Durga, performing another Phantom Claiomh Solais.
Durga easily parried all of Irina's extremely fast strikes which to the untrained eye appeared as a single sword strike.
"You're getting tired," Durga said as she parried Irina's last strike. She slammed the butt of her sword into the angel's stomach, sending her sliding back. Irina dug Hauteclere's blade into the ground to stop herself.
"N- No, I can still fight," Irina said.
"There's no shame in surrendering," Durga said as she leveled her sword at Irina.
"No… I lost once… I failed once. I'm not failing Issei this time!" Irina said.
"Your resolve is admirable. Very well. I'll entertain this foolish notion," Durga said. Durga flickered out of existence before Irina's eyes. She gripped Hauteclere tightly in front of her, sensing for Durga's presence.
She turned when she heard a piece of rubble fall next to her. Irina took a few steps back, glancing in every direction, using her ears to hear for anything that might resemble the Goddess. Suddenly, every hair on the back of her neck stood on end as Irina turned to block Durga's sword.
"Good senses," Durga praised as she applied more pressure. Irina's eyes widened as she was forced to her knee.
Damnit, Irina thought. She glared up at Durga in defiance before doing the one thing she was sure only Issei would do in combat. She headbutted Durga, forcing the Goddess to stumble back.
"Agh! Bitch!" Durga said as she grabbed her head.
Irina fought through the pain and dashed towards Durga, forming several light spears. Durga looked up and saw Irina inches from her. Reacting quickly, Durga swung her sword as Irina slashed at her. Irina stopped a few feet behind her and stumbled. She felt something warm run down her torso and looked down. Blood. She was bleeding. Durga had a small cut on her cheek, having moved in time. Irina weakly turned, a large diagonal cut going down her front. Her suit was somewhat torn, exposing a part of her breasts and stomach.
"It's over," Durga said.
"No… it's… not," Irina passed out and began to dissolve.
"Queen of Issei Hyoudou has been eliminated."
"IRINA!" Mitsuki shouted as she kicked Varuna towards Rikka. She dashed towards Durga when she saw a light spear behind the Goddess. Mitsuki landed before Durga and delivered a roundhouse kick.
Durga deftly evaded the attack and tried to strike at Mitsuki. Mitsuki used every ounce of her speed and flipped over Kali's sword. She slashed the Goddess's back with her energy blade, causing her to scream. She rolled and grabbed Irina's remaining light spear and dashed at Durga.
Durga turned and brought down her sword which missed slightly, knicking Mitsuki in the arm as she pushed her body to its limit to force [Telos Karma] to change probability. However, she was unable to stop Durga's second attack as Durga slammed her fist into Mitsuki's face. Mitsuki fought with all her strength to prevent herself from being thrown back as she channeled miasma into Irina's light spear and stabbed it into Durga's torso.
Durga gasped and looked down to see herself impaled. Mitsuki stumbled back, clutching her bleeding face as her cheek and her right eye began to swell.
Durga stumbled back as she pulled the spear out, blood pouring from the wound. Durga heard crackling and turned to see Mitsuki holding her hand out. A sphere of black and violet energy in front of her.
"Moonshadow Beam," Mitsuki said as she fired the attack. Durga swung her blade, blocking Mitsuki's beam.
"Not yet!" Mitsuki said. Her Balance Breaker had dispelled when she stabbed Durga with the spear but she could still use her Gear's functions. Durga's eyes widened when her sword broke and the beam punched through her chest, puncturing her right lung. The Goddess stumbled back, gasping for air as she fell to her hands and knees.
"You…," Durga gasped as she reached out for Mitsuki.
Mitsuki looked at her. "Sorry about your… lung I'm guessing?"
"N- Not funny! Even gods need air! Shit!" Durga's vision began to swim as her lung began to fill with blood. "I retire!"
"Queen of Kali has retired due to injuries!"
Varuna froze. He was the only one left. Durga had been taken out by the combined might of that angel and the [Telos Karma] wielder. Varuna was snapped out of his thoughts when Rikka swung Agneyastra.
"Not giving up, Daughter of Agni," Varuna said as he staggered Rika. He slammed the other end of Varunastra into her, sending her back. Varuna pointed Varunastra at her.
"Varuna Satya!"
Rikka raised her swords to block a torrent of water that slammed into her. Rikka's eyes widened when the water broke through her guard and began grinding into her.
"Gugh! I- Instan-!" Rikka couldn't get the words out as the pressurized water began to grind away her flesh. She felt her already broken ribs begin to crack.
"Hah!" Mitsuki kicked Varuna in the head, canceling the attack. The deity stumbled a bit before swinging Varunastra. Mitsuki jumped back and bit her lip when the tip of the divine spear cut into her thigh.
"I'm not done yet!" Mitsuki said. She was running on dregs as she faced down the God of Water.
Rikka shakily got to her feet as she watched Mitsuki rush in and try and attack Varuna. Varun blocked her attacks and sent her crashing into a building.
"This… is nothing," she said as she ignored the pain in her side. Instantaneous Acceleration.
Rikka disappeared in a burst of speed and slashed Varuna's unprotected back with Agneyastra. Varuna grunted in pain and kicked Rikka. Rikka flipped in the air and landed on her feet. She gripped Agneyastra with her hand and swung it.
"Mahabhuta!" Rikka sends a wave of fire at Varuna.
"Varuna Satya!" Varuna responds by countering it with a blast of water. The two attacks collide, creating a massive fog that blankets the area.
Varuna swung Varunastra, dispelling the mist. Mitsuki appeared behind him and Rikka appeared at his left. He easily parried their attacks with his spear. Rikka landed in front of him and dashed towards him, sliding underneath him. She punched the deity in his jewels, causing him to curl in on himself and drop Varunastra. It was a dirty move, yes but it was quite effective.
Every male spectator felt the deity's pain and unconsciously covered their dicks.
Mitsuki kicked Varuna in the jaw while he was down, sending him into a fire hydrant. The hydrant broke spilling water everywhere. Varuna felt the cool sensation of water between his fingers and grinned. He swung his arm, sending a thin water blade at Mitsuki. Mitsuki barely dodged but was blasted into a car by a water blast.
Rikka ran at Varuna, jumping over a car and swinging Agneyastra and Obsidian Rite, sending a swathe of flames at him. Varuna jumped out of the way and held out his hand. Mitsuki saw Varunastra begin to move and dashed over to it, using [Telos Karma] to increase her chances of reaching it. She grabbed onto it as it flew towards Varuna. Using Varunastra's momentum, Mitsuki launched herself at Varuna, forming two energy blades around her hand. She performed an x-slash as she flew past Varuna. Varuna stumbled as wounds formed on his chest.
Rikka took this opportunity and ran at Varuna, performing a diagonal slash with Agneyastra for the most damage. In her haste, she never saw Varunastra cut into her side. Rikka fell down as she passed Varuna. She gritted her teeth as she rolled over onto her back, still gripping her blades.
Varuna walked over to her and raised Varunastra to finish her off. As he plunged the blade down, Mitsuki came up behind him and grabbed his arms.
"NOW!" Mitsuki said. Rikka nodded weakly as she fought through the pain and used the last of her strength to slash Varuna. A deep wound appeared on Varuna's torso as Agneyastra and Obsidian Rite's blades cut into his flesh. Varuna coughed up blood as Mitsuki let go.
Rikka stood panting as Varuna approached her. Varunastra dissipated with Varuna no longer having the strength to maintain its form.
"Y-You're so much like my sister… you have her ferocity as well as her eyes…," Varuna said, smiling. His body began to dissolve as the overwhelming amount of blood he lost caught up with him. Varuna closed his eyes and fell but was transported out of the arena before he hit the ground.
"Knight of Kali has retired!"
Rikka fell to the ground. Mitsuki ran over to her and turned her over.
"Your wounds…," Mitsuki said as she began to apply healing magic. Rikka's wound slowly closed as Mitsuki tried to heal her as best she could.
"Mitsuki… I'm fine now," Rikka said as she sat up. Her ribs were still broken and she was one hundred percent sure that she had a concussion but other than that, she could fight. She wasn't sure for how long though.
"Let's go," Rikka said, standing up.
"Eh?" Mitsuki looked at her.
"Let's go help Issei," she said. Mitsuki's eyes widened. She nodded.
"I'm running on fumes here so I don't know how much help I'll be," Mitsuki said as she spread her wings. Rikka smiled.
"Same." The two giggled before heading as fast as they could toward the pillar of white energy in the distance.
Kali dodged as Ddraig slammed his paw into the building. Hearing the announcements that her Queen, Rook, and Knight had been eliminated meant that she was the only member left on her team. But she didn't care, she didn't care one bit. All she could focus on was this fight in front of her. The most exciting and exhilarating fight that she had in centuries following Ellie's death.
Kali leaped off the wall of a building and punched Ddraig in the face, knocking his tooth out and sending him crashing through several buildings. She blocked Issei's kick and grabbed his leg, throwing him into a van in the street below.
"Hahaha," Kali formed a massive white sphere of energy and fired it at Issei. Issei opened a portal underneath him and fell into it, allowing him to disappear before Kali's attack hit. Kali dodged as Issei tried to land a punch on her.
Kali summoned her sword and slashed Issei. Issei barely dodged, getting cut on the cheek. The goddess released a telekinetic pulse that slammed into Issei's side. Issei crashed into the street below him.
Kali felt a wind hit her and turned to see Ddraig's hand wrap around her body. She began to cover herself in her white destructive energy, forcing Ddraig to open his hand. Kali headed for Ddraig's chest when the dragon suddenly turned and smashed her with his fist.
Kali hit the ground, landing face first. She rolled out of the way when Ddraig slammed his tail into the ground. Kali used an energy blast to propel herself into the air and sent energy blades at Ddraig.
The Heavenly Dragon roared in pain as Kali's energy waves cut into his flesh. Kali delivered a flying kick into Ddraig's gut and followed up with an uppercut. Issei appeared behind her and wrapped his hands around her. He flew up and dove down suddenly and crashed into the ground, creating a massive dust cloud. Issei flew out of the cloud and crashed through a window.
"Issei Hyoudou, Ddraig Y Goch… I thank you for giving me such an exhilarating battle!" Kali said.
"I'd say you're welcome if I wasn't trying to fight off the pain right now," Issei said as he stumbled towards her.
Kali smiled as she looked at Issei. Blood ran down her right arm and a large bruise was forming on her left arm. Her torso was exposed and her dress's skirt was torn, revealing large lacerations and cuts on her side and legs.
Tch… Ddraig's been out longer than three minutes… I've been pushing it and I need to finish this now! Issei thought. He raised his hand and created a swirling red and black sphere.
"Ddraig… I'll distract her… you finish her off!" Issei said.
[Got it] Ddraig said as he hovered in the air.
Issei boosted himself and disappeared in a burst of speed only to appear in front of Kali. Issei opened his palm and unleashed a pulse of red light, temporarily stunning her. He slammed the sphere into her, grinding away at her flesh and launched her into the air towards Ddraig.
Kali screamed when Ddraig slashed her back with his talons and slammed his tail into her. She crashed, skipping like a rock across the water before slamming into the chassis of a tank. Kali gritted her teeth as she coughed up blood and saw Ddraig flying towards her.
She closed her eyes and smiled. At least she can say she fought the Red Dragon. Kali opened her eyes and faced Ddraig as his fist bared down on her. However, before it made contact, Ddraig's entire body dispelled.
Issei groaned as he fell to his knee, vomiting blood.
[Issei!]
|Hatchling!|
(Issei, hang in there!... Shit your body used too much power!) Mastema said.
"Shit…," Issei said. He stood as best he could, stumbling a bit before looking at Kali. The Goddess limped towards him before taking off. Issei had no time to dodge as Kali grabbed his face and began dragging him across the ground. She tossed him up and punched his gut, sending him crashing through a building and landing in an alleyway.
Irina woke with a start and found herself in a hopsital bed with various lines attached to her.
"You're awake!"
She turned to see Tohka in a wheelchair with Mica behind her. Vasco sat in a chair next to her bed while Risa stood looking at a TV. Ingvild sat on her left with a bandage wrapped around her head and some gauze pads on her face. Her left eye was swollen a bit but not as badly due to the administration of Phenex Tears.
"W- What happened?" Irina asked.
"Mitsuki eliminated Durga after you retired," Risa said.
"Tch… dammit… why am I so useless?" Irina asked.
"You're not," Ingvild said. "Mitsuki-san was only able to take out Durga after you wore her down."
"But look it's not looking so well right now. After Durga and Varuna were taken out, Ddraig dispelled. Kali's still in and she can defeat Issei, Rikka, and Mitsuki," a voice said. Irina turned to see Bova walking in with a tray of food. A crutch was in his left hand to support him. Irina looked down and saw Bova's bandaged leg.
"No… Issei will win… we've been up against worse odds," Irina said. "He has to…"
Issei panted as he tried to stand. Kali had beaten him quite literally into the ground. He was astonished that the Goddess still had this much strength even after being beaten over and over again by Ddraig. He chuckled a little. Just how much training did she do to get to this level of power.
"Your pantheon really is full of monsters," Issei said as he managed to find the strength to sit.
Kali looked down at him and smiled softly.
"I'll take that as a compliment. You've done well to make it this far. Therefore I shall honor you by using my strongest technique to eliminate you," Kali said.
"Heh," Issei grinned.
Kali raised her hand and a large pillar of white light shot into the sky.
"This is my most powerful attack. Humans have even worshipped it as an aspect of me. This attack is more powerful than Sirzechs Lucifer's Ruin The Extinct and I shall grant you the honor of being eliminated by it," Kali said.
"Samhara Kali," Kali moved her hand to bring down the beam when a blast of red fire hit her and sent her flying. The pillar dispersed as Mitsuki landed next to Issei. Rikka landed in front of the two, wielding Obsidian Rite and Agneyastra.
"Issei, get up," Rikka said. "We're not going down without a fight! Rite of the Dark God: Code Laevateinn!"
Kali shot forth from the rubble and slammed her blade against Rikka. Rikka's eyes widened as Kali's raw strength sent her sliding back.
"The Agneyastra…," Kali narrowed her eyes.
"I've been getting that the entire match," Rikka said. She disappeared in a burst of speed and engaged Kali in battle. Mitsuki glanced at them before grabbing Issei and retreating to a rooftop. She knelt down and began to heal with what little healing magic she knew.
"Aniki," Mitsuki said as she healed what she could.
"I'm fine… just let me catch my breath," Issei said.
"I'm going to wear Kali down with Rikka," Mitsuki said, standing. Issei nodded and she took off.
[Issei… we really thought that was it back there.] Ddraig said.
"Yeah, I'm just glad they got here in time," Issei said as he got to his feet.
Rikka coughed as Kali rammed her knee into her stomach. The girl dropped her blades and fell clutching her abdomen as Kali brought her foot over her head.
Mitsuki leapt off the building at great speeds and slammed her fist into Kali's face. The Goddess skidded back, looking up as Mitsuki summoned several violet orbs of energy and fired them at her.
A thunderous explosion rocked the area, sending dust and rubble everywhere. Mitsuki hovered as she saw Kali walking out of the smoke with some burn marks present on her skin. She coughed and stumbled slightly.
"Tch…," Kali said. "Your group is quite persistent… it's getting annoying."
"We don't know when to give up I guess…," Mitsuki said, forming blades in her hand.
"I guess… I'll just have to wipe you all out at once," Kali replied. White aura began to cover her and she roared, sending an aura wave at them. Rikka reacted quickly, forming a barrier that barely held back the wave. Mitsuki landed next to her and added her power.
"Keep adding!" Rikka said.
"I'm trying!" Mitsuki said, struggling against the pressure.
The girls' eyes widened when the barrier began to crack and pushed back harder than before.
[|Transfer|]
Rikka and Mitsuki felt a rush of energy surge through them and a red coating of energy covered the barrier. They turned to see Issei standing there with his hand outstretched.
"Heh," Issei said. "It would suck if I just sat back and watched you both do all the work."
"Aniki…," Mitsuki said. Rikka smiled as Issei stood in between them.
"Right now, we need to work together. Kali's too strong for any of us to defeat alone," Issei said.
(I doubt that all of you together can take her out but miracles do happen.) Mastema said.
Issei ignored her and continued. "Rikka, you back us up. Mitsuki and I will go in and engage Kali."
"Me as backup?" Rikka asked.
"Yeah," Issei said.
"Whatever happened to Rikka's plan?" Mitsuki asked.
"The plan was thrown out when Kali called Issei over here," Rikka said.
"Issei Hyoudou."
The three turned to see Kali standing a distance from them covered in white aura.
"I can see that you still have the will to stand and much less stand before me again," Kali said, grinning. Just like her…, she added as an afterthought.
"Well I'm glad I remind you so much of your friend," Issei said. She grinned and increased the force, sending them skidding back. Her violet eyes rested upon Rikka.
"Daughter of Agni," Kali said.
Rikka's eyes widened. "So you didn't need me to say it?" Rikka asked.
"You have her eyes. It was easy to figure out," Kali said.
"Agni?" Issei asked.
"Aniki… long story short but Rikka-senpai is the daughter of Agni-sama," Mitsuki said. "We'll talk about it later."
"Yeah, ready?" Issei asked.
The two nodded and they pushed back against her. Kali's eyes widened as her aura shattered. A smirk made its way to her face as she eyed the three.
"Haaa!" Kali took one step and took off towards them.
Issei and Mitsuki let out a roar and dashed towards her. Issei and Mitsuki clashed with Kali as the two traded blows with the Goddess. Kali matched them blow for blow, parrying and blocking their kicks and punches.
She dug her fist into Issei's solar plexus, causing him to choke. Issei persisted through the pain and grabbed her arm, surprising Kali. Mitsuki leapt and kneed Kali in the face, causing her to stumble back.
She rebounded and shot off towards Issei and Mitsuki when the two moved, revealing Rikka who had a flaming sphere in her hands.
"Take this!" Rikka fired the sphere, hitting Kali square on, sending her into the air. Rikka fired three more blasts, hitting Kali. Kali flew all the way and crashed into the Washington Memorial, growling as she looked at them. Issei and Mitsuki appeared in front of her and landed their blows. Kali's eyes glowed as she unleashed a volley of telekinetic blasts into Issei and Mitsuki, sending them back. She clotheslined both of them and flew off towards Rikka.
Rikka fired a volley of blasts that Kali tanked and crashed into the ground. Rikka avoided by leaping into the air and slashed Kali with her swords. Kali parried the swords with a barrier, knocking Rikka back.
Meanwhile, Issei and Mitsuki flew towards the two.
"Aniki! Throw me at her!" Mitsuki yelled. Issei nodded and slowed down, clasped his hands together in the same manner as a volleyball player does when they're about to return the serve. Mitsuki hopped on his hand and Issei threw her at Kali.
Kali felt an energy signature heading towards her and turned in time to see a violet missile crash into her, plowing through several buildings. Kali growled as Mitsuki plowed into her and grabbed her face. Mitsuki's eyes widened as Kali reversed their positions and slammed Mitsuki into the ground, dragging her across the concrete.
"MITSUKI!" Issei increased his speed.
"Damnit! Tiamat! Ddraig!"
[|Welsh Dragon Balance Breaker!|]
Issei slammed into Kali, forcing her to release Mitsuki. Mitsuk got to her feet and slammed her fist into her jaw alongside Issei. Kali flew into the air where Rikka appeared and slashed her with Obsidian Rite and Agneyastra.
Kali let out a soundless gasp of pain as she felt the divine sword of Agni inflict a grievous wound on her midsection.
"Time to finish this!" Issei said.
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"Haah!" Issei took off towards her with a black and red sphere of spiralling energy.
"Issei!" Rikka engulfed Issei's sphere with the flames of Agneyastra.
"ANIKI DO IT!"
In the hospital room, the rest of the team watched with bated breath.
"ISSEI! GO!" Irina cheered.
Kali turned to see Issei slam the orb into her.
"Divine Deep Crimson Dragon Spiral!" Issei yelled as the orb slammed into Kali. Kali's eyes widened as her entire body was engulfed in the orb and shot into the sky. The orb traveled until it reached the height limit of the arena's space-time and slammed into it, exploding.
Issei began to fall and saw Kali falling from the smoke. He watched as Kali's body began to dissolve as he felt himself blackout.
Issei woke up with a start and groaned. He looked down and saw bandages wrapped around his lower abdomen. He looked around and heard the beeping of an EKG machine. Something rustled next to him and he saw a familiar mop of chestnut brown hair.
"Irina?" Issei asked, shaking her gently.
Irina mumbled before sitting up. Her eyes widened when she saw Issei. "Issei! You're awake!"
She hugged Issei, causing him to chuckle and groan in pain.
Irina felt him tense and moved back.
"Sorry," she said sheepishly.
"Where are the others?" Issei asked.
Irina smiled.
"They went to get food for you. Rossweisse-sensei is getting Lily some ice cream and Rias went to go get more Phenex Tears," Irina said.
"Rias's team is here?" Issei asked.
"Of course… why wouldn't they be?" Irina asked.
Issei smiled. He was glad to know that despite everything, she still cared for him.
"So, who won?" Issei asked.
"We don't know…," Irina said.
"Huh?" Issei looked at her dumbfounded.
"Both of you retired at about the same time so they're combing through the footage to see who retired first," Irina said.
"I see," Issei said.
There was a knock on the door. Irina stood to go open it and froze. Kali stood at the entrance, bandages covering her forehead and her arm in a cast. She walked in without saying a word and pulled up a chair.
"I see you're doing well," Kali said.
"K- Kali-sama!" Irina said.
"Oh… where are my manners? I'm not intruding am I?" Kali asked.
"N- No! Please come in! I'll give you two some privacy. I imagine you want to discuss the match!" Irina said. She left the room and waited outside.
"I never said she had to leave but oh well," Kali turned her attention back to Issei.
"If you're gonna ask how I have it, my answer is that I don't know," Issei said.
"I know that but… if you ever need to know anything about its original wielder or what it does, don't hesitate to ask. The fact that one of you managed to get Ellie's power is nothing short of miraculous," Kali said.
Issei nodded and looked down.
"Who is Ellie?" Issei asked.
"Ellie was everyone's nickname for the one you called Lucifer. Her original name was Helel. Ellie just came about because Michael couldn't pronounce her name properly when he was a child," Kali said. "She was my best friend and my rival…"
"Kinda like me and Vali or me and Irina," Issei said.
Kali nodded and the two sat in silence for a few minutes.
"So who won?" Issei asked.
"I think we'll get that message right about now. The Maou Beelzebub informed me that they're almost done analyzing the footage," Kali said.
Kali stood from her chair.
"Remember, if you ever need anything. Don't be afraid to ask," Kali said as she made to leave.
"Wait!" Issei called. Kali stopped.
"Do you know what happened to Agni-sama? Why wasn't she here?" Issei asked.
"Agni was killed by the Evil God Mara and his army in an ambush. I believe that your Knight's hatred towards our pantheon was due to Indra's failure to avenge her," Kali said.
"I see," Issei said.
A pinging noise alerted the two. Issei reached over for his scroll and saw Naud's face on the screen. Issei increased the volume to better hear the results.
"After careful combing and analysis, it has been decided that the winner is… TEAM MIDNIGHT DRAGON EMPEROR OF CRIMSON TRUTH LED BY ISSEIII HYOUDOU!"
Kali smiled. "Congratulations," she said.
"Thanks but why do I get the feeling that something's off about this," Issei said.
"Probably just nerves. Anyway, good luck in the finals, Issei," Kali said. She gave him one last smile and left the room, leaving Issei in his thoughts.
Irina walked back in, this time with Sirzechs entering the room with her.
"Issei," Sirzechs greeted.
"Aniki," Issei said.
"First off, I would congratulate you for making it to the Finals and that they will occur in two weeks to give your group and the other peerages time to heal and prepare. Second, that power you displayed in the match. There's someone here who would like to talk to you about it," Sirzechs said. "She came last minute when your match ended but please, you two treat her with the most respect. She is my teacher after all."
"Teacher?" Issei and Irina asked simultaneously.
The door opened and a woman with violet hair and golden eyes walked in. She smiled as she looked at Issei.
"Hello, Red Dragon Emperor. I am Mammon, one of the last of the Seven Prime Demons. Let's talk shall we?"
Blacklight Dossier: Object 4234
Object Name: Astra
Object Type: Divine Weapon
File: Astras are the divine weapons wielded by the Gods of the Hindu Pantheon. They are famous and appear in various epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. In these tales, the Astras are wielded by heroes such as Rama wielding the Brahmastra and Karna wielding the Vasavi Shakti. In modern-day, there is only one recorded Astra user among humanity and that is Rikka Kuroyuki, daughter of Agni and wielder of the Agneyastra.
Object Class: Class 3-2
Current Owner/Wielder: Various, Rikka Kuroyuki is the only recorded wielder in modern-day
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Reviews:
AnimeFan0216: Ah yes, the change. I actually came up with the change in their relationship when I began the rewrite. I felt as if it would be kinda nice to show a relationship between Lucifer and the other Gods so that it's more than just her siblings and kids who remember her.
leader. dbz: Actually, the finals will be the same in the sense that it's a battle royale. I also shifted some stuff around from canon so there are more of the other teams making it. As for Top 10 Gods/Beings making it, we still have Team Leisure of the Kings, Team Vajra, and Team White Dragon Emperor of the Morning Star, and Team Surtr.
Scrumblenut: I actually wanted to give Kali four arms like she does in Hindu Mythology but it didn't fit with my base for her.
Rhongomyniad: I chose Kamadeva because I was more familiar with him. *cough* Fate Grand Order *cough* But your comment really resonated with Rikka's "You're a lover not a fighter" statement. I will make Omakes about them soon. And the winner of the best daughter fight... I'll leave that up to you guys. Who do you think or want to win? Hehehe
Right so, Issei won. But did he actually? Kukuku... Now again, before I get more reviews telling me that Agni is a guy. I know. I just genderbent him for fanfic purposes like DxD did to Gabriel. Okay, cool! So Rikka is the demigod daughter of Agni, who for those of you who aren't familiar with Avatar the Last Airbender or Hindu Mythology is the God of Fire and the brother (sister in this case) of Indra, Surya, and Varuna. (In Avatar, his name was in Agni Kai) Alright, so that's all I have to say so far. Wash your hands. Don't rob your neighbors. Wear a mask. And drop a review!