Chapter 33
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-At the Young Devil Gathering Party Venue-
"You want me to beat you into the ground?" one of the young devils asked his peer.
"As if you can," the other devil huffed.
The two raised their fist and imbued them with magic, each intending on showing the other that they are the superior devil.
"Well, this is what you get when you place a bunch of young devils in a room with nothing to do," Rias sighed.
"At least we have come to expect this sort of thing after so many years," a handsome young man with black hair and violet eyes said.
"Hello Sairaorg," rias greeted the man.
"I'll give a brighter welcome later, first I have to play the mediator here," Sairaorg said before walking over to the two fighting devils.
He effortlessly caught both punches and threw both devils to opposite sides of the room.
"Calm down before you destroy this venue," Sairaorg said in a neutral tone, glaring at each devil to dissuade any further attempt to start another fight.
"That guy is incredibly strong," Issei commented as he saw how effortlessly Sairaorg stopped the two punches that had considerable power behind them.
"That is to be expected of the next head of the Bael family, but it's no shock since he is my cousin after all, as well as the number one raked devil among the younger generation," Rias calmly commented.
"There will be a show match for us to enjoy so I would suggest you all re-enter the hall," Sairaorg announced to all the gathered devils, indicating them to return through the hole in the wall.
"A show match, who will be fighting?" one of the devils asked.
"I do not know but Lord Sirzechs asked me to gather all the stragglers," Sairaorg said.
Upon hearing that one of the Satans was the one to call them together they all immediately moved back to the hall.
All the young devils gathered in the main hall and looked at the balcony, where Sirzechs and Azazel stood, in anticipation of the show match.
"We will begin the show match as soon as our guest arrives," Sirzechs announced.
"They are here, Baraqeil, you can show them in," Azazel said.
Three people entered the room from behind the balcony. The first was a middle-aged, muscular man with black hair and a matching beard. Behind him was an elderly man with long, grey hair and a matching beard. He wore a gold and white monocle over his left eye. The last person was a beautiful young woman with long, straight silver hair and aqua-coloured eyes who appeared to be in her teens.
"You look quite good for an old bastard from the Northern Wastes," Azazel greeted the old man.
"And you look like you stuck your pretty blond hair in a fire and had to douse it with a bucket of water," the old man replied.
"It has been too long Lord Odin," Sirzechs greeted the ruler of the Norse Gods with a more respectful tone.
"It seems like I made it in time," Michael's voice sounded from behind Odin and his escort.
"Brilliant timing," Sirzechs said as he saw that all the important people were here.
"Indeed, now we can get the show on the road," Azazel said.
You will have to excuse me, I have something I am needed for right now but please enjoy the match we have arranged for you," Sirzechs bowed slightly to Odin before quickly scanning the gathered devils and with a small nod walked out of the room, quickly followed by two other individuals.
"So what is this match you two were talking about and does it have something to do with those three leaving the room," Odin asked Azazel.
"Even in your old age, your eyesight is as keen as ever. Yes, they do have something to do with this match," Azazel answered.
"It might be interesting to see the most powerful devils facing one another," Odin remarked.
'If only you knew what is in store for everyone here,' Azazel thought with a chuckle.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, may I please have your attention," Azazel called out, gaining the attention of all the gathered devils.
"I trust Sairaorg mentioned to you all that there is a show match we planned for you to enjoy. This match will be fought in another dimension so that the town will still be standing tomorrow," Azazel announced, gaining a chuckle from the crowd.
"Now I believe you all want to know who it is that will be facing off in battle against one another," Azazel said. The gathered devils gave a cheer.
"Then observe the fight through the provided screens and see how three of our very own Satans teams up against their opponent," Azazel announced, keeping the crowd interested.
On the screens that floated around the hall, the devils could see Sirzechs Lucifer, Serafall Leviathan, and Ajuka Beelzebub standing side by side.
Ajuka was an attractive young man appearing in his twenties with light blue eyes and green hair that slicked back.
"Three of the Satans are fighting on one team," one of the devils exclaimed.
"So this is what Serafall meant when she said allies," Sona said to herself.
"Whoever they are facing has quite a mountain to climb if they want to obtain victory," Tsubaki said, hearing what Sona said to herself.
"Who would be stupid enough to face those three," another devil asked.
"Their opponent asked me not to reveal his identity at the moment," Azazel told the young devils.
"Guess he doesn't want everyone to remember who got his ass beat in record time," a devil said which gained a lot of laughs from his peers.
"And now without further delay, that competitors will now face one another," Azazel announced.
-With Natsu-
Natsu was surveying the surrounding area and thinking about how the battle will commence. He heard a horn go off, signalling the start of the fight.
Natsu calmly walked over to his three adversaries and came to a halt twenty meters away from them.
"Why are there only three of you, I was looking forward to pounding all four of you at once," Natsu asked with a grin.
"Unfortunately Falbium Asmodeus had business to attend, but that would matter little. I might not know exactly who you are since my colleges refused to tell me for some reason but even with our powers restricted you will be no match for three of the four Satans," Ajuka said confidently.
Natsu looked over to Serafall and Sirzechs with interest. Sirzechs merely shrugged his shoulders and pointed to Serafall, indicating that it was her idea to keep their ally in the dark.
"I thought it would be more fun to see his reactions during the fight," Serafall said with a huge smile.
"Then let's not wait any longer to see those reactions," Natsu said with a smile.
Dark flames began to roll out of Natsu's body and covered the ground beneath him. Dark crimson scales began covering his body as his appearance changed to a more demonic one. His eyes started glowing a deep red and even the spectators in the underworld were able to feel pure demonic power, a much darker and sinister power compared to the power a devil wields.
"Where did you guys happen to find a demon in this day and age, and one that is not driven by bloodlust?" Ajuka asked, shocked. He had studied the history of the Three Faction and read about the demons that once ravaged the world thousands of years ago.
"You can say he found us I guess," Sirzechs said with a sigh, remembering the two meetings with Natsu before he truly revealed himself.
"Don't underestimate him, I made that mistake," Serafall said with a shudder.
"I'm getting bored here, maybe I should give you a warm welcome," Natsu said as he reared his head before sending a stream of black flames at the three devils.
Serafall immediately created a barrier of ice which Ajuka reinforced with his Kanakara Formula equations.
The barrier held but after the steam of fire died down they couldn't see where Natsu was.
"Interesting power you have there, I heard about your ability to manipulate demonic magic spells though I was interested in seeing if that ability spread to the magic of a true demon," Natsu's voice echoed around the area.
Another stream of fire was blasted out from behind a ruined wall. Ajuka attempted to redirect the spell but much to his surprise he was unable to manipulate it.
"Seems like you can only manipulate the spell of other devils, that's good to know," Natsu said from behind Ajuka before slamming his fist down on his head.
Sirzechs and Serafall immediately retaliated by sending a combination of destruction magic and ice at Natsu to aid their ally.
"Natsu had to create a wall of black fire to reduce the power behind the two attacks but seeing as he was unprepared for their quick reactions he was still hit.
"Good reactions there, maybe I should probably start stepping up my game," Natsu said before sprouting two draconic wings from his back.
With the added speed he surprised the three Satans, landing a heavy blow on Sirzechs and kicking Serafall in the stomach, sending her tumbling away from her allies.
Thinking quickly Serafall created a dome of ice around her, hoping to buy enough time for her allies to regroup with her.
"I am truly sorry for this Serafall, I will heal you afterward," Natsu said in a tone that relayed to Serafall that he didn't want to hurt her, but seeing that this was a battle he had to do it to win.
Serafall gained a warm feeling, which disappeared as quickly as it came.
"A demon's curse combined with the blood of a dragon," Natsu muttered before piercing his skin, mixing a drop of his blood with the black flames, giving them a deep red tint. He then slammed his fist, which was covered in the black and deep red flames into Serafall's arms, which she used to block the blow.
The ice barrier crumbled, revealing Serafall on the ground, screaming in pain.
"Serafall," Sirzechs shouted in worry. As he reached her he saw that demonic-looking lines were spreading throughout her body.
"What did you do to her?" Sirzechs shouted in rage, worried about his fellow Satan.
"Since I have my powers limited I had to resort to other measures to obtain victory. She will survive this but until the end of the battle, she will not be able to move or do anything, leaving us in a two-on-one battle," Natsu replied.
Sirzechs could hear the sorrow in Natsu's voice, while a bit confusing to him at least felt better since that could only mean that Serafall would be all right.
"Let's end this as quickly as possible," Sirzechs said to Ajuka.
"We should combine our attacks so that we can overpower him," Ajuka said, getting a nod from Sirzechs.
"Don't think I will be giving you enough time to prepare an attack that might be powerful enough to damage me," Natsu said as he created a large ball of flames and sent the black ball towards the remaining two Satans.
Sirzechs launched a wave of destruction at the fireball while Ajuka used his magic to reform the area around them into a protective wall that surrounded them.
"Thank you very much for providing me a means to end this match," Natsu said with a savage grin on his demonic face. He flew up into the sky and hovered above the defensive wall.
"What's he up to?" Ajuka questioned, wondering what he meant by providing him with a way to end the battle.
He looked up and his eyes widened in fear. Falling towards them was a tidal wave of fire. It looked like some sort of liquid. Realising that the defensive wall he created was going to be their downfall he let out a sigh of defeat, resigning to his inevitable fate.
Sirzechs was in a similar state. He let out a chuckle. Natsu sure was a powerful and resourceful foe.
"I wonder how a battle would be if we use our full power and Falbium joined us," Ajuka wondered out loud just before the tidal wave of flames hit them. It didn't take long for them to be knocked out due to the constant damage.
-Back at the young devil gathering venue-
"And there we have it, the challenger Natsu Dragneel has successfully defeated three of the Satans," Azazel announced.
Grayfia had a huge smile on her face and Akeno and Xenovia gave a happy cheer. Wendy had a look of admiration in her eyes and looks of shock filled the faces of the gathered devils.
-With Natsu-
Natsu quickly made his way over to Serafall and knelt beside her.
Natsu placed one hand on her forehead and the other on her stomach. Another pained whimper escaped from Serafall.
"I'm going to cure you now so just bear with it for a while longer," Natsu said in a gentle voice.
Serafall felt a warm and comforting aura invading her body and she could feel the pain that the curse caused leaving her body. She let out a sigh of relief when the pain completely disappeared.
"Thank you for holding out," Natsu smiled down at her.
"As an apology, I expect you to take me out for an evening and completely spoil me," Serafall said in a weak voice.
"First you have to recover," Natsu chuckled.
Natsu gently picked Serafall up who fell asleep in his warm embrace. Natsu walked over to the exit of the mini dimension and saw that Sirzechs and Ajuka both leave just before he arrived.
The end of Chapter 33. Hope you guys liked it. Leave a review of your thoughts and I will see you all next time.