Chapter 6: Dragon King, Engagement, Return to Reality
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The Vatican was on high alert as exorcists readied themselves in front of the main cathedral as immense magic pressure came crashing down on them as a man walked forward from the main street. He was a brown-haired man, who could be described as almost devilishly handsome who was wearing a plain black and white suit, that was lined with gold and at his side was a sword, and while no one could recognize it, all the exorcist could feel immense power leaking from the sword.
"You bastards dare excommunicate my beloved daughter, MY SACRED TREASURE. I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR DOING SUCH A THING." The man shouted as he drew his sword but before he could move a bubble surrounded him.
"I cannot let you cause harm here Dragon King Fafnir. As much as I adored Young Asia, I cannot condone the destruction you would cause to the surrounding city." Dulio announced as he walked forward hand raised, struggle evident on his face as he held the dragon king with his sacred gear.
"This won't hold me for long. I WILL GET MY VENGEANCE FOR THE HARM YOU'VE CAUSE HER" Fafnir shouted as he struggled in the bubble forcing Dulio to pour more power into the bubble.
"Xenovia, I require to borrow your blade" A stern voice called out to the blue-haired girl, who was information with the other exorcists.
"Cardinal Strada, of course, sir" She stated quickly as she brought out Durandal and handed it to the Wielder that came before her.
"I will hold him off Dulio, We just need to bide time for Issei to bring Asia Back" Vascuo informed Dulio, who nodded as Fafnir broke out of the bubble.
"Vascuo Strada, you may be considered the strongest Human since the likes of King Auther, herald as the man who nearly defeated a Cadre-Level fallen Angel in World War 2 but it has been many years since that battle. You've grown old and as such, you will not be able to stop me." Fafnir smirked as he vanished and reappeared in front of the old man, sword raised.
"Not Stop you, merely delay," Vascuo explained as he reacted and blocked the strike from Fafnir, before sending a wave of holy energy out from Durandal which nicked Fafnir's arm, leaving a cut in its wake.
Fafnir made some distance and channelled more magic into his blade moving again to strike as Vascao readied himself for the coming onslaught of the dragon king.
For the lower level exorcists, the next moments were a blur of attacks with holy and magical energies flying everywhere but as quick as the clash started, it finished. Vascuo backed off, wounds visible on his body, with small cuts over his body.
As they were about to engage in another round of combat, a magic circle appeared in between them and soon Asia and Issei appeared, with Asia in Issei's arms, his exorcist garb wrapped around her.
"Father!" Asia exclaimed in joy as she hopped out of her fiance's arm and ran over to her adopted father, giving him a big hug and subsequently stopping the Dragons rampage.
"My dear Asia, I see my son in law brought you back safely," Fafnir commented as he hugged her tightly.
"Yes father, though I had forgotten about my strength again, otherwise I could have escaped earlier," Asia told her father with a faint blush of embarrassment on her cheek as she sheepishly grinned at her father as Issei made his way to Vascuo, concern very evident on his face.
"Father Strada, are you alright sir?"Issei asked the man who nodded before slowly rising to his feet.
"I will be fine Issei, I see there were no problems with bringing your princess back to us," Vascuo answered with a small grin on his face, as he watched his apprentice's face go slightly red.
"No sir, other than the sacred gear extractor the fallen were using. I didn't destroy it due to getting Asia back before her father destroyed everything." issei explained to Vascuo who nodded along with interest.
"Let us pray that it is destroyed by whoever finds it next. Such a thing shouldn't exist." Vascuo stated as Issei nodded in agreement before Issei felt a sense of dread as a hand was placed on his shoulder and gripped down hard.
"Now my boy, you're going to explain to me how you let her be excommunicated. I entrusted you with her since you swore to both myself and her entire family that you would keep her happy." A voice snarled behind him as Issei turned to face the dragon king Fafnir, rage very evident in the Dragon King's eyes. Issei hoped his explanation was enough as he looked at the dragon king, fearing for his very mortal existence right now.
-With The Emiya Peerage-
Blades crashing could be heard throughout the school during the night as Shirou and Kiba fought on the oval, both covered in a sheen of sweat but it seemed that Shirou still had a lot more in him, compared to Kiba who could barely stand up straight.
"Kiba, why do you limit yourself to only elemental blades and blades that absorb elements?"Shirou asked the boy as he dispelled the twin swords Kanshou and Bakuya. "Because you're not going to be able to beat Riser that way, He is a phoenix in all aspects but the physical appearance. As long as he has magic energy he can regenerate any wounds your group inflicts to him. What you would need is something like this."Shirou explained as he traced a yellow spear into his hands.
"This spear is called Gáe Buidhe, wielded by Diarmuid Ua Duibhneand and it has the ability that any wounds that are made by it are permanent and cannot be healed, even by a phenex. Your sacred gear allows you to make demonic swords from your imagination. So why have you not thought of this even when your king's freedom is in danger?" Shirou asked the boy before him who adorned a look of shock at Shirou's suggestion.
"I don't know, but I will do my best to strive forward with new ideas. Thanks for the help Shirou." Kiba thanked, bowing towards the king before him.
"No worries Kiba, I'm happy to help. Feel free to seek my help anytime and remember if you cannot beat your opponent, imagine a weapon that could."Shirou told the swordsmen who nodded before making his way back towards the occult research club. Shirou let out a sigh once Kiba was out of earshot and slowly made his way home.
This whole situation would not have been such an issue if Rias had trained seriously in her life instead of relying on her peerage to save her, like a damsel in distress. There were ways she could use her power to completely combat Riser and his regeneration such as hitting him with a blast of the power of the destruction and getting it to linger in the wound so it is constantly destroying whatever cells try to regenerate. This keeps Riser stuck in an infinite loop of constant pain which wound eventually lead him to surrender, winning her the game.
Though hopefully, they will still manage to pull through and win the rating game otherwise he might have to get involved and he would rather stay out of Devil politics much like how his father does even though he is one of the 4 leaders of the devil race.
Shirou made his way into his home, his mind switching thoughts from the engagement to what exactly he will be cooking tonight. With Sakura being in the underworld with his Father trying to learn about her unique branch of magic that as his father stated 'Must be studied and understood to the fullest degree,' he was alone in the cooking and after having her constant presence removed, he honestly missed her a lot more then he thought he would.
"Thinking about your dear Sakura Shirou?" A teasing voice asked from behind him as he entered the living room and Shirou turned around to see Bazzett smirking at him in a teasing manner.
"Yes, I've missed her a lot more than I thought I would and she has only been gone for two weeks." He commented as he turned back into the living/dining room when he finally smelt something that shouldn't be there. He could smell a meal being prepared in the kitchen area of the room but no one currently staying in his house could cook other than him. He slowly turned to face the kitchen area to see Sakura looking at him with wide eyes and her face sporting a massive blush.
"S-senpai…..I also missed you a lot…" Sakura mumbled, holding her face and turning away from him.
"W-well it's good to have you back Sakura'' Shirou stuttered nervously, rubbing the back of his head. Shirou moved to help Sakura with the remainder of the cooking for dinner while Bazzett and Akatsuki sat at the table patiently waiting for dinner.
'This is nice, I do hope that I can continue to experience moments like this with Senpai and everyone' Sakura thought to herself with a soft smile on her face.
-In England somewhere-
"How long is she going to take? It's been two weeks since she went into Avalon, surely it doesn't take that long for her to learn magic. She is the best mage I know" A blonde girl fumed as she slashed at a nearby tree with her sword, sending a bolt of red lightning at it, cutting the tree in half.
"Now now Mordred she will be ready whenever she is ready. I still can't believe you three found me in the first place." A woman stated to the blonde-haired girl as she glided her hand along the water of the lake nearby.
"We are extremely sorry lady Vivian, Morgana wanted to learn from her ancestor and she was rather determined" A girl with a grey hood over her face apologised softly to the women and before the women could reply a magical gate opened in the centre of the lake and out walked a white-haired woman dress in white robes (Look up Prototype Merlin for reference).
"You're finally back, I thought I was going to die of boredom" Mordred stated as she stretched her arms and walked over to the descendant of Merlin "So where are we going now, boss?"
"We are off to a town in Japan called Kuoh which is under the rule of 3 devil families, that of Gremory, Sitri and Astaroth. We are to meet Shirou Astaroth and offer him help, for he will play a big part in the future of this very world. Also its probably time to revel our faction to the world." Merlin informed her two companions who nodded as they all turned and bowed to Lady Vivian.
"Thank you for allowing me to commune with my ancestor, I learnt a lot from him which is surprising," Merlin stated gratefully before the three of them disappeared into a teleport sigil. Once they were gone Vivian just sighed, the supernatural world was in for a scare once Merlin's faction revealed itself and by the sounds of it, it wouldn't be too long before that would occur.
A/N: Hello everyone, it has been quite a while and I'm very sorry for that. Motivation faded greatly and with the stress of Uni also I just lacked the motivation to update anything. But here is the next chapter for Lord of Swords and I hope you enjoy reading it. I won't promise when the next chapter will be out but I'll try to bring it out as soon as I can. Till then I hope you enjoy, feel free to review and as always, this story is far from over.