Judan: Whelp… as sad as it is to say I'm on my own with this chapter.
Rodrick: That's new… Haven't been alone since when we were called-
Judan: Hush! No one shall ever know our original account!
Shadow: Pfft… I know.
Judan: That's because you're technically me and Slayer combined in a wrap of evil darkness!
Shadow: Was that really the best way you could think of to describe me?
Judan: Yess…..
Shadow: Whatever…
Judan: Hehe… anyways this chapter in particular once more has some darker themes… in fact it is also the chapter with one of the biggest changes to the story!
Shadow: Indeed… so remember you've been warned! Also Rodrick could you give the other announcement?
Rodrick: Well… just to help plug Argentum's story… he has a poll going on right now.
Judan: Yes I would highly recommend reading his story.
Shadow: Yeah Math's guide to domination with a side of salt, while a bit of a mouthful is hilarious.
Judan: Albeit it does start out a bit slow. But it is picking up now that the setup has been done.
Rodrick: Yep so if you want a story of how a fantasy adventure is actually a rather dark and horrifying affair… while also having lots of fluff and lots of comedy…
Shadow: Then MGDWASOS is the story for you!
Rodrick: Did we really just christen Argentum's story Mag-wa-sauce?
Judan/Shadow: Yes…
Rodrick: Okay… I hope he doesn't mind… but in any case we should finish this up.
Judan: Yep and to add to the word count and to defy tradition… let's have Shadow end us off!
Shadow: Oh wow… okay then ahem… We here at the Dark Guard productions own nothing but OC's and reality building concepts. Everything else belongs to their respective owners. Now without further ado…
Everyone: Here's the story!
Hello= Regular talk
[Hello]= Kuros
{Hello}= Ddraig
(Hello)= other sacred gears
'Hello'Masamune
Hello= Thoughts/talking to inner spirits
(J/N)= Judan Notes
(S/N)= Slayer notes
Chapter Fourteen: Kuros is useless much like Exorcists.
The Void king
[Argh! By the void why is there so much blood?!] As I listened to Kuros' screams I did my best to actually help out Masamune. Well me, Ophis, and my mother that is. Trust me it was quite the shock to hear Kuros scream [The baby's coming!] in my head like he did. But thankfully Ophis while hating Kuros, still loved Masamune and decided to help. My mother came with us when I told everyone about what was happening.
I'm pretty sure we would've messed something up by now if it wasn't for her. But thankfully with my mother's help, little Masarune was born without complications. Although… the multi millennia old dragon who was Kuros… was absolutely worthless. Turns out he really didn't have any experience with this. Although me and Ophis didn't either and yet we were more help. Then again I guess that's just how he is, useful when teaching and on the battlefield, useless everywhere else. Shaking my head I looked upon my "niece" with a very bright smile.
Her skin was as pale as Masamune's, and she had a puff of white hair on her head. However from the few times I saw her eyes I could see that they were like Kuros'. Her left was blue and her right was red. However both eyes had normal sclera.
She is absolutely adorable! All of us except Kuros, who was off to the side freaking out, were around the bed Masamune conjured up in my mind. She herself however looked extremely exhausted. Not that I blame her of course! My pseudo big sister had just given birth after all. Still as we watched Masarune sleep peacefully in her mother's arms, I couldn't help but look at Ophis. In her eyes was a look of understanding and love. She then spoke softly trying not to wake up the newborn.
"Is it always like this?" At her question we all looked at her before she elaborated. "I mean is it always so hectic, painful, and then just calm? I can just feel the emotions of happiness, peace, and love coming from you Mune. And it… well it makes me wonder if I'll be like this… if my own mother was like this." At this my mother and Masamune looked each other in the eye, before my mother turned back to speak to her.
"While we can't speak for everyone, seeing how some circumstances can make this a rather daunting process for some. And some people are just plain horrible let's just admit to that." We all nodded in understanding as she continued. "But I can say that I felt the same way when I had Kunou. And I'm certain… your mother felt the same way as well. I mean… just remember that useless Kuros did say that your mother paraded you around, bragging about how adorable and awesome you were." Ophis blushed making me chuckle as I wrapped my left arm around her.
I then spoke with a smile on my face. "I'm sure you were an adorable baby Ophi chan" She blushed even more at my words. "And… I know you will be a wonderful mother." She looked at me with a bright smile before leaning her head against me. That was when Masamune spoke.
"That is something we all can agree on. And not just you, I'll say that about all of you.~ Though this little one right here… she'll be my greatest pride and joy I just know it!~ In fact I do believe she'll be much stronger than me, and not just physically… No with all of your help I know she'll be even stronger in both heart and mind!" She then grinned. "Though let's be honest she'll be just as good looking as her mother." We all gave a tiny laugh at that before becoming silent again. It was then that Kuros approached us in his human form.
Now while his eyes were the same, he also had black hair with a patch of white in the middle of his head. It was medium in length and slightly spiky at the ends. He was also tall, as in six foot seven. However he wasn't as muscular as Red, though he did have muscle. No his was more of a quick fighters build. He also wore a white long-sleeved v-neck shirt and a black trench coat over it. He then wore black pants, and black leather boots with white soles. Then finally he wore two white leather gloves.
As he approached Ophis scooted away from him and hid behind me slightly. However if he noticed Kuros didn't care, because he was right up to Masamune and his new daughter. Looking down at them there was a light smile on his face. Then reaching down he gently rubbed Masarune's head.
He then spoke, emotions simply breaking form his words. [I never thought that I'd actually get to see a day like this. I… I unfortunately wasn't around when Tsuyara was born. No I was helping the god of the bible deal with a… threat back then. So this… this is different… a brand new experience for me. It also makes me feel bad that I wasn't there for her birth.] He then smiled sofly at Masamune before kissing her cheek. [Though I can already tell that Rune will be just as beautiful as her mother.] Masamune actually blushed at that but still nodded her head. Seeing this Ophis who looked apprehensive at his presence took a breath and then spoke.
"Kuros…" The elder dragon turned to her as she continued. "Let me say a few things to you…" Her voice was slightly shaking. "Seeing this… seeing the love here… it is filling a part of my heart I didn't quite know was empty." I hugged her tighter while everyone else looked at her sadly. "Kuros… I cannot forgive you for what you've done… no… with everything that's happened these last few days I've realized something… I've realized that I am broken…" I grimaced and was about to say something when Ophis cut me off. "Don't try to deny it Rodrick! I am broken… though I'm not as bad as I was. I know that I'm still broken." She then looked Kuros in the eye. "I… I crave affection… I need it to function! It was the one thing I was denied for soo long… and I was addicted to it ever since me and Rodrick got together… no ever since Rodrick found me and held my hand…"
At this point her voice shook a bit in anger but Ophis kept herself cool as she continued. "Did you know… did you know that was first time someone had shown me true affection? And ever since I've wanted more… no I needed more! I… I… I can't go a day without a loving hug and a kiss… can't go a day with some words of love… I need them."
She was crying at this point and I tried to comfort her. "Ophis… it's fine… you not only have me but many others now. And I under-" She cut me off with a shake of her head.
"Rodrick… You, Shirone, and to a lesser extent Vali are the ones who understand me the most. But even you three can't comprehend the loneliness I've felt… and part of that is my fault. But I need to say this now." She looked back up at Kuros. "Everyone… Kuros… I can't live without affection now… in fact if just one of those I call sister, or even void forbid Rodrick dies! Well I don't think I'd be able to keep on living myself." I was crying now at this point… in pain for my dragon goddess. "I simply just can't anymore and it's your fault Kuros!" He flinched back at that but she kept going. "Do you even know what it felt like? To have a hope that I had a mother and then gain a small hope that she was alive… just to have you crush it!" She took a breath before speaking again. "It… It made me have some understanding on how you felt when you lost your family… but even so… I can never forgive you for what you've done to me." She then turned to look at the two Masa's. "I… I hate you Kuros… I hate you more than anyone else I've ever known!"
She then took another breath before speaking a bit softer. "But… I will always be cordially with you. Yes… I will no longer try to kill you. However! I'm only doing this for their sakes… never forget that! For I will never forgive you!"
At her words Kuros simply nodded sadly. [Ophis… I understand and will never forget your words. No instead I thank you… what you're giving me is far greater than what I deserve.]
Ophis didn't say anything to him, simply nodding her head. Turning her to face me I smiled softly as I wiped away her tears. She smiled up at me and then hugged me tighter. My heart ached for my dragoness. I had never known that what she was going through was this terrible. No I and my limited understanding couldn't comprehend her loneliness. Kissing the top of her head I turned to Masamune and my mother, addressing the later before the former.
"Is there anything else we need to do?" My mother shook her head while looking sadly at Ophis. Seeing how we were done here I turned to Masamune with a smile. "Well… enjoy your time with your new daughter." She smiled brightly at my comment before nodding. Smiling a bit brighter now I turned to Kuros. He simply gave me a nod before turning to look at Masarune. His face was one of contemplation. Seeing this we all left my mindscape, the three of us were then swarmed by the others. In particular those who were close to Ophis swarmed her with questions.
I could only smile as they were questions about why she was crying. Asking her if she was alright, or if Kuros had said something stupid to upset her again. Even Chirno and Ravel were there being worried for her, this caused my dragon goddess to cry again. Although this time… they were tears of happiness as she did her best to hug everyone. She even hugged Issei! That got a shocked expression out of everyone, though none more than the red emperor himself.
As she finally finished hugging everyone she smiled brightly at them. "Thank you! I can't begin to express my thanks for all your love and care! I… I love all of you!" Even those who were not particularly close Ophis were now smiling. Though no one quite understood what brought upon this new Ophis. Everyone decided to not question it, and just let Ophis get the affection she obviously desired.
It was a few hours later when everyone was finally packed, that it was time to head out. Geez… I wanted everyone to relax and process everything that has happened. But I had no idea Ophis would be the one to best use our time here! Shaking my head I looked at Ophis who was smiling and conversing with my other princesses. Heh… well I can't say that this was a bad thing… no… instead I couldn't be happier for her. Smiling I walked up to them and grabbed all my princesses in one large hug, I then proceeded kiss all of them multiple times. At my actions they all giggled but didn't push me away.
"Kaichou has truly been taken…" At Saji's comment I got a little annoyed but decided to ignore it for the time being. Then with one final farewell to both my teary eyed mother and teary eyed little sister, we left to get back to the day to day ridiculousness… If only I knew just how ridiculous some things could get. Then I'd probably have stayed just a bit longer.
Kukuku hello I'm the crazy eyed line break.
It all began when an old friend came to ask me something. "So that's why I'm here. I just hope I didn't come at a bad time." Across from me sat Allen Walker, along with Asia who let him in. Apparently he arrived a day ago but we weren't here. So he stayed in a hotel and came by again today. Though I was a bit confused with how Asia was dress in a black and white version of Sakuya's usual maid outfit. Although her skirt was a bit longer...
His reason actually surprised me; you see he wanted to join my peerage. Now don't get me wrong I was happy to have him onboard. Mostly because he was both a strong and a good guy… but mostly because the girls in our group of friends almost outnumber us guys four to one.
[Talk about an imbalance of gender.] Though I agreed with Kuros I was more or less giving Allen a critical stare. I then spoke in a calm and serious tone.
"You do realize there is no coming back right? Plus you will be my last knight when all this is said and done. So are you quite sure about this?" After a few seconds Allen answered me with that smile of his.
"Yeah I realize that but at least this way I'll be with friends; I'll get away from the church, and most importantly get away from my master." I couldn't really argue with him on those points. Trust me his master is crazy! In fact I'm actually surprised that Allen actually survived his training… if it could be called that… because based on what Allen told me. What his master did was simply use him to pay off his debts. Among other things…
So with a smile of my own, I got out my chess piece case and took out my last knight, though for a second I hesitated. The reason was that Lefay was still human. Albeit a witch, which means her life span was at least tripled with how strong she was. But I… I wanted to spend an even longer time with her. But I knew this piece wouldn't suit her very well. If anything a rook, pawn, or bishop would be best. So with a shake of my head I stood up, and motioned for my old friend to stand up with me.
It was then that I recited my words to Vali and all the others, and my piece was absorbed into him. Allen then fainted straight away as the piece went to work. Seeing this I shook my head, because somehow hi head landed on Asia's lap. This forced out an eep of surprise from our… well I guess maid nun. However despite blushing she didn't make any attempts to move him. Seeing this I got an idea.
"So as expected he fell asleep. Can you be a dear and take him to his new room after he wakes up Asia, thanks you're a great help." And with that I left her as she stammered some unintelligible words. I myself couldn't help but laugh when I was halfway up the stairs. Because what can I say? They make an interesting couple if I do say so myself. Once upstairs I made my way to the communications room, just to see what I may have missed while being away.
When I entered I quickly looked at the phones and winced. Both the phones for the Grigori and Heaven were filled up on messages. So deciding to deal with my soon to be father in law… and awkward eventual brother in law… I called Azazel back first.
I had to quickly pull the phone away from my ear. "THERE YOU ARE! WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN YOU BRAT?!" Sighing I answered him calmly.
"Listen I'm sorry, but I needed to take us all out on a short vacation. I would've invited you but it seems you were busy each time I called. Plus I was sure you adults could handle any issues coming your way… Oh yeah Kunou says hello." That actually got him to calm down a bit as he talked normally again.
"Let me guess… you just needed to get away from what happened at the rating game right? Also thanks for telling me about Kunou. That adorable little fox is just too cute sometimes." Though he was saying that in a completely platonic way… I couldn't help but feel a bit irritated by the fact that he called my sister cute. Now despite that I answered his question without sounding annoyed.
"Yeah everyone was in horrible condition, well at least emotionally. Especially poor Ravel, she was completely distraught. Also Ophis apparently was getting back into her prank fueled depression mode. You know like before when she pulled pranks on the gods?" I actually heard Azazel choke on his spit when I mentioned that little tidbit. Grinning I carried on like I didn't notice. "We also learned about her parentage… now that was very rough… Anyway we're all better now… well mostly. So what was so urgent that you called me a brat?" For second he struggled on what to say. Because while he may not have been as close to Ophis as the rest of us. I knew he still cared for her.
Eventually he just sighed before going back to his original reason for talking to me. "Well Kokabiel has gone completely off the rails. Apparently he not only joined Xilo's gang but also stole three of the Excalibur's! He's in Kuoh somewhere and is planning on not only killing you, but also your two heiress friends!" That got me to actually stop breathing for a second as I processed what he said. After a moment he spoke again. "Um are you still there?" I was but I had just suddenly added someone to the top of my kill list. After all… one of those heiresses… is one of my princesses.
So when I finally spoke again it was with cold anger. "So he thinks he can just kill them… just kill one of my future wives eh? Well don't worry about a thing Azazel I'll make sure to send him back to you in pieces." With that I was about to hang up when Azazel spoke again.
"Well that's great and all… but I think I'll send over three of my guys to help you out. Not that you need it, but I need to at least do something about the situation. Plus as you said we adults need to take some responsibility here. Anyways if you need anything else just call Ciao!~" And with that he hung up before I could ask him who he was sending. Though I did have a pretty good idea about those he was sending my way. So with a sigh I decided to call Michael back to see what he wanted.
So with a quick dial he answered. "Ah! Good to finally hear back from you. I heard from one of my subordinates that you were on vacation. A much needed one I am sure. But we do have a bit of a crisis here." I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow while questioning him about that.
"What do you mean by that? I mean Allen has come by and joined my peerage. But he doesn't work with you anymore, not that he hates you of course. He just doesn't like the way the church handles things." I heard him sigh before speaking again only this time in a tired tone.
"Please don't mention him right now. While I also like him… and understand his reasoning… he's been a the cause of a rather big headache. You see Gabriel keeps whining for him to come back to her. Really if I didn't know any better I'd say she has an actual crush on him. But we both know how she is…" I gave an involuntary nod at that while he continued. "Anyways… I was actually talking about the two exorcists I sent there to help with a… problem we're dealing with."
At that I quickly spoke up. "You mean the problem of Kokabiel and the stolen Excalibur's? Yeah Azazel already told me, so if you need my help just ask." I heard him give out a sigh of relief before speaking again.
"Oh good… for a second I'd thought I'd have to explain the embarrassment myself. I mean really! These are sacred relics! So how in my father's name… did Kokabiel manage to steal them without anyone noticing for this long?!" That… was actually a pretty good question. My theory is that he has a few traitors, but knowing Michael he probably did not want to hear that. Especially since right now he needs all the followers he can get. Mostly thanks to the god of the bibles death.
So with a calm voice I started speaking again. "Personally I don't know for sure, but I have my theories. I'm sure Azazel will let you know after we interrogate the rogue fallen. Anyways who exactly did you send to help us out? And where exactly are we meeting them?"
After a moment of thought he answered my question. "They're Irina Shidou and Xenovia Quarta. As for the meeting point, that will be where Sirzechs' little sister usually meets with her "club". Also they reported that they were going to try and meet with her this afternoon. And seeing what time it is in the human world right now… I'd suggest you get a move on. Also I'm counting on your help here, please make sure they survive." I smiled for a moment before answering.
"You don't have to worry about that, I make it my personal duty to make sure everyone under my charge survives. I'll call you again if anything happens. Until then god be with you."
There was a pause before he spoke again. "I don't appreciate that very much, still good luck and goodbye." After he hung up I couldn't help but slap my forehead. I mean truly! How insensitive could I get! So with a mental note to apologize later I got up and left the room to go talk to Sona. Because as one of those being targeted, she really needed to know what was going on. Plus I needed to give her some protection. "There is no way I'm letting them lay a finger on her!"
"Ro Kun!" Speaking of the literal devil… as I was walking down the stairs Sona ran into me as she ran up them. Thankfully I caught her before she fell backwards. Looking up at me she blushed sheepishly before speaking. "Sorry about that I was just in a hurry." Nodding my head I kissed her forehead before speaking myself.
"Don't worry about it So Chan. Besides I needed to talk to you as well. But seeing how you are in more of a hurry, how about you go first." Nodding her head she took a deep breath before speaking.
"I just got a call from Rias saying that two exorcists are in her club room. Apparently they were asked to meet with not only her, but me and you as well. She also said that one of them was getting really impatient." I nodded my head before taking her hand while leading her down the stairs.
I then spoke with a little bit of worry. "I already know why they're here actually." She looked at me as I elaborated. "You see I just talked to Azazel and Michael. Apparently Kokabiel has gone off the deep end and has joined Xilo. He then stole three Excalibur's and has come here to kill me, Rias, and you." Looking back to her I saw that Sona had an expression of shock.
After a bit she finally spoke again, but now she was really worried. "If Kokabiel is here… and he's with some of Xilo's men… then what are we going to do? We barely made it by last time, and even then we had a lot more help! Especially from Hunter San! But we can't rely on him again, like he said Hunter probably won't be able to interfere again. So how will we win this time?" Pausing in my steps I turned around and hugged her softly while gently rubbing her head.
Then before she could question me I spoke. "Don't worry Sona, I promise I won't let anyone die this time. So just have a little faith in me alright?" Looking at me she nodded her head slightly. Now I knew why she was so worried, last time we dealt with Xilo's men they not only killed Riser, but also his father, Rias' father, and almost all the devil clans that could use fire. My theory was that fire was actually a big weakness for him, or more specifically his undead army.
Still why they are doing something this big is unknown to me. Especially since right now almost all the factions are at least weary of him. So it's not like this was going to restart the faction war, especially since both Michael and Azazel know that Kokabiel joined Xilo. It just didn't make any sense!
No there has to be another reason! This has to be yet another distraction of some sort… but for what?! At that I shook my head and led Sona to the living room. There everyone was talking, and getting to know Allen who had just recently woken up. Although… Asia was still blushing a bit. Hmm… it would seem as if she didn't lead him up to his room like I "suggested", but this does make things a bit easier. Plus I couldn't help but smirk as Ravel and Chirno sat on Issei's lap.
Shaking those thoughts from my head I spoke up. "Alright listen up everyone I just talked to both Azazel and Michael. Apparently we have a new situation here that needs to be dealt with. And by that I mean that we need to murder it as brutally and efficiently as possible." At my words everyone turned to me as I explained the situation. Although Issei did interrupt me when I mentioned the two Exorcists.
"Hey I think I might know one of them!" Looking at him he elaborated. "Well you see a long time ago I had a friend named Irina Shidou, but he moved away to the Vatican with his family. Now it kind of makes sense as to why they did that." I couldn't help but hum in thought at that before finishing my explanation. To say everyone was upset was an understatement.
Vali was the first to voice her displeasure. "Harrumph! I remember old coca very well! That moron was always saying how superior the fallen angels were. And how if the war continued they would've been the victors and blah blah blah. That guy could go on and on about that. And oh boy did he never stop giving dad a hard time about that. One of the best times of my life was when you put him in his place Ro Kun." At that everyone turned to me while I coughed into my hand.
"Well… he did insult not only Vali, but Lefay, Mittelt, and Ophis as well. Plus he was annoying in general and always tried to prove that he was better than me. Apparently he didn't like that a "human", was gaining such prestige in the Grigori." Everyone made and ah sound, but before we could continue the doorbell rang. Sighing I quickly went to get it and instantly felt who was on the other side. So I was quite prepared for the shouts of admiration as I opened it.
"""Booker Sama!""" Standing there in new clothing was Raynare, Kalawarner, and Freed. And when I say new… I mean new thank the Void! Now instead of wearing tight leather bandages. Now Raynare was wearing a Short black skirt with frills and a black tight turtle neck sweater. She was also wearing fishnet tights, although she still had on her black high heeled boots.
Kalawarner was still wearing a trench coat top, but now it was more modest and actually managed to close around her chest. She was also wearing a medium length skirt. However the color of the outfit was the same as before, plus she still wore the same shoes.
Freed himself now wore a black long coat that was opened in the front. This showed off his grey button up shirt. Although he had the top button undone, he was also wearing black slacks and black combat boots. Altogether I had to say I liked their new looks. Their actions however were still bothersome, so I sighed and yelled back to everyone in the house.
"Okay as explained I want Issei, Chirno, Ravel, Sona, Shirone, Lefay, Allen, and Asia to come with me. Everyone else start looking for anything suspicious. IF you find anything contact us, but do not engage unless absolutely necessary." I got an affirmative as all those I mentioned came to the door and followed me out. Needless to say the three Grigori members didn't like being ignored. Although I spoke to them before they could complain. "Are you three coming or what?" Smiling at me they nodded before following us.
Now some of you might be wondering about my choices in companions. Well I will say it was part practical and part paranoia. For example Sona needs to be there so of course I'd bring her. Issei also seemed to know one of them so I brought him along. Allen was also once an exorcist so I brought him, and I also brought Asia because she was also once part of the church. As for the others… well I was worried about them plain and simple. Not to say I wasn't worried about Sona and Asia.
But… well Ophis, Lefay, and Ravel have been targets in the past. So I want to be near them so I can protect them, it was the same with Shirone to be honest. Now I didn't ask for Vali and Ophis because truthfully… I teamed them up with Mittelt and Red. This means I know they'll be safe, though truthfully if I could I'd ask all of my princesses to stay close to me. But unfortunately that isn't practical. Now as for Chirno… well she really didn't want to part from Issei. So who was I to say no?
Unfortunately that meant I was bringing twelve including me to Rias' clubroom. Which meant that it will be quite crowded.
Kukuku hello I'm the crazy eyed line break.
The Red Emperor
Now I didn't know what to really expect from my old friend when we arrived. However what I never guessed to learn was that Irina was actually a girl the whole time! Not to mention she turned out quite beautiful as well.
No bad Issei! You already have Ravel and Chirno; focus on them before going after anyone else. So after mentally slapping myself, we all situated ourselves kind of awkwardly. I mean we did bring in twelve people after all. Although there were some positions that made it easier for all of us. Like Ko- sorry Shirone, Lefay, and Sona somehow all managed to sit on Rodrick's lap. And then Ravel and Chirno sat on mine. Although for some reason they kept on glaring at Irina…
{Again… dense as a brick!} Deciding to ignore Ddraig I went back to paying attention to the conversation at hand. Although Xenovia… Irina's blue haired partner was being quite rude. Plus Kiba was looking like he was going to kill them.
"This is why we demand that you don't interfere in this mess. It is church business. That and I can already see some members of the Grigori here. So who can say that you won't join up with Kokabiel?" For some reason that really ticked off Rodrick as he snapped at her.
"I can say we won't because he has joined up with a common enemy we all hate. That and I had already agreed to help Michael and Azazel out with this mess. So if you have a problem with it… then you take it up with your boss!"
At his words Xenovia snorted before retorting. "Strong words coming from a small man being used as a pillow." I really couldn't help but agree with her on that one. I mean I was in the same position, but I wasn't the one trying to sound tough right now. Plus Rodrick was a bit on the shorter side… however Sona did actually stand up to his defense.
"Be that as it may… he is quite comfortable." Well sort of at least. "But I won't let you insult him like that. Plus what he says is true, so you either have to work with us… or leave. And I'm sure your superiors will be ecstatic to hear that you left. Especially if your reason is a simple… I didn't want to work with them." Xenovia grit her teeth as she glared at Sona. Luckily before anything else could happen Irina stepped in.
"Come now Xenovia we were told to cooperate with them. Or at the very least let them do their own investigation. Besides we're the ones with Excalibur's so we are the only ones that can win!"
Surprisingly Allen actually snorted before speaking. "Now that's a lie and a half. Sorry but a broken Excalibur isn't going to help against Kokabiel. Against another human using one maybe, but not a cadre fallen." At his words Irina looked upset while Xenovia glared at him.
Although after a moment she seemed to recognize him. "Wait a minute… aren't you Allen Walker?" Allen just nodded his head while Xenovia huffed in disappointment. "Wow first you leave the church and now you come here. Not only that but you're fraternizing with devils, fallen's, dragons, and… witches turned maid?" She said that last part while glaring at Asia. Although… she did seem a bit confused by Asia's new outfit. Didn't stop her from upsetting the former nun though.
Seeing this Allen stood up with an angry expression. "And you're exactly why I left! Sure there were some exorcists' I could get along with. Such as Dulio and Griselda, but most of them were like you! Misinformed bigots, that can't see the truth right in front of them! No you all simply hide behind your own version of doctrine! And let me tell you Xenovia… your hypercritical attitude does you no service. No all it does is make you a hypocritical bigot!"
At his words we all couldn't help but stare at him. It was if he was a completely different person right now. Although Asia was looking at him with stars in her eyes.
{I think those two should just kiss or something.} Inwardly agreeing with Ddraig I turned to Xenovia who looked ready to burst a gasket.
"Is it safe to say your opinion covers the whole church?" Allen nodded his head, and then Xenovia took a large golden broadsword out of her cloak and pointed it at him. "If that's the case… it would be safe to also assume that you're enemy to the church, and as such I should cut you down." Allen was now looking at the tip of the sword cross-eyed because of how close it was. That's when he shocked everyone by grabbing it with his left hand. In fact it didn't even hurt him, not instead it seemed to except him.
"Did you really think you could use a holy sword on me Xenovia? Well think again! My holy attribute is much greater than yours!"
Thankfully Irina intervened again. "Um… Xenovia I don't think you should be pointing your Excalibur destruction at him like that. We aren't in really friendly territory at the moment." Pausing for a second, she looked around to see most of us up and getting ready to tackle her. Even me and Rodrick got out of our pillow duties. Although Kiba looked down right murderous.
But she still ran her mouth. "Sorry but he did challenge the whole church. As such it's my duty to uphold its honor." With that I heard snorts from Rodrick, Allen, Lefay, and even Kiba. Though what Kiba said next was quite surprising.
"If you want to uphold its "honor" so much. Then how about a little fight?" Everyone looked at him while Xenovia questioned him with narrowed eyes.
"Oh? And just who are you to challenge me?"
Kiba smirked before answering. "I'm Yuuto Kiba and I guess you could call me your sempai."
Okay then this escalated quickly… We were now standing outside, while Rodrick reluctantly put up a barrier. Apparently the fight was actually happening, and while Allen and Irina looked apprehensive of fighting one another. Kiba and Xenovia looked ready for blood. Thankfully we still had Rodrick, so when he was done he turned to the combatants and spoke up.
Even if he sounded annoyed. "Alright you renegades there will be no killing or permanent injuries in this match. If I even think that you're trying to kill the other I will step in. And let me tell you… the punishment won't be pretty." He said that last part so menacingly that it actually managed to scare everybody. Even Chirno and Ravel ended up hiding behind me. Though when I say everyone… I mean all but Shirone, Sona, and Lefay. But that was a given already, after all those three have nothing to fear from him.
And with that they all turned to face their opponents. "Now begin!" With those two words from Rodrick Kiba and Xenovia charge each other. Although Xenovia was surprised by Kiba's sacred gear.
"Sword birth… truly you have a blasphemous sacred gear." Instead of answering Kiba just glared at her while he swung his holy eraser at her. Then with a single swing Xenovia broke it with her Excalibur. Using his speed Kiba then jumped out of the way of her counterattack.
Back with Allen and Irina however…
"Just hold still!"
"Sorry but even if you can't cut me I don't want to be hit by a blunt metal instrument!" Currently Allen was just easily dodging Irina's attacks. In fact Allen wasn't even fighting back. Thankfully Rodrick must've seen my confusion as he spoke up.
"Just so you all know Allen has a very special power that is quite similar to a sacred gear. However it is much too strong to use in a regular spar. It is also why holy weapons are useless against him." We all looked at him than back to Allen as he seemed to move even faster now.
"Wow! That Draconic knight piece really did enhance my speed!" I couldn't help but agree with him on that. He seemed just as fast if not faster than Ryu at the moment.
Speaking of the moment… we all felt a huge explosion coming from the area of the other fight. This knocked Irina off her feet and onto her head. Sitting up she clutched it in pain. So worried about my old friend I walked up to her and offered my hand.
"You okay?" Regaining her bearings she looked at my hand before looking at me. She then blushed a bit before accepting my hand and speaking.
"I am but I think I'm done for today. I can't even seem to scratch Walker San." Looking back at our newest recruit we saw him rubbing his head sheepishly.
He then gave an apology. "Sorry about that, but I'm not very good when it comes to fighting those with good hearts." Irina just nodded her head as we turned to the other fight. Currently Kiba was panting in exhaustion as he stared at the large hole Xenovia created.
He then spoke up in anger. "So this is the power of an Excalibur… I can't imagine the amount of work it'd take to destroy all of them. Even so I must succeed!" He then got up and created a huge demonic sword. "This is my power!" He the charged Xenovia and swung it at her. In turn she swung her own blade at it making another explosion as Kiba's sword shattered. After the smoke cleared we saw her sheathe her sword and start leaving.
But before doing so she spoke to Kiba's downed form. "Your anger right now is clouding your true skill. As such I hope that the next time we fight you'll be in a better mindset let's go Irina." With that she left the area as Irina yelled at her.
"Wait up Xenovia!" She then began running but then turned to smile at the rest of us. "I'm sorry for her behavior. But it was good to see you again Issei hopefully the lord will let us meet up again Amen!" She ran off after her partner completely ignoring the devils cringes of pain.
When she was gone Chirno spoke up. "She's a bit of a ditz isn't she?" I sighed but couldn't stop myself from nodding my head.
"Where do you think you're going?!" Turning around I saw Rias yelling at Kiba who now looked rather lost. But he still spoke to her.
"Sorry but all of this made me remember the real reason why I fight… Goodbye Rias." He then started leaving again, he didn't even stop when Rias kept on yelling at him.
"If you leave like this I'll have no choice but label you a stray! I mean it Yuuto don't leave!" He however did making us all watch in worry. Rias even looked about ready to cry.
Seeing this Sona approached her old friend. "Don't worry Rias I'm sure he'll come back to his senses eventually." Rias just sighed but nodded her head before turning to us.
"Alright… let's just go and get some rest. Tomorrow we'll deal with things, but no matter how much I may hate it… we need to deal with Kokabiel first." We all nodded our heads in agreement. Even Rodrick didn't argue with her, which was surprising seeing how she was basically giving him orders. But I figured he knew that she was just a little distraught.
Unfortunately Freed who for some reason very quiet spoke up. "Well… you guys can go get some rest. I'll do what I do best and look up some la- I mean clues. Hehehe…" We all just stared at him as he left. I couldn't help but shake my head at his antics.
{But didn't you used to join him and Azazel in their so called antics partner?} I couldn't help but sigh at that.
Leave it to the dragon to point out my past faults…
{You're welcome partner.} I couldn't help but let my eye twitch at that.
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The next day was a little hectic especially with the meeting that was being held in the morning.
"Alright everyone we have a number of problems in front of us. Not only do we have Kokabiel and most likely some of Xilo's servants running around. We also have one uncooperative exorcist, an exorcist who is kind of ditzy, and we also have Kiba threatening to go rogue. Put them all together and we have a rather terrible situation." At Rodrick's words we couldn't help but nod our heads in agreement.
Although I frowned when he insulted Irina… even if what he said was the truth. That's when Tsubaki who has basically accepted Rodrick's role as leader spoke up. Oh yeah Sona's peerage has joined us for this little meeting.
"So what do you suggest we do Booker San?" Looking around at everyone Rodrick sighed before speaking again.
"As much as I loathe doing this… and I mean absolutely loathe doing this! We need to split up in order to cover more ground. But before that we need to cover some ground rules." That's when he looked at us with the most serious look I've ever seen him have. "One do not engage a Darkwraith without me, Ophis, or Red. Xilo not including himself has shown to have two of them already. So while not likely it is probable that he has more. If you meet one just run and contact us straight away."
Everyone nodded their heads as he continued. "Secondly if you find any Abysswalkers… also don't engage by yourself. Because as we saw with Faylen they aren't pushovers either." Out of the corner of my eye I saw Sakuya tense up at the name. For that moment I couldn't help but feel bad for her. She was beaten rather badly by Faylen last time they fought. Though if Rodrick noticed he didn't say anything, although I did see him send a worried look toward our queen.
Still he pressed forward with his instructions. "Okay now thirdly… just be careful, because it doesn't matter if someone is human or not. We all know they can be a handful if they want to be. And I don't want any of you to get hurt. Now with that said let's divide into groups…"
{And that's how we teamed up with Shirone, Saji, Chirno, and Raynare.} I couldn't help but sigh at that a bit. Because while I know Saji's a good guy… he's in a way worse than how I was.
Well at least he doesn't peek on girls. Shaking my head I focused on the task at hand, you see me and Shirone were the closest to Kiba. So we got the job of tracking him down, and while Chirno was nice to have… the last two made no sense. Well at least it seemed that way to me; Rodrick was the one who came up with the groups, so I'm sure he had his reasons. Our other objective was to try and get Irina and Xenovia to work with us. So as I was thinking heavily on that I almost missed two of our targets.
Well almost. "Can you please give us some money please? We're servants of the lord here on a mission." Looking at the two exorcists I couldn't stop my right eye from twitching. Currently both were sitting on a blanket, on the ground, and were currently begging for money. Or as Xenovia was calling it "generous donations" if her cardboard sign meant anything. How they got like that was something Xenovia answered for me as she turned to my old friend.
"You know… this would've never have happened if you use all of all money to buy that fake painting." Blinking I looked behind them to see a painting of… well I didn't know who but it was of someone I'm sure.
Irina actually looked quite affronted at the accusation. "But this is a painting of a well-known saint! The man said so himself! I just needed to buy it to bring it back to the Vatican!"
"Really… and who is it in the painting?" There was a pause as Irina mulled it over before speaking again.
"Saint John?" She didn't sound so sure of that but Xenovia just sighed and changed topics… sort of…
"Be that as it may it would seem as if the faith in this country has most definitely fallen. Still… maybe we can do some tricks with our swords to earn some money." I couldn't help but let my jaw drop a bit at that. They were thinking of using their so called precious holy swords to gain money after all.
Irina however didn't see it that way and brightened up as she spoke. "That's a great idea! We can cut up some fruit or have a mock duel!" Xenovia snorted before looking at the painting again.
"Or maybe we can just cut up this fake painting."
Irina looked horrified by that suggestion. "No you can't! That's a painting of Saint George!"
Wait I thought she called him Saint John? Shaking my head I decided to intervene, seeing how they looked ready to actually murder one another.
"Hey what exactly are you two doing? You do realize this is a public place right?" Hearing my voice both turned to me, and were about to speak when both their stomachs growled. Sighing I spoke again. "Okay how about I get you two something to eat, then discuss why we're all here alright?" Both nodded their heads but I think they just wanted food.
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The Infinite Dragon
Okay so being paired up with Rodrick, Lefay, and Sona wasn't a bad thing. But having that Idiot Freed with us was sure annoying. He kept trying to pick up other girls as Rodrick questioned people. Another annoying thing was the young fox spirit with us. What was her name again… oh yeah Tsuyara. She was currently in a human form and her red and blue eyes were currently glaring at Rodrick. Or more accurately the old timer.
Now in human form Tsuyara kept her fur color in the form of her blond hair. Which she kept in a medium length ponytail, her skin was also rather pale and she was three inches taller than me. She looked around sixteen to seventeen. Although we all knew she was much older than that. Her clothes consisted of a pink sweater with a red vest over it that hug her body. Which I was a bit jealous to say had more curves than I did. Although not by much seeing how her body was almost like Lefay's.
She also wore a pink pleated skirt that stopped just above her knees. Then finally she had on black boots with red tights, and red fingerless gloves. To be honest I had to admit she did look rather good. But with the way she glared at Rodrick I couldn't help but feel a bit… protective. For while I knew she wasn't going to try and hurt him, it just kind of looked like it.
Now the reason for her summoning was simply, Rodrick thought that we could use as much help as possible. And it had been a while since he got the contract, and he had yet to make good use of it. Although he did mumble something about a space fox much to my confusion. So here she was much to the relief of my mate… if his face was anything to go by. And though at first Tsuyara seemed happy to be of help, she seemed to become angry when we mentioned Masamune's successful childbirth.
In a way I could relate seeing how we both hadn't ever gotten a chance to know him. And he wasn't there for either of us growing up. But as I said… I didn't like how she glared at my mate. But I digress… right at this moment in time our job was trying to figure out where either A… Kokabiel's current location was or B… Figure out who might be carrying the Excalibur's. The rest of Sona's group, besides Saji were in charge of communications.
The idea was to not take on anyone by ourselves. Well besides Baka Red who was off alone searching for anyone too strong for us. Mittelt though opted to take Fay, Asia, Allen, Koakuma, Itachi, and Ravel to Rias. This was to keep not only them safe, but to have communication with us in case something happens. Basically Allen, Mittelt, and Jing were their bodyguards. Vali on the other hand was with Sona's group as a guard detail as well. Much to my silver haired mate sister's annoyance.
"Hey don't walk away honey!" Turning to Freed I saw a red handprint on his face, and an angry girl walking away from him. Sighing I turned to Rodrick who was looking down at his a notepad.
"So… managed to find anything yet?" With a sigh he closed the notepad while shaking his head.
He then turned to the rest of us. "So far I haven't seen or heard anything. It's like they're not even here. Though at least now I'm sure that Kokabiel isn't in charge here. Normally he'd usually make some sort of ruckus by now, but here we are not seeing any sign of him. However… this does mean that the one in charge is someone more tactically minded. In any case we sho-"
He was interrupted by a high-pitched scream. Being dragons both me and him had to cover our ears to keep them from bleeding. The others were better but not by much. Looking around I tried to find the source of the sound. I didn't find it, but I did see the area cleared of normal people. If only because I saw them running away in pure terror.
"Wh…what is this fe…feeling?" Looking over to Lefay I saw her on her knees and shivering in fear. Next to her was Sona who looked a bit better but not by much. Tsuyara also looked slightly affected but was standing strong. As for Freed…
"Hey you know this feeling is strange… I don't like it…" Yeah his own insanity pretty much made him immune to what was happening. As for Rodrick he quickly went in and hugged both Sona and Lefay. His eyes moving very quickly as if looking for something in particular. When he started looking up he froze for a moment before cursing.
"Damn… I should have known it was too good to be true." Frowning and following his gaze, I couldn't help but let my eyes widen at the most hideous thing I've ever seen. That's when Rodrick spoke its name. "Lendopo Diren a feared one…" That's when the creature saw us, as it looked at our little group, I could swear it smirked before jumping down from the roof it was perched on. When it landed it created cracks on the ground.
However what horrified me the most was the bloody form of a little girl. She had black long hair and seemed about five. But the most important detail was how she had a bite taken out of her neck. I didn't even need to try to feel her out to know that she was dead. And as its long tail whipped back and forth behind it… I couldn't help but feel absolute fury at seeing the dead child. I didn't even know why at the time, but thinking back on it… it was because I had just recently seen the birth of Masarune.
That event made me realize the true importance children… of the pure joy they could bring. It also didn't help that she was the same age as Fay. I loved and adored Fay… I found that little hellhound adorable. But if I was angry… I didn't compare to my mate. He didn't say anything, he only stood up and summoned Mune and unsheathed her. And for a second… for the first time since knowing him… I was actually scared of my void king. His hate was literally rolling off of him. It was almost like a poison.
But I knew and understood the reason; it was because he deeply cared for children. Because of his own childhood he came to want to protect the innocence of children. Because he didn't want any of them to go through what he had gone through. So even as the creature roared its high pitched roar in challenge, Rodrick didn't seem to care. No instead he ran at the creature. And in one swing he cut off the monsters head. It was skillful, it was smooth, and it was bloody.
So with a sickening squelch its head fell to the floor as its body followed. Almost immediately both Lefay and Sona relaxed while Freed whined.
"Aww… I wanted to kill it!" He was ignored as my mate went up to the body sheathing Mune. He knelt down and picked up the little girl's body carefully. Now no longer being held I could see that she was chewed on in multiple places. And based on her expression of pain and shock… I'd say the monster had eaten her alive. With a look of sorrow he gently closed her eyes before placing her back down. Rodrick then summoned a flame in his hands and launched it at the two bodies.
"Rest in peace little one…" Though we all didn't like it we could understand why he did what he did. For no evidence could be left to suggest anything supernatural. It was just the way things were done; we had to keep the mundane world from discovering us.
But when we all heard clapping we froze. "A nice kill I'll give you that, but it severely underestimated you." We all turned around to see two people one was a young man with blonde hair and expensive Victorian clothing. He also had blue eyes; however his smile seemed completely off. The one next to him however was covered in a brown cloak, although looked quite lanky.
Upon seeing them Rodrick stepped up to question them. "If you know about the Lendopo Diren, that just means that you're in league with Xilo aren't you?" Again he clapped mockingly before answering.
"Why yes I am! It's nice to meet people that can get right to the point. Anyhow let me introduce myself. You see I'm Diodora Astaroth, the younger brother of Ajuka Beelzebub. And you have recently ruined a very delicate plan of mine." Rodrick narrowed his eyes before speaking again.
"Ajuka would be so disappointed to see you right now." Diodora had a flash of anger cross his face at the mention of his brother. But Rodrick ignored that in favor of asking more questions. "But I'm curious… what plan did I ruin? Because as far as I know I've been a thorn in many people's plans." Diodora nodded his head from side to side as if to agree before speaking again.
"While that is true… Mine had to do with the sweet and lovely Asia Argento." Hearing that name we all got tense as he continued. "You see while I don't know if she told you this yet. Asia was once a holy maiden that was eventually excommunicated for healing a devil. A sad and tragic tale yes?"
At this point I couldn't keep quiet. "You're the one that she healed aren't you?! And I can guess at the rest of your plan. You wanted her to die to Raynare and the others, so you could then reincarnate her! That way she'd be so grateful that she'd allow you to use her as you please!" He sneered at me before speaking again.
"I hate it when people give away the ending. Still you're quite right Ms. Ophis. But in the end that won't do you any good, for I will have what I want, and I will kill all of you for interfering! But first I have my part to play in all of this. You see… our little group doesn't actually have the brainpower of yours. Mostly because they're all made up of rotting brains and what not. And our dear "master" Xilo, just doesn't have enough liches to go around ordering all of our brain dead."
He then gestured to the person to his left before continuing. "And some are just too powerful to be left unattended. This is where I come in, you see me and Kokabiel despite hating one another have come to an understanding. But now I get to the actual message, and this is from Xilo so you know. Now while you may have destroyed one Lendopo, there are actually quite a few running around the city. Plus not to mention our more powerful agents, such as his own Abysswalker." All of us tensed up at that as he continued with a smile. "He also wanted to give a little present to the witch."
Diodora then took the cloak off of the man beside him. For a second we didn't know what to do when we saw who it was. And though we all had different reactions the strongest was from Lefay.
"Bi-Big brother Ar-Arthur?" Standing in front of us was a man with blonde hair and dressed in a business suit. He also held onto and large golden broadsword which gave off a holy light. I could also see a few cracks running from one side of the blade to the other. This was Lefay's older brother Arthur Pendragon. For a second she began to slowly walk towards him, before Rodrick put his arm in front of her.
Seeing this my mate sister turned to question him. "Rodrick what are you doing?! That's my brother over there!" My heart actually hurt when I saw the look of hope and confusion on her face. As for Rodrick… he turned to her and pulled her into a hug before speaking softly.
"Lefay you said your brother was killed remember?" At those words her look of hope turned to despair as she looked at her brother.
"It… it can't be… Yo-you turned him into…" At this Diodora clapped his hands before speaking again.
"That's right little witch! Not only did we repair his Excalibur and Caliburn. But we also turned him into a corpse puppet. One which master Xilo gave me direct control over!" At his words Lefay pretty much went into shock. She slumped into our mate's embrace and tears just fell down her face. Her breath quickened as she just stared at her brother, his face slightly sullen as he looked at her with dead eyes. Her eyes were dilating, her mind just not able to come to grips with what had happened.
Turning to me my mate was about to say something but I spoke first. "Rodrick take Lefay and Sona and find somewhere safe for them." At my words both of them turned to me in confusion. "Sorry but right now Lefay doesn't need to see you fighting her deceased brother. Me and Tsuyara can handle these two, once we're done we'll look for the rest of those creatures. So should you when Lefay's safe."
Turning to him Tsuyara nodded her head before Six golden tails came out from her skirt, and two rabbit like ears popped out on her head. Seeing how we were both going to do this my mate sighed before speaking.
"Alright just promise me you'll be careful?" We both nodded our heads when someone we forgot spoke up angrily.
"Hey what about me?! What the hell am I supposed to do?!" Turing to Freed whom looked rather angry we all remembered he was with us. I could only sigh before coming up with a job for him.
"You can go right now to deal with these creatures, just don't get killed." Smiling insanely he gave off a loud whoop of joy before running off. We could only shake our heads at his strange antics. Eventually turned to Tsuyara to give her my plan. "Tsuyara can you deal with Arthur? I'd feel better if I wasn't attacking one of my first friends, even if he is dead at the moment." Turning to me she nodded, and began to step forward towards the undead holy sword user. As she did so she summoned two tantos that seemed to spark with electricity.
I then turned to the devil that would use Asia like a common whore. Now that angered me, and almost as much as having Arthur being used as a dead puppet. To me Asia was a kind girl that I couldn't help but love. She was a good friend, and a better person. An adorable girl who was just to kind and wonderful to ever be used in such a manner. But more importantly to me… she was family. And I won't let someone hurt my family!
So as I stepped up to fight I heard Rodrick speak one last time. "Give him a hard one just for me okay Ophi Chan?" I couldn't help but turn to him and smile for that. When I turned back, my face became serious again as Diodora backed up a bit laughing nervously. As for Rodrick he had already left using a teleportation circle.
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When he was gone my opponent spoke up. "You know… this wasn't really part of the plan. No the idea was for me and Arthur to fight Booker. We had thought that the rest of you would leave if he told you to. Had actually prepared to take him out as well… I mean his actions at the rating game did suggest this outcome." I couldn't help but smirk as I summoned a huge snake made of black energy around me.
I couldn't help but sound condescending as I spoke. "Well… that's your loss then isn't it? Because while he might lead us in battle, it is the girls in our little group that… as you say… wear the pants in our family." Diodora gulped as I took a few menacing steps forward and kept talking. "You know… there are really only a few things I truly hate. One… dragon hating gods and bigots. Two… when we're out of food in the house. Three… not being able to cuddle up with my Ro Kun. Four selfish self entitled bastards. And five… said bastards that use people for their own gain and play with others emotions. But sixth and most of all… People who wish to harm my family! And you my dear Diodora Astaroth… well you are one, four, five, and SIX!"
With each word I walked forward as he walked backwards. Killing intent was radiating off of me as I glared at him. Because it wasn't enough that he played with Asia as he did. But he also had the gall to play with Lefay's emotions, my mate sister! I was so angry that my own energy was actually cracking the ground underneath me. No doubt that the closest gods could also feel my power start spiking. But since it was just the Shinto gods I knew I'd be fine.
After all Amaterasu is actually a sort of friend of mine. But mostly because we both really like food… anyways behind me I could tell the Tsuyara was quite scared by me. However I didn't care as I stared down Ajuka's younger brother. This was actually why I was hesitating on just simply blasting him to ashes. You see I actually do like Ajuka. He, my mate, and that pervert Azazel made a great tech team. So while I wanted to kill him I knew that Ajuka should deal with him personally.
Didn't mean I couldn't scare and or scar him for life though… So with an evil smirk and with a single thought my snake attacked. Yelling in panic Diodora barely dodged the attack while firing a black ball of energy at me. Confused I made another snake the just opened its mouth and ate it. The snake than exploded much to my shock. Seeing my face and my other snake stopping, Diodora laughed before speaking again.
"How do you like that you so called Infinity dragon god! That was part of the powers I got from Xilo! Otherwise known as Abyssal magic, so tell me how do you like my overwhelming power?! Are you afraid of me now you bitch?!" I stared at him before sighing as Tsuyara began attacking I was actually surprised to see how her tantos were holding up. Seeing how she was doing just fine, I turned back to speak to the idiot in front of me.
"Okay first correction… I'm a girl, and I've always been a girl. I just had shape shifting powers that's all." He actually looked surprised at that, but seemed to accept my words at face value. "Secondly… overwhelming? Really? Sorry but at your current level, you wouldn't even be able to scratch baka Issei. Let alone me, Baka Red, or Rodrick." Diodora gained a sneer on his face when I said that. "And thirdly… never call me a bitch again." That's when he started arguing with me.
"Really… then how come my spell destroyed your snake? If it really was as weak as you say then that shouldn't have happened." His eyes then widened and he smiled wickedly at me. "Ah I see… you're just bluffing aren't you? You are in fact scared of me; well sorry but when I'm done with you I'll deal with the Kitsune. And now that I know you're actually a woman… when I've beaten you into the ground I'll have my way with you! I'll also record it to show to that bastard Booker! That way he can hear your screams of pain and pleasure as I simply laugh at his despair!"
Normally I'd be mad at his words but now… well I was just bored. Is that really the best he could come up with? I mean does he not realize how often I heard those same words over the last five thousand years? And it was true! Each time I turned myself into a female males would always eventually come up to me. And what did they want? They wanted to have their way with me! And every single time I'd just obliterate them! Honestly the only thing that angered me was the whole recording thing. Also at the fact that I'd ever enjoy being raped by him.
So with a sigh I spoke up in a bored tone. "You know I've heard that line multiple upon multiples of times. Also that snake was weak because I wasn't expecting you to have that much power. Granted it's still weak to me, I just don't like exerting too much effort in a fight. In fact I only ever use low outputs of power unless needed otherwise." He seemed to deflate at my words, especially when I made the snake I was attacking him with even bigger. "So with this I'll make sure to keep you in storage for your brother. I'm sure he'll be happy to see you."
I then launched the snake at him again, but this time it was so fast he couldn't even move a finger. It then wrapped around him and started constricting. Struggling he roared in pain as my snake opened her mouth and ate him whole. Oh yeah my snake is a she, in fact her name is Shimi. Now this snake was special because I made her to be my companion. It was right after I made love with my mate the first time. She was a shadow snake and made from my own energy. Though I'll admit it took a while to perfect her.
You see while her main purpose was to protect me, and those I care about. It was only when I'm not paying attention to my surroundings. Such as when I'm sleeping, and while I can use her in combat by feeding her more energy. Her main purpose was a prison cell, because while Shimi did have her own stomach. She lacked everything needed to actually digest something. In other words… she lives in my shadow; she can attack at her leisure, and can hold onto prisoners.
As I watched her swallow Diodora whole I smiled and clapped. "Good girl! Now come to mama for a hug!" Hissing happily she slithered over to me as I began scratching her chin. She really did like it when I or my Ro Kun showed her affection. Unfortunately I was reminded of another fight going on by an explosion. Turning towards it I grimaced as I saw Tsuyara on the ground panting. She wasn't hurt but her clothes were slightly torn.
Not enough to show anything but it would draw some looks. As for the now dead Arthur he was still fine, at that I couldn't help but growl. It would seem as if Arthur still has all of his skill even in death. Seeing this I knew that Tsuyara needed help and started making my way over to them. However before I could get close, a black vortex appeared in front of Arthur.
A person wearing a white coat then stepped out of it. However despite knowing I've never met this person, I couldn't help but think there was something familiar about him. And it wasn't just because Lefay described this person as the one who killed her brother.
Even as he spoke I couldn't help but find something familiar about him. "It would seem as if I was right all along… Diodora was nothing more than a foolish spoiled weakling. I knew he couldn't be trusted to deal with any of you. But he wanted his revenge and I was curious to see how he'd go about it… but now look at what happened. Losing to a fox and a dragon whore, what a pathetic way to go." Okay now that got to me as I made another snake and sent it at him. However he saw it coming and in one quick move he cut my snake. However despite only seeing him make one cut my snake was cut into ribbons.
"Now that wasn't very nice now was it? But I suppose it is understandable, you are feeling anger about what I did to that witch and her brother. That's something I can understand at least. Revenge is a very strong motivation, but in the end it gets you nothing." He then ignored us as he grabbed hold of Arthur's shoulder and made another black vortex. Figuring out what he was trying to do I sent Shimi at him, however the vortex closed on them before I could stop them. Growling in frustration I stomped on the ground cracking it even more.
Then after a few calming breaths and Shimi nuzzling me I turned to Tsuyara. "Well I guess that's it then. Let's contact my mate and tell him what happened. After which we'll deal with the creatures running around." Tsuyara nodded her head at me while I got out the phone Rodrick got for me. However as I was dialing, I couldn't help but think about the encounter I had with the one who killed Arthur.
He just felt so familiar to me. But the strangest thing was that despite being quite different, he had a similar scent to Rodrick. Like if I didn't always smell cinnamon from my mate, than he would smell kind of like that man.
You're over thinking things Ophis. Besides Ro Kun isn't anything like that man! First off Rodrick would never be that cruel! And he would never join with the likes of Xilo! And with those thoughts I called my mate to tell him what happened.
Omake! Ophis and the Snake
The Spectator
It was just another regular day in the Booker residence… well except for the giant snake currently wrapping itself tightly around said Booker.
"Where in creation did this thing come from?!" It was the morning before the rating game, and Rodrick was clearly freaking out. He also looked a little worse for wear. Mostly because of the dark bags under his eyes and ruffled clothing. What's more was that he was just trying to make some breakfast for everyone. Struggling he tried to make the snake let go, but for some reason couldn't find it in him to actually hurt the snake.
Eventually a yawning Shirone walked down the stairs. "Good morning Ro Kun." She then proceeded to the fridge to pour herself a cup of milk. Rodrick could only look at her while she seemed to ignore the predicament he was in.
"Shirone you may or may not have noticed… but there is a giant snake trying to kill me!" Looking at him she tilted her head in confusion. In fact she was about to respond, when Lefay came down still looking a bit tired.
"Good morning Shirone Chan, Ro Kun." She then proceeded to the table to sit down. Rodrick's mouth hung open as his kitten returned his sorceresses greeting. That was when Vali and Sona walked down. Again he was completely ignored. That was when Ryu came down, fully expecting his knight to help he was aghast when he was also ignored by him as he started cooking. Eventually everyone came down except for Ophis.
Seeing this he yelled out to them. "Would you please tell me why I'm just being ignored?! If you haven't noticed a giant snake is trying to kill me!" Everyone looked at him confused and Sakuya was about to speak when Ophis spoke up in an annoyed tone.
"What is with all the yelling? If you haven't noticed I like a little peace and quiet during this time of day." Quickly Rodrick yelled out to her.
"Please help me! This thing is trying to kill me!" Turning to him Ophis blinked while tilting her to the side cutely. She was completely confused by Rodrick's response. That was when she realized something.
So bumping her head she finally explained things. "Sorry about that Ro Kun! I kept forgetting to introduce you to Shimi. She's basically a familiar I created specifically for myself. Usually she lives in my shadow, but she sometimes wanders off. But at least she seems that just like me she loves you quite a bit.~" Rodrick than gave her a bored look before turning back to Shimi.
"So… you're Ophis' familiar… could you please let me down?" Shimi shook her head before she started licking him and while curling around him tighter. At this Rodrick couldn't help but compare Shimi to Ophis. "Just like Ophi Chan, when you want to cuddle no one can stop you." At his words Ophis couldn't help but give a big smile while watching the two.
It's nice that they get along so well!~
Judan: Yes! I'm on a roll!
Shadow: Huh… I guess after the hiatus we got to get going on our projects.
Ophis: Don't you mean the production managers projects?
Rodrick: Yeah we aren't real after all.
Shadow: I suppose you're right…
Ophis: Of course we are!
Judan: Why does everyone love ruining my fun?
Shadow: Because it's just so easy to ruin?
Judan: Even my own creations hate me…
Shadow: Hey… I was made by Slayer thank you very much!
Judan: Whatever… anyways time to wrap this up. So Rodrick if you would?
Rodrick: Okay … Now this has been a Dark Guard production now signing off!
Everyone: Goodbye!