Returning Home...Tragedy Strikes
Kai held closed eye's as he flew through the sky, all ten wings spread out in the pale moon light. It had been three days now of travel, as Kai was headed to the once place he hadn't been in years...Mount Olympus. His original place of birth, before his father had done the unthinkable. With his incredible strength, Kratos killed the Gods of the Greek Mythology. Luckily for a few, they were able to leave the giant mountain and find shelter. Kratos had gone as far as to kill his own father, and Kai's grandfather...Zues.
Today, Mount Olympus is nothing more than a wasteland, filled with what once were decaying bodies now turned skeletons. The buildings were nothing more than rubble upon rubble. Kai wasn't sure why, but his father had called for him to return here. For the reason, he would just have to find out.
Kai remembered the day he had left Mount Olympus to travel to Kuoh, to when he had first met Issei and Irina, to just now at this very moment.
Finally, as he flew through the clouds within the sky, Kai came to the sight of his past home. As he stared there, taking in the looks of it all, he couldn't help but let a frown come upon his face.
'So many memories from this place...so many bad...so little good...' He thought, before continuing to fly upwards to the very top. Suddenly, next to him appeared the same raven that had delivered the letter to him.
It cawed multiple times, before flying faster. Kai took it as a 'follow me' so he did just that. The bird and Dragon flew upwards to the very top of Olympus. As they reached the top, they saw him, standing there. Arms crossed with a neutral look upon his face.
"Huh. Last time I saw you, you didn't have the beard, just a small goatee." Kai said with a chuckle as he landed, his wings retracting. He gave the man in front of him a simple stare, as did the man back.
He wasa bald, a large fully grown beard covering his entire jawline. His skin was a light gray, like it was covered in ashes. He held red tattoos across his body as well. Over his shoulder is a padding that comes down and under the other arm. He is also wearing arm guards, the right arm covered in bandaging, just like both of Kai's arms. He has brown trousers, held up with specifically designed belts, and brown boots to match.
"I've lived many years, boy." Kratos turned and started to walk. "Come." Kai did as told, following after his father. The two stopped at the edge of the platform they stood on, staring down at the destroyed land before them.
"So? What did you need me for that required coming all the way back here?" Kai asked, copying his fathers current stance of crossed arms.
"Your new form." Kratos stated, making Kai look his way.
"And just how do you know of that? Last I checked, you weren't there when I used it." Kai asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Did you forget, boy? I told you I would be watching over you. We are to train. For you to better cotrol the power than comes with this Hybrid Form, we must increase your overall power, stamina, and magic control." Kratos explained. Kai could tell he wanted to say more.
"Anything else? You can tell me, you know?" Kratos gave a sigh, turning to Kai.
"It is time?" He simply said, confusing Kai even more.
"Time for what/"
"To take my place." Kratos said.
"Take...your...place..." He realized exactly what he meant then. "No. Father, I'm still a teenager." Kai said, as Kratos shook his head.
"'Yes, but you've been taught everything I can teach you. You've mastered my teachings with perfectiong. The only thing I can help you with now is training. It is time for you to become the God of War." Kratos said, placing his hand on Kai's shoulder.
Kai soon felt power flow into his body, making his veins pop out. He stared down in astonishment, before clenching his fists.
"What...what is this power?" Kai asked.
"I have given you most of my power. Within you already were the flames of Are's. Now, you hold much more. The ice of Poseidon. The lightning of your grandfather, Zues. The sould of Hades. Now, give me your blades." Kratos held his hands out.
Kai summoned his Blades of Chaos, handing them to his father. He watched as the blades soon took a new look. No longer with simple gray steel. The steel was black, with the appearance of lava flowing through it. The steel now looked it was coming out of the mouth of what looked like a Demon.
"Woah..." Kai muttered, taking in the new appearance, as his father handed them back.
"Now for your final gift, before we head off." Kratos said, taking the axe on his back off, holding it firmly in his hands. "My boy, do you recognize this axe?"
"Of course I do. It's the Leviathan Axe, the axe you had Brok and Sindri make for mother. You're giving it to me?"
"Before your mothers death, she asked of me to give this to you when I felt the time was right. Seeing how you are now...I believe the time is right." Kratos said, holding out the axe for Kai to grab.
Kai stared at the blade, as he felt emotions overcome him. He grabbed the axe, holding it close as fond memories came to his mind.
"So...where are we going for training?" Kai asked, Kratos turning to look back out at the land around them.
"Asgard."
~~~ Kuoh - 6 Months Later ~~~
Things were quite normal for the ORC. Devil summons for contracts, the occasional taking down of a stray. It was all going quite normal for the group. Irina had gone back to Heaven to continue her service under Lord Michael. She told him of her talk with Kai, and Lord Michael was more than happy to allow their relationship to continue.
Isse and Asia were just about to enter the ORC's clubroom, before...
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It all had happened so fast. No one could have predicted this from happening. The sky grew the color green, as every student in the school had disappeared. The members in the supernatural world remained in this alternate realm.
The Old School Building was left in shatters, flames blazed in the perimeter. Many of the tree's had caught fire as well.
In the rubble of the destroyed Old School Building, were the ORC themselves. Clothes destroyed, multiple cuts and bruises. Blood trailed from certain parts of their bodies. Above them flew many Dragons, Evil Dragons to be exact.
At the front leading them was a High-Class Evil Dragon, it's scales as black as the night sky, as its eye's looked like the sun above in the sky. On its head road Ignatius, a sinister smirk on his face. He was now wearing full on Black steel made armor. Held in his armpit was a Dragon head shaped helmet, blood red jewel made eye's.
"Hmm...it seems little brother isn't here at the moment." Ignatius said, scanning the area, before looking down at the Dragon he was riding atop. "Taiyan, head down there for me." The Dragon gave a growl before flying downwards. Once he reached the ground, he landed with a loud thud.
Meanwhile, the members of the ORC were slowly raising themselves up to their feet. Most were in need of holding onto something to keep themselves up.
"Everyone! *cough* Talk to me! Are you *cough* alright!?" Rias managed to yell out through coughs, as Kiba did his best to assist himself and Rias.
"I...I think...I'm okay." Issei muttered, as he helped Asia to her feet.
"I'm fine..." Akeno mumbled, stumbling to his feet.
"Koneko? Koneko!" Rias called out, before suddenly...
BOOM!
A Dragon landed in frot of the ORC, growling as it stared them down. They grew petrified, feeling the evil killing intent coming from the beast. It didn't take long for them to notice Ignatius on its head, before he jumped down in front of the Dragon.
"So, Devil scum, mind telling me where my dear little bro is? Whether you do or not, I'm still gonna enjoy myself while I toy with your lives, before killing you all slowly." Ignatius smirked, as Issei stumbled to stand in front of the group.
"Y-You're not getting to them, you bastard! And I won't let you get to Kai either!" Issei yelled, as he summoned the Boosted Gear.
[Partner, I don't recommend taking this fight! You are in no condition to fight at this moment, fall back!]
"No! I can't just leave them all! Besides, I don't think I have a choice! There's no way to get out of this realm we've been put in!" Issei yelled out.
"Someone wants to be a hero, doesn't he?" Ignatius began to laugh hysterically, before he felt a fist hit him in the forehead. He didn't move though, before he moved his head to the side. He looked Issei dead in the eye, before growing a wide and evil smirk.
"Was that supposed to hurt, brat?" Ignatius asked, before he summoned a sword made of flames. Issei's eye's widened as he felt the sword stab him through the gut.
"G-Gah!" Issei spew out blood and vile from his mouth, falling over.
[Issei!]
Rias suddenly felt adrenaline flow through her, as she launched at Ignatius, who still held a smirk.
The rest of the group nodded at themselves, going towards the Dragon behind Ignatius, suddenly feeling adrenaline within them as well. As they charged the beast, they took notice of something on its head...a small child it seemed to look like. But the question still remained...where was Koneko?
~~~ Asgard ~~~
"Hyah!" Kai let out a cry, as he held a new weapon, once created for him. It was a spear. The spear was made of the same material as the God of Thunders hammer, it's steel shimmering silver and gold in the sunlight. The end to attack with was shaped with two edges pointed outwards, almost like an axe, before coming together to form the pointed end. The other end was similar, just missing the axe like pieces, a blue jewel in this area just as the other end holds a red jewel.
(Spear: Pinterest(search wannabe_freak02 and go to pins)
"Good attack! A good amount of strength put in, with just the right amout of spped and pin-point accuracy!" Complimented Kai's current trainer. None other than the God of Thunder himself, wielder of Mjolnir, Thor. He was a man with long blonde with a blonde beard to match and dangerous blue eye's. He was currently wearing his armor, which covered every inch of his form. It was of a slimmed down design, as to not slow down his movements.
Thor blocked the strike with a practice spear. Even though it was only for practice, it was still able to do damage, especially in the hands of someone like the God of Thunder. Thor parried the next strike, before counterstriking, sendin Kai back against the wall.
He launched himself at the hybrid, who quickly stabbed his spear into the wall behind him, before pulling himself upwards, dodging the incoming attack. He landed on his spear, sending a kick that forced Thor back.
"Haha! Interesting technique Kai. Defnitely innovative, at the least." Thor said, stabbing his spear into the ground. "I believe that's enough for now. How you getting used to that spear?" Thor asked, as Kai jumped down to the ground, pulling his spear out of the wall in the process.
"I don't know why, but it feels almost like I was meant to wield a spear. It's all come naturally to me." Kai said, as he stared at his newly named weapon. Armageddon, he would call it.
"Well it's to be expected from you. Your mother was a spear wielder as well. Finest warrior I've ever met. She knew every possible way to use her spear to her advantage. Hell, made hers out of her own scales." Thor said with a chuckle.
"Atreus." The two turned to see Kratos at the door of the training facility. He beckoned Kai over, who gave Thor a short wave before jogging over to his father. "Come, walk with me."
"Same time tomorrow, Kai!" Thor called out with a wave.
"So, what's up?"
"One your new armor is ready for use. It may not be made of the same material as your spear, but it's still durable."
"That's fine. Armor is armor, it's not about the metal it's made of, but the way you put it to use, just like a weapon." Kai said, arms held behind his back as they walked.
"That is correct." Kratos said with a nod. "Also."
"Yeah?"
"I had forgotten to give you one of your gifts back in Olympus. Thought I'd give it to you now." Kratos said, pulling something out of the sack on his back. Kai looked over the clothing, which was near a mix of green and blue in color.
"A scarf?" Kai asked in confusion as he grabbed onto it. He couldn't explain it, but just holding it gave him lots of comfort.
"A final gift...from your mother." Kratos said, shocking Kai. "She wanted you to have something that would always remind you of her, so she used her own scales to create the scarf." Kratos said, as Kai remembered back to when he was young. Back when he would sometimes ask his mother to turn into her Dragon form and give him warmth. Even with the hardness of her scales, he would always find comfort near her.
The young man looked it over with a smile, before wrapping it around his neck. He adjusted it, before he felt it instantly give him warmth. It was almost like his mother was hugging him at this very moment.
'Thank you...mother...'
Suddenly, Kai felt something from afar, glad he held perfect senses of a Dragon. He turned back to his father, his gaze now serious.
"Tell Thor I'll be gone for some time." He stated before walking off. "Somethings wrong, and I'd bet everything I know just what it is." Kai said, as he put two fingers to his ear, a magic circle appearing there.
"Kai? What's the problem?" All Irene had gotten from Kai were three simple words.
"Gather the sins."
~~~ Alternate Realm - One Hour Later ~~~
Things weren't so good for the ORC. Issei and Rias had teamed up to try and take down Ignatius, but everything seemed futile. The rest of the group tried their hand at the Dragon, but held little luck. The group was lucky that Azazel had finally entered the realm with the help of the Satan Ajuka, calling for backup as soon as he knew the situation.
Luckily for them, Kenji Gremory had come to Kuoh in order to aid his sister. He and Azazel, along with Kenji's peerage were handling the rest of the Dragons rather well.
"Well ain't this a fun time?" Azazel joked about, as Kenji gave out a hearty laugh.
"Certaintly." He stated, summoning the Power of Destruction. He conjured the attack into the shape of a Dragon, before sending it at 20 of the Dragons. They all sent their own attacks, to which Kenji simply smirked once he saw they were of elements.
"Worthless!" He yelled, as the attacks of the Dragons disappeared, before they all vanished, killed instantly upon touch with the POD made Dragon.
Back with the others, Akeno flew high, holding her right arm, using the same arm to send out lightning at the Dragon known as Taiyan. As the attack it Kiba slashed away at it at the same time.
The Dragon roared, tumbling to the side. The attack wasn't strong enought o cause severe damage, but it did rock the giant beast a bit. As the two watced, they heard a scream. Now noticing the young girl falling off the Dragon, held down by shackled on her wrists and ankels.
Kiba moved as fast as he could, dodging attacks from Taiyan as best he could, as he was able to catch the young girl. He instantly took notice of her appearance. She was no older than 10, with green hair and hollowed gold eye's. The most noticable parts of her appearance, were the wolf ears and tail. She is wearing a simple pink and white dress, a white sunhat on her head, holes in the hat to allow her wolf ears to pop out.
"Are you alright?" Kiba asked, but she never answered. He gently set her down away from the battle, before charging for the Dragon Taiyan once more.
Meanwhile with Rias and Issei, they were having nothing but trouble against Ignatius. He still held the smirk underneath his helmet, as he dodged attacked the two Devils.
"T-Tell me...*cough* just why haven't you killed us all already? Why take so long!?" Issei yelled out, as he struggled to stand back up.
"Becuase it's fun. I find enjoyment in anothers pain. I consume their screams like a black hole consumes all. You all are nothing but my entertainment. Besides, I'm sure he's caught sense of it all and is on his way." Ignatius said with a cackle.
As things seemed like they were turning better for the ORC, Taiyan had taken down Akeno, Kiba, and Asia, before aiding Ignatius in defeating Rias and Issei. Though the entire time, Ignatius had been playing with them both, like it was some sick game. Just then, Ignatius found the barely conscious Koneko underneath the rubble of the Old School Building after hearing her moan out in pain. He now held her up, his clawed and armored hand over her throat.
"Well it's been fun, but I think the game is over! Farewell Devil scum!" As Ignatius brought down his blade of flames, it was suddenly stopped by a light spear striking him in the chest. "Gah!" He leg go of Koneko, who fell to the floor grasping for breath. Ignatius looked up, and at the sight, smirked. "Just as planned."
"Sorry, but you fun ends now." The ORC all turned to see Yuuma was closer to them, in her armor that showed plenty of skin. All 10 of her wings were spread as she floated downward.
"I'm not dealing with you pest! You and your friends are no where near the main course. Taiyan, get her!"
The Dragon roared as it began to charfe as Yuuma, who stood still with a smirk. The Dragon neared even closer, before it was stopped by a creature landing on top of it. The created was fully black, with white vein like lines running throughout it's body, souless white sharpened eye's and a mouth full of razor sharp teeth and a long tongue.
"Wha-!" Ignatius stared in shock. "The rare Symbiote: Venom Sacred Gear!? My intel told me nothing of that!"
The creature turned into a male with pale skin, short brown hair and matching eye's. He is wearing a simple black top under a gray jacket, matching gray trousers tucked into his black boots. He has an earing in his left ear, along with a necklace around his neck, both made of gold.
"You're up, Erza!" The young man yelled.
"Heavens Wheel!" The familiar voice shouted. The ORC looked up to see Erza in the air covered in silver armor, a pair of silver wings on her back. All around her, were swords of all kinds of shapes and sizes. Every single one launched down at the Dragon in blazing speeds, impaling it. The beast let out a loud roar of pain as he shook furiously.
As it got to a vertical position, it was hit by a large magic blast, that covered the area around it in smoke. Walking closer, was a young woman. She had red colored hair, and pink colored eye's. She holds a slim yet curvaceous figure as well.
"Clear away!" Another recognized voice yelled, as they all jumped back. The ORC looked to see Irene in the air, holding her staff in the direction of the Dragon. "Dragon Slayer Magic...Water Nebula!" She yelled out, as the attack flew right at the Dragon, creating a giant mushroom cloud around the Dragon.
As the smoke cleared, Taiyan was nothing more than bones, as Irene landed next to the skull. When she touched it, it began to disintegrate, flying away in the wind.
"Grr...I see now...yes...yes...bring me the main course-" Ignatius was instantly stopped, as an Axe was imbedded within his shoulder, freezing him and his blade solid.
He couldn't move, as a spear impaled him in the chest, breaking the ice and sending him flying back. The axe flew in the air, before it was grabbed by someone, as the spear returned to the man who threw it.
The ORC all looked up weakly, before seeing him, now decked out in clothed armor, the new Blades of Exile on his back, the axe landing in a holster on his hip, as he held his spear in his right hand.
(Armor: Pinterest(search wannabe_freak02 and go to pins - ignore the sword & replace purple with red)
[Kai...]
The whole ORC muttered, as he walked forward, Kuroka also with him, the spear along with the rest of the weapons disappearing, most likely to a pocket dimension. His hair seemed to grow as well, a good portion of it tied back into a ponytail that fell against his back.
Kai kneeled down next to Koneko, who weakly sat up.
"Kai..." She muttered as well as she could, before feeling his hand rub her head. She looked up to see a small smile on his face, before he gently kissed her forehead. He stood back up, now in front of everyone else, speaking three simple words.
"Sorry I'm late."
That's it for this chapter! Next time, we get Dragon vs. Dragon II! After that chapter, we will head on up to season 3. Hope you enjoyed, because next time, it's nothing but all out action once again! For the pinterest photos, my profile picture is the same as this stories cover image.
Kai: Irina and Irene(Alpha's), Yuuma(oc), Akeno, Koneko, Kuroka, Raynare, Grayfia, Yasaka, Yubeluna, Erza, Serafall, Rossweisse
Issei: Rias, Asia, Xenovia, Kalawarner, Lucina, Ingvild, Ravel
Kai's Team: Kai(Leader, Dragon Sin of Wrath), Irene(2nd-in-Command, Lion's Sin of Pride), Yuuma(OC "Fallen Princess", Goats Sin of Lust), Erza(Swordswoman, Boars Sin of Gluttony), names of revealed and sins to be revealed soon
Until next time...
Have a good one!
