Exams after exams.
I hate maths.
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[Issei Hyoudou]
I could still hear Freed laughing maniacally even as I fell to the ground, heart probably sliced in two and on the brink of Dying, both due to the heart thing and exhaustion.
But.
As soon as Freed had pierced the light sword through my chest, a bright glow emanated from the green gem lodged in my right hand, dim enough for no one to notice it had glowed.
[Welsh Dragon]
I felt a warm, protective aura spread throughout my body.
A deep red scale purtruded through the stump of his left arm.
One.
Two.
Three.
The scales began to multiply from that one scale that had popped out from his arm, eventually taking shape into a long, arm-like structure with no such features of an arm, mainly fingers and a palm.
I stood up, unnoticed by every living being around me.
Spines from the beast with Raynare's head shot out towards him as green gems took shape on his draconic hand.
I meant it when I said living.
I extended the arm that was still being created.
A breath caught its way up my throat.
Words formulated in my mind.
Air exited my mouth.
Words, not mine, yet mine exited.
"A s s i m i l a t e."
[ASSIMILATION!]
The sword impaled in my chest faded into nothingness as the green gems on my arms glowed bright and released an aura of yellow light that covered the aura that had already been there.
The spines collided with a beautiful wave of bright white and red lights that flowed out from the gem on my left hand, sending it flying all around me as five claws formed in place of fingers and the scales on the knuckles hardened and shaped into small spikes like the one on my right.
How the hell am I walking…
I— my body took a step.
Sluggish, yet able to function, my left arm partially closed into a fist, as if… grabbing something.
FYNGGG!!!
Light erupted from my partially closed fist, destroying the barrier of white aura I had before to gain a method of offence.
My body took another step.
Raynare's attempts to attack me seemed to have alerted her allies… huh… I can't hear anything. Why's the guy in the fedora screaming? The little blonde one should be dead… I cracked her spine did I not?
Well… it doesn't matter anymore…
The light buzzed in the air, shimmering and fizzling as it slowly took shape…
They're all going to die anyways…
…into a giant Greatsword that glowed like the sun as red aura expanded from his left hand and wrapped around the swords hilt.
[BOOST!]
Power flowed through me again, but this time I felt no reaction to it.
[BOOST!]
[BOOST!]
[BOOST!]
[BOOST!]
[TRANSFER!]
Some of the power vanished from me as my dazed eyes looked down at the greatsword to see that… has it grown?
It was much larger than when it had manifested in my hand, before it was the size of my arm now…
He swung the sword to the side.
It was bigger than me.
Weird… it's weight is still the—
A foreign object appeared in front of his eye.
Oh Raynare's attacking again.
*Swing!*
The sword swept the ground below as it swung, lifting dust into the air as Raynare's now regenerated beastal arm was slicied through the middle in one swift movement.
Hmm…
What if…
Mid swing, Issei let go of the sword, and, as of it was devoid of gravity, the sword didn't fall to the ground, nor did it get flung where Issei had swung.
Huh. Cool.
He took a step back and backfliped onto the Greatsword before grabbing it's hilt and raising it again in the air before—
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Smashing it down onto Raynare's body, slicing it in half.
That didn't kill it.
It regenerates…
Huh…
Regenrates…
When the sword hit the ground, Issei flipped himself again, landing in the middle of Raynare's split body and throwing the sword sword above him as his hands gripped at the two split halves.
Weapon.
It's teeth gnawed at his hands—
Why the hell are teeth inside it's insides?
—as he lifted the two halves of its body into the air and kept them above his face.
"Load…"
The sword made of light—
A light spear was reflected as Issei sluggishly twirled and kicked it away, still holding Raynare above his head.
*Khsk!*
—pierced through Raynare's split body, getting caught in the middle as the body healed slowly but surely.
"Set."
He threw the impaled body into the air, stepping back once.
Two spears collided with my extended left— when did I do that?
Two steps.
Three steps.
Four.
Stop.
His body spun as he took a step forward, slowly spinning his whole body as if to get the feel for it.
Then he did it again.
This time faster, and with a jump.
Two spins.
My leg extended forward as Raynare's body dropped down in front of me, the sword still plunged in its chest.
Not for long.
"Fire."
Ba—FYUM!*
The sword shot forward, slicing through spear after spear made of light created by a screaming Donasheek and a barely alive Millet as they tried in vain to stop the giant Greatsword that was flying their way.
"FUCKING RUN!"
*KSHK!*
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*SLAM!*
I saw them for a moment, trying to fly away as the light greatsword reached the blonde who had oh so valiantly pushed herself away from the fedora wearing one's grasp and falling to the ground.
The next, my left hand was dragging Raynare's still split halves while my right was dragging the blonde one by the jaw in mid air, with a large amount of acceleration in play because I was moving fast.
Then I slammed into the ground, my landing being cushioned by the two things I was holding with both hands as my legs stepped down on their bodies pushing them into the ground as I slowly stopped sliding on the rough street I had landed on.
…that was now covered with the blood —and organs— of the blonde one while teeth and spines were splattered all over the street because Raynare kept regenerating even as her body was crushed.
The blonde was also missing the top part of her body now.
Nice.
*S—BANG!*
Cool, the sword even landed infront of me.
As he slowly pushed himself and dropped the bottom part of Mittelt's body to ground, he began to slowly walk towards the red hilted sword made of light while dragging Raynare's regenerating body along.
*SLAM!*
He pushed Raynare's head down onto the hilt, breaking it's skull before grabbing the hilt nad—
A light spear… why the hell is it bl—
His left arm rotated backward in robotic fashion, catching another blue light spear that would have grazed his body if it had hit.
[ASSIMILATION!]
I blinked.
And blinked again.
The blue spear had vanished like the white one before, leaving a blue aura behind that began to cover my body as another one came my way.
Weird.
I titled my head and caught it with minimal effort.
I can see it coming now.
"You…" Oh hey, fedora man's talking.
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU!?" I don't know.
Stop throwing spears at me. I can't catch all—
A spear went through my right arm as the man screamed in sorrow and rage.
[ASSIMILATION!]
All the spears I had caught vanished into the air as the blue aura that had covered my body became… stronger…
I can feel the aura flowing into… somewhere…
"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THIS!?" You're animals. Why are you talking about this now?
"WE HAVE DREAMS!" You guys can die. Dreams die.
"WE HAVE PEOPLE WE CARE FOR!" You hurt someone I care for.
"WE ARE PEO—"
Hypocrites.
"SHRK!*
Issei's greatsword sliced through Donasheek's hand mid sentence.
[ASSIMILATION!]
[MAXIMUM!]
"You lack humanity."
An eerie sound of bones rearranging themselves entered my ears as the blue light spears that had impaled themselves onto my body while the guy with the fedora was going on with his rant turned into aura for my taking.
"And…"
The sword floated back to me, as if attracted by my pressence.
The sounds of skin and muscles stitching themselves together to create an unholy amalgamation of vile and disgusting beasts and long dead monsters became common to his ears
"...so do I." I turned to face the fully regenrated figure of Raynare that was now towering over me with spines and muscles bulging out of its body, a torso made of eyes, dirt and concrete horribly crushed together and a head barely resembling the face of the woman it once held.
Issei made eye contact with two red 'X's that seemed not to be damaged even in the slightest.
Truly, Raynare's face was average. Her long raven hair would have gotten in the way of fighting, her outfit made for obvious exploits and counterattacks. Her boobs could be used as an method of attack against her and her—
Issei barely noticed the barrage of spines, skulls, bones and mouths that was infront of him, about to swallow him whole in their path.
Blue aura exploded from my body and mixed with the red flowing out of the gauntlet on my right hand as my left grabbed ahold of the light greatsword and swung it horizontally with the flat side slamming the bones away from my head.
What the hell—!?
Spines stabbed his back. His left hand lost all feeling.
[Illusions!?]
Claw marks spread throughout his body.
Scars burned into his flesh.
Needles dug into their eyes.
I swung the sword again, this time on instinct when pain seared through my eyes, splitting apart…
Raynare's humanlike hand caught the blade.
"Finall—"
I punched it as it spo—
A sharp pain impacted my jaw.
I launched a kick at it's stomach—
A booming pain exploded in my torso.
Unflinching, I grabbed it's hair[1] with my left arm.
Something began to attack my legs.
I pulled it's head down and put it in a headlock.
Scars began to form as it's spines rapidly dug into my torso.
Ha…
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"HAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
With a booming scream I used all the power I had to pull lift it's —oddly heavy— body and throw it above me with my functional hand.
The sword disappeared from my left hand and white particles absorbed into the gem on my left hand.
It's attacks stopped as the power that had left me moments prior returned to me.
Foucing on the palm of my right hand, I imagined a method of attack.
[Already getting a hang of this I see… I didn't even have to tell you how the sacred gear worked!]
[But you can't do that by yourself.]
Particles of white formed in my enclosed hand.
[Let me help you.]
The particles flowed through the gem from my backhand as an aura of white was created.
It shaped. Lengthening and increasing its size at the upper end and a grip forming where my hand was holding it.
The upper part of it expanded into a rectangular shape, the back of it shaping into a pointed end as the front expanded more into… a hammer… huh… I… don't know how—
[Swing down]
I followed the voice's instructions.
"DDDDIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"
*BA— BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!*
The hammer slammed down into the ground taking Raynare along with it as a giant crater formed at the point of impact.
It… shouldn't have survived that…
I took a step back, breathing heavily before promptly collapsing onto the ground as the toll of the battle had finally—
[Not yet. One minute still left.]
What…?
[You evolving your subspecies two times in succession increased your time from five to ten seconds… nine passed in the battle.]
I… what happens when the time runs out?
[Your left arm disappears.]
Oh.
[And you will probably black out from exhaustion— LOOK OUT!]
Wha—
SHRK!*
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Survive…
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Survive.
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SURVIVE!
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SURVIVE FOR KASHIN!
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[OVERBOOST! ASSIMILATION!]
[I did not see this comming.]
It's spines disappeared from my chest, leaving a hole in my stomach.
It wasn't healing…
[47 seconds.]
Allright.
Keep calm.
Hey voice?
[Yeah? 45 seconds]
I need a sword.
[Heh. I'll do you better. Two swords. 43 seconds]
Ok.
I stumbled forward.
A blue aura surrounded my right hand.
I jumped.
A black aura surrounded my left hand.
I landed on top of a massive pile of flesh and bones.
I crossed my arms.
I stared into its 'X' shaped eyes.
Both auras exploded from the palm of my hands and lengthened into poles.
I stepped on both of them.
A loud scream tore through my ears.
I could care less.
The pole in my left hand shaped into a bone-like sword.
All I want to do…
The pole in my right hand shaped into a pure white cleaver.
…is to kill you.
I dropped my arms.
Srk!
[36]
I let go of the swords.
My hands gripped it's head.
[Don't—!!]
[BOOST!]
Squish.Squish.Squish.
I pushed both of my hands together with its head.
"Ha…"
[20!]
"HAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGG!!!"
[15!]
ITS NOT WORKING!
WHY THE FUCK IS IT NOT WORKING!?
FUCKING—
[EXPLOSION! DOUBLE!]
—BREAK!!!!
[1!]
*Crack—crrrck—*
*BREAK!*
[0! BURST!]
Red streams of blood shot out from its eyes as I finally crushed its decapitated skull with my bare hands and collapsed onto the ground below, my left arm completely gone and the sword in my right… it's… still there…
Voice?
Maybe I was too exhausted—
The sound of glass being broken rang through my sensitive ears.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?"
That voice…
"We have no idea Sa— Hyoudou!"
Hey… Saji… Kashin goes first…
"ISSEI!"
Don't come here you idiot. Freed's still alive somewhere…
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YIU DOING HERE— HOW THE HELL DID I EVEN GET HERE!? I WAS RUNNING AWA—"
Freed!?
"Who the hell are you!?"
"I don't e…n…kn…."
That's weird…
Is that water…?
I… feel… warm…
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[Saji Genshirou]
The white haired guy freaking out infront of me was definitely an exorcist. No fucking way he wasn't.
Issei was missing his left arm. That was bad… and why the hell is he…
He looked passed his friend.
Oh.
A park covered in blood, guts and feathers met my eyes.
H-holy —ow— fuck!?
Who did that!? Issei!? The white haired dude… probably Issei.
That crater behind him— when the hell did that—
"OH WHAT THE FUCK!?" WHAT IN THE NAME OF SATAN IS THAT THING!?
Everyone in that park shared that thought as a pile of blood, mush, muscles, flesh, bones, teeth, nerves and… eyes… appeared in the crater behind Issei's unconscious body which now held a woman's head.
Raynare's head, that contained no eyes.
I took a step forward.
I glanced at the handle of a light sword in the exorcist's hand, then back at Issei's dismembered arm.
My mind made the connection.
A black serpentine gauntlet with purple eyes and gold accents appeared on his arm.
"YOU MOTHERFUCKER!!"
I dissapeared.
"IS THIS TURNING INTO A GAG OR SOMETHING!?"
I don't know what that meant because I was sliding under him with my sacred gear's 'tongue' attached to his torso.
I expanded my wings from the lower parts of my torso, propelling me above and over him while pulling him under me as I landed with my left leg on his neck.
"Talk."
"Yes." Oh right. Prez' here. "Talk. Reya, try to heal Issei. Tsubaki, Momo, find Kashin… Saji don't kill him. Hyoudou is alive… somehow."
"My pleasure." Vierta was draining his life energy anyways.
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A/n: I'm sick. Expect my uploads to be a little late.
I'm also displeased with the final parts of this chapter, I think I can improve it if I get better.
Some info on Issei's sub-species:
Name: [Boosted Gear: Dragonfolly]
Abilities: Apart from having the Boosted gear's ability to double its users power every ten or so seconds, Dragonfolly gives the additional ability to merge Aura's and Abilities with the sacred gear itself.
This ability is only limited by the user's stamina and imagination as it takes a massive amount of stamina to use, but after something gets assimilated into the sacred gear the user can freely use it whenever they want.
Aura's can be manipulated inside the sacred gear itself by the Welsh Dragon, Ddrag to create weapons and such.
Also, I'm rewriting the first few chapters, smoothening them out before uploading Zimmer/Kashin's BIOS.
Also, yeah. Raynare's hair is not actually hair, it's nerves.