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Eye Catch #38: Kabu is up from the floor, his knees bent as his toes holds him up as well as his arms. He was only wearing black socks and brown loafers, being stark-naked and his wings out. A part of one of his wings covers his exposed little penis and his average chest was exposed as well. He's blushing and his mouth is open a little.
Episode 5: Decisive Battle at Kuoh Academy!-Part 2
"I get the massive power that results from combination of the Excaliburs," Kokabiel continued. "That is the trade-off." The newly-made golden sword glowed brightly, still surrounded by light.
The crimson-haired male looked up at the golden sword with widened eyes. "You used that power to make the ground collapse?" he asked, shocked yet trying to keep his cool. It then propped itself onto the ground as the light surrounding it began to dim.
Issei walked a little towards it before stopping at a great distance, her eyes widened at the sight as well. "You have to be kidding me..." she muttered in a terrified tone. "Will the town really...disappear?" She was on the verge of tears, but tried to hold them back. The thought still terrified her at the moment.
The older woman chuckled before facing the peerage. "You all should probably start running," she warned. "This town will turn to rubble in twenty minutes or less." Issei stiffened, but Yumi gripped harder on her sword and Xenos jumped onto a roof of one of the buildings and went to fighting position.
"To stop that, you'll have to stop me," the female fallen angel stated as she rose up from her throne, spreading her arms out and grinning evilly. "What will you do..." She paused to let out her ten, black, feathery wings, one-by-one. "Richard Gremory?!"
Richard gritted his teeth and charged towards her in fury. "Isn't it obvious?!" he yelled angrily as he shot his power at her. Kokabiel, however, took his magic and absorbed it, making it a ball. She then saw Akihiko lunging to attack her as well, shooting his lightning to shock her. She managed to absorb that and make it a ball too. She then combined those two to created a ginormous ball of strong and extremely dangerous magic, carrying it over her head. This shocked both of the men well.
"Try again!" she shouted at them as she threw the ball to Richard. The raven-haired man quickly flew in front of him and summoned a protetive magic circle.
"President!" he shouted at him before getting hit by it. Both males screamed in pain, though they weren't obliterated thanks to the magic circle. The right side of the top of Akihiko's shrine outfit was shredded, exposing one of his pecs and some of his abs. It also shredded his right pant leg, exposing his thighs and almost his bulge. A small part of Richard's top shredded right below his nipple, showing the bottom of his pecs, and half of the top of his pants shredded too, showing his semi-transparent black underwear.
As the red-haired man regained his balance, he saw Akihiko dropping from the sky in pain. He didn't want him to get hurt, so he flew to him and shouted, "Akihiko!"
Issei also saw him dropping from the sky like that, making her instantly think up of a plan. She ran to where he was dropping, yelled, "Akihiko-san!" She then held her arms out to catch him, which she did, but since he was too heavy for her, they both fell on the ground. However, both were fine.
The dark-haired man sat up and saw the female pervert with her arms trying to carry his back and his legs. His eyes widened and he began to...blush. "Issei-chan...?" he asked in complete surprise.
She looked up at him and smiled nervously. "Are you alright?" she asked. "Sorry that I couldn't carry you. I'm not that strong, you see."
He smiled back at her nervously as well, which was unusual for him to do. "I apologize...even after I-"
She removed her arms from his back and legs and began standing up. "It doesn't matter, trust me." She then formed a regular arrow and pointed it at Kokabiel angrily. "I can't believe you! You'll pay for doing that to Akihiko-san!" She then ran closer to get a better shot.
Akihiko's blush expanded and his heart began beating faster. He only experienced that when he was trying to seduce Issei, but to him, this was actually better. He smiled at her and whispered, "You're so cute, Issei-chan~." Asher began running to him to heal him while Richard landed next to him, his hand on his shoulder since that hurt, and put away his wings.
...
In a short time, the former priest began healing Akihiko's chest, which hurts the most, even with his heart beating faster due to Issei saving him like that. The raven-haired man frowned, stating in a solemn tone, "It looks like that until Sirzeca-sama arrives, we won't be able to hold out."
Richard didn't want to give up though. He looked up at the Cadre-level fallen angel in fury. "But we have to do something instead of just doing nothing!" he replied. However, the sight of Yumi approaching Valerie caught his eye, making his eyes widen and his mouth release a gasp. "Yumi...?" What is she doing? he thought.
Kokabiel dodged one of the perverted girl's arrows, making her more pissed off. However, that sight also caught her eye as well, making her stop what she was doing and look at it curiously. "Kiba?" she questioned, wondering what was going on there.
"Valerie Galilei..." muttered the blonde-haired female as she stopped and gave the older woman a deadly and furious stare. "I am a survivor of the Holy Sword Project-or more importantly, of those you've killed." The archbishop looked puzzled at her though.
"I'm sorry?" she replied.
"Despite that, I'm able to live on as a reincarnated devil." She then smirked at her. "I cannot die." She looked up at her. "I will avenge the deaths of my comrades!" She then charged towards her without a second thought.
Richard looked at Kokabiel, who formed another large light lance, beginning to feel terrified. He looked back at Yumi and shouted from the top of his lungs, "Yumi, wait!"
Kabu and Issei noticed this too, the female pervert interjecting, "Oh no!" They both then ran to protect her from the lance. However, they were too late as she threw it to her, blasting them both back and making them land hard on the ground. Both began to stand up, a part of Kabu's shirt shredded to reveal the top of his underwear. "Kiba!" Issei felt absolutely terrified for her. Did she survive?
She, in fact, did, but with the price of being in excruciating pain, her body flinching at the pain as she was on the ground of the crater created by the lance. "You avoided a direct attack?" asked Kokabiel, seemingly unimpressed. "You swift little mouse." She then crossed her arms before shouting, "Frieda!"
The crazy rogue nun appeared out of nowhere and replied, "Yes, boss~?"
The female pervert instantly felt furious, gripping harder on her bow as she gritted her teeth. "You..." she grunted. "You finally show your whore face?!" The nun could only blow raspberries at her and walked to the golden sword.
"Now for the last piece of entertainment..." the dark-haired woman said. "Use your Excalibur with the power of four others to get rid of all these pesky devils."
Frieda giggled and replied, "Sure, boss~!" She then turned to Issei and Kabu with an malicious grin on her face. "I have the most cutest Excalibur with wonder specs~!" She then grabbed its grip and held it as though she was offered it. "Thank for this blessed gift~!" She laughed as her pupils shrunk in a psychotic manner. "Now, who should I get rid of first..." Both of the devils prepped themselves for battling her in case it happened.
Meanwhile, Yumi tried to stand up, but always fell to the ground and on her knees. Her hands roughly grabbed some of the dirt on the ground as she panted, sweat dripping from her messy face. Valerie decided to say something about her. "I have heard of one of the subjects running away..." she began as she began approaching the blonde-haired beauty. She could only look at her in pure anger. "But for her to become a lowly devil..." She then scoffed and looked down at her evilly. "Thanks to you guys, I was able to complete the project."
Yumi's light-blue eyes widened at that saying. "Complete...?" she asked.
Valerie's eyes turned malicious. "All of you subjects didn't have enough of the gene to use the Holy Swords. Knowing that, I concluded that to..." Her entire face turned completely evil as she finished, "Take out the genes of the subjects!" Yumi gasped in horror. She could feel her palms shake and her skin crawling at hearing that fact. "And thus, we were able to crystallize them!" She then took out a blue crystal with a glowing light-blue center. "This is what it looks like, all of their genes from that time I had them crystallized." The blonde-haired female gasped in horror again as her eyes grew wider in complete terror. "This is the last one though." She was near to tears, shaking even more.
Frieda laughed once more and added, "All the others besides me died halfway through because they couldn't take their genes~!" She then slashed at Issei and Kabu, but both dodged it at the nick of time. "Thinking of it that way~, I am just so special, don't you agree~?"
"You bitch!" Issei yelled angrily, hateful towards what she heard.
Xenos landed before the scene to help Issei and Kabu, but saw the crystal, surprising him a little. "That's..." he muttered before flashing back to the Church. He remembered Irving, wearing a white dress shirt with a teal-blue vest on top and a red tie, black formal pants, and black dress shoes, on his knees and hands wrapped in prayer as a female priest granted him the crystal. "As a Holy Sword user receives the blessing, something like that is implanted into their bodies..." He then remembered Irving putting the crystal onto his chest, the glowing shining on his well-toned chest. "So that is to make up for the deficiency in genes?"
Valerie clicked her tongue. "Those hypocrites, those who run the Church. Excommunicating me as a pagan, but shamelessly using my research! That Michael, that is who I am talking about in this case. Even after taking out the genes from the subjects, I'm sure she was kind enough to not kill them."
Yumi tried holding her tears back, finally standing up and looking at the older woman angrily. "You...didn't need to...kill us..." she replied weakly, but still furious. "Why...?"
The old archbishop grinned at her. "You were all nothing more but materials for a top secret project!" she answered. "Once we were done, you all were no more of use, so we disposed of you."
Yumi closed her eyes and looked down at the ground. "We all...believed in God and bored that throughout the entire project..." Tears were coming to her eyes and were releasing themselves out, making some drop on the ground. "That was...we were...materials...to dispose of..." She began sobbing and tried wiping the tears from her eyes.
Everyone else looked completely bad for her. Asher was the most shocked to hear about this, also beginning to cry as well. "How...? That's terrible..." he muttered mournfully.
Valerie then threw the crystal to Yumi's feet, making her look down to see it. "Oh, quit being a child and have it, if so want it," she said coldly to her. "We've already reached the point to where we can mass-produce better ones." The blonde-haired girl decided to kneel down and carry it, her eyes turning mournful as she remembered her comrades coughing and dying right before her eyes back then.
"Run away!" shouted one girl to her.
"Please, save yourself!" shouted a boy.
She began crying again and encased the crystal in her hands, bringing it up to her chest and muttering, "Everyone..."
Issei was getting really pissed off that she treated Yumi's hardship like it was nothing. She formed yet another arrow and pointed it at the archbishop. "I'll never fogrive you, bitch!" she yelled at her. She may not have anything to do with Yumi's past, but she wouldn't do what Valerie just did, especially since she was her friend.
"Valerie Galeili..." muttered Yumi, getting the older woman's attention as she stood up and continued crying. "How many lives...did you take...to fulfill your own research and desires...?" The crystal began glowing, expanding to a light and forming...holograms. Richard, Akihiko, and Asher all stood up and walked closer to that sight.
"What's happening?" asked the former priest.
"People...?" added the white-haired shouta as he and Issei joined up with the rest of the peerage.
"That's what it looks like..." Issei answered, unsure but awed.
Outside, the Sitri peerage still held up the barrier to no end, though Sora felt something foreign from in there.
"It is maybe the different powers from the battlefield..." Akihiko began explaining, being absolutely serious. "...and the trembling of Yumi-chan's heart that freed the souls from the crystal." The holograms then formed into people, some younger than others.
"I just keep thinking..." the blonde-haired girl continued, her voice cracking a little in sadness. "I keep thinking...whether or not I deserve to be alive when all the others died." She held her closed hands up to her face to wipe away her tears. "They were all children with dreams bigger than mine...all children that wanted to live more than me...I always wondered to myself...if it's alright for me...a girl with no big dreams or need to live...to live a peaceful life." She then opened her eyes and saw all the souls of her fallen comrades all around her. She gasped in utter shock and looked around, feeling and thinking a plethora of things while crying more. "Wh-what?"
One of the souls, a little boy with brown hair, tugged on her sleeve and made her look down. He smiled at her, making her even more shocked as she took one of her hands and covered her mouth with it. The souls then dissolved into shooting-star-like rays, flying all around her and making her slowly feel at ease. "It's okay..." said one of the male souls to her, making her look at him.
"If everyone gathers together..." said another, now the girl looking at him.
"Take us in..." stated a female soul. Yumi began looking at all of them, absolutely shocked and...happy.
"It's not scary," said the little boy spirit. "Even if there is no God..."
"Even if God doesn't watch over us..."
"Our hearts will always be..."
Yumi closed her eyes and cried, yet it was out of sheer happiness and relief. She smiled genuinely as she finished, "One." The souls then dissolved into her, making her glow blue as she absorbs their spirits, finally at ease and her tears ceased.
From afar, Richard and Akihiko smiled warmly at the sight, feeling great for her. Kabu was also nearing to tears, smiling a little and commenting, "It's a heartwarming sight..."
Asher had his hands wrapped in prayer as he cried tears of joy and smiled at the sight. Issei was wiping her tears, muttering to herself, "What is this...?" SHe then looked up, her tears still flowing down her cheeks. "It's so...beautiful..." She also felt great for her, getting reunited with her fallen comrades at last.
"The Knight has peaked," Benyw stated, making her look down at her arm in confusion. "When the user's thoughts and wishes go against the natural flow of things in the world, the balance peaks. This is what many refer to as Balance Breaker."
Balance Breaker? the female pervert thought.
The blonde-haired beauty stopped glowing and looked at the archbishop furiously. Kokabiel smirked and scoffed at the sight, crossing her arms under her bosom. "My comrades didn't want me to wish revenge," Yumi said in a solemn tone as she walked towards them. "They didn't want that. Even with that said, I don't think I should let the evil before me go off without defeat." She then stopped a good few inches before Valerie and finished, "That way, there won't be anymore like us..." The older woman did feel intimidated by her, backing away as she summoned a sword and pointed it at her. "...created anymore."
Now she felt scared. She didn't want to be defenseless, so she shouted, "Frieda!"
"Coming~!" the crazed nun replied as she leaped up and landed in front of Yumi, her Excalibur glowing.
Valerie grew some confidence, seeing Frieda before her. "You naive little cretin. Just dispose yourself and save us the trouble."
The perverted girl hated the insults thrown at the blonde-haired girl, so she yelled, "KIBA!" She looked at her as she shouted, "Kick that bitch's ass and those Excaliburs too! Don't let your comrades' feelings and souls go to waste!" She then held her fist, bow, and arrow up in the air.
Her eyes widened what she did. "Issei-chan..." she murmured.
The rest of the peerage thought cheering her on was a great idea, so Richard decided to say, "Do it, Yumi. You are part of my peerage, my family: the Household of Gremory. No Knight of mine will cower before an Excalibur."
"Yumi-chan~, I believe in you~!" added Akihiko cheerfully.
"Fight!" shouted Kabu.
"Please, Kiba-san!" Asher wrapped up, giving her a big smile.
The blonde-haired female felt absolutely heart-warmed by the cheers the peerage gave her, making her smile at them beautifully. "Everyone..."
"Oh God, what is this moving scene you're all crying to make?" the gray-haired woman asked coldly, getting her attention and breaking the joy out of the moment. She saw her cringing. "So airy and so happy...I just can't take it anymore!" She then pointed her sword at her. "I'll need to hurry up and slice you into bits so I can feel better!"
Yumi took a deep breath and placed another hand on her sword, closing her eyes. "I will become a sword." Her sword glowed blue as she held it up. "My comrades whose souls merged with mine, let's overcome this together! Our thoughts and wishes will be accomplished!" Black and white magic then swirled around the sword. "I will become for the President and my comrades! Sword Birth!" The magic then dissolved into the sword and transformed it, having golden and blue laces in the middle. "Sword of the Betrayer, a sword vested in holy and demonic powers. Try and stop it!" She pointed the newly-developed sword at Frieda. The middle of it began to show scribes in red.
"Holy and demonic powers in one sword?" Richard questioned, very shocked at the combination.
"That's it!" said Issei as she pointed at it. "That's her Balance Breaker!" The red-haired man looked at her as she began to explain, "Benyw told me about it, that Kiba has 'peaked.'"
Yumi began walking to Frieda as a shocked Valerie shouted, "A holy demonic sword?! That's impossible! Those two forces cannot mix together! it can't be possible!"
Xenos appeared right next to the blonde-haired female and asked, "Richard Gremory's Knight, are we still on the same side?"
"That's what I like to think," she replied in a serious tone.
"Then let us both destroy that Excalibur together."
She turned to him with a concerned look. "Is that really okay?"
As he walked, his bulge bounced a little. "It may be a Holy Sword, but it won't be holy for any longer. It is a strange sword." They then stopped, Yumi looking back at the crazed nun.
"Understood."
The blue-haired guy then stabbed his sword into the ground and extended his left arm out, closing his eyes. "Peter, Basilius, Dionysus, and the Blessed Virgin Mary...hear my prayers!" A golden magic circle then appeared before his hand as a black and golden grip of a sword popped out of it. The sword itself was then revealed, the blade being blue with a golden lace and the sword itself being in chains. His hand reached out to it as he continued, "In the name of the saint living in this blade, I set you free!" The chains then broke off of it as he grabbed it, aiming it towards Frieda. "Holy Sword Durandal!"
Yumi's eyes widened at the mere sight of it. "A Holy Sword?" she muttered.
"Durandal?" Issei questioned, looking awed at the sight of it.
"It is a sword on par with Excalibur, said to cut anything in this world!" Xenos stated.
Valerie gritted her teeth. "Impossible! My research never led me to how to use Durandal!"
He smirked at her. "Unlike Kiba or Irving, I'm one of the very few naturals."
"One who is truly suitable, a true Holy Sword user?!"
The sword shone. "This can cut anything it touches into pieces. It doesn't listen to me either. Besides that, it is infinitely dangerous if it's not shut up in a different space."
Xeno's butt was seen from behind and Frieda shouted, "Is there even such a thing?!" She then made the sword use its Mimicry power, it turning into noodle-like threads and launching towards him. He slashed it away to block it. It separated into more threads, trying to reach to him again. He slashed those again, breaking them and scaring Frieda, the sword going back to its normal form.
"Ugh, super dramatic plot twiiist~..." she sang nervously.
The exorcist then jumped up, ready to swing his sword at her. "You have a broken Holy Sword, making it no match for my Durandal!"
Frieda clicked her tongue. "Scumbag!" she yelled as she dodged his attack and jumped into the air. "That confidence of yours is unnecessary!"
Suddenly, Yumi appeared behind her and shouted, "That sword-" Frieda was surprised a little, but kept her "composure". They both then battled in the air, appearing as two flashes clashing against one another. Yumi then finished, "-will never sever our hopes!" She then slashed, breaking it into pieces.
"IT BROKE?!" the gray-haired woman exclaimed as she landed on the ground, hard on her back. She got up, but looked absolutely furious. "Are you fucking kidding me?! I was beaten by some lowly devil scum?! It can't be-!" She then felt sharp pain on her shoulder, the cut glowing blue as she fell on the ground again.
The blonde-haired female landed on her feet and panted, smiling and saying, "Do you see that? Our powers overcame Excalibur!"
The older woman shook in fear, her eyes large and her pupils shrunken down. "H-how is that possible?!" she exclaimed. "I-in theory, the fusion of holy and demonic powers is-"
Yumi then turned to her, her sword pointed to her. "Valerie Galilei, prepare yourself!"
The old woman suddenly realized something and grinned. "Ah, now I get it! If the balance between holy and evil is disrupted, then it becomes possible!" She then looked crazed. "That means that both God and the Devil King are-" Suddenly, at the speed of lightning...a light lance impaled her, shocking everybody that witnessed it, especially Yumi and Xenos. Valerie twitched at the pain and didn't utter anything, evaporating away.
"Ah, Valerie. Such a talented woman," Kokabiel stated. Both sword wielders looked up to see her lowering herself. "Her aptitude must have helped reach her to her conclusion."
Richard took a step and placed a hand on his hip, asking her, "Kokabiel, what are you trying to do here?"
She scoffed once more. "It doesn't matter to me if Valerie sticks around or not. Now I'm just getting bored of these diversions." She then looked at Issei. "Child."
The female pervert huffed and asked, "What, bitch?"
"Raise the power of the Red Dragon Empress as much as you can and transfer it to someone." She looked at her with a puzzled look.
"What?!"
Part of Richard's underwear and pec was still exposed, but he didn't care. He asked, "Are you giving us another chance? How ridiculous!"
The Cadre-level fallen angel laughed, amused by what he said. "I could say the same about your chances of defeating me!" Both of them were angry at her, but the crimson-haired man knew what to do.
He held onto Issei's hand, surprising her and making her blush and look at him. "President..." she murmured.
"We're running out of time," he stated solemnly. "We will defeat her." She didn't see Richard like this since that Rating Game with Risa. He meant business, so she will as well.
She tightened her hold on his hand, making him blush a little before making it disappear. The two then began walking towards Kokabiel. Asher began to worry about the two of them, especially... "Issei-san..." he muttered, wrapping his hands in prayer once more, hoping she will be alright.
As the female pervert began boosting her power, the fallen angel only looked amused at the sight of them.
"Boost!" shouted her gauntlet once again.
Dear Lord, that was longer than usual. But hey, was this alright? Any mistakes or typos?
I heard in the light novels, Gabriel is female...by that logic, so shall Michael. Sorry!
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