This is the 37th chapter of the crossover story. Okay, before I can start, I know some of you guys are saying that I've ruined this story because Kuroka was pregnant and all that bullshit. Let me tell you something, this is MY story and I will decide on what to do with it, even if it means by impregnating one of your favorite anime characters. If you got a problem of that 36th chapter because of this and that's how you feel, then don't bother writing a review cuz' there's the door, don't let it hit your butts on your way out.
I may lose some of the viewers, but that's the price I'm willing to pay. Also, it may be harsh of me, but I just have to point things out.
However, for those that are cool with the 36th chapter, just don't writing anything stupid about complaining, and that'll be no ifs or buts about it. Accept for what it is and know that this is my story. If you support it, that's fine.
Besides, Virgil may get a whole lot of stress considering that he has to fight against Bhundivelze in the future and becoming the father. That day will come when they will tell them the truth to his family and friends. And it will be together.
Now that's out of way, I don't own the series of High School DxD or the video game of Final Fantasy 13.
No flame reviews, seriously it's a bad rep and I have no tolerance whatsoever.
Underworld
The Gremory group rushed towards the temple where Diodora was holding Asia hostage. Virgil has to stay behind to help out Odin and the others fend off against the Khaos Brigade, but his thoughts were filled with anger and fear, all directed to Diodora. He'd wish that he would make that sick twisted bastard pay for everything, but he also fear for Asia's safety. However, he counted on Issei and the others for getting Asia back no matter what. Diodora have been making deals with the Khaos Brigade ever since the Three Factions were forming an alliance with the Norse Gods and the Six Heroes of Gran Pulse a while back. Regardless, he can't leave them to go and help Rias and her peerage since they're going to get Asia. He has to stay and help Odin and the others fight the Khaos Brigade.
'Asia, hold on just a little longer.' Issei mentally thought with fear and anger. 'We're coming to save you as fast as we can. You'll be okay, I swear.'
When they arrived inside of the temple, the group then came across a group of people covered in hoods and robes, like they were waiting for them. They have to be none other than Diodora's Peerage awaiting for the arrival.
Until, Diodora's voice suddenly came from somewhere within the room.
"I knew you would follow me. That's why I put together this little welcome party." Diodora said.
"Piss off!?" Issei snarled, looking for him. However, he couldn't detect his presence, which means he's nothing but coward hiding behind his peerage.
"Now, it's time to play our game." Diodora said, unmoved.
"Are you serious!?" Akeno asked with pure anger, unimpressed.
"Unfortunately, today's Rating Game has been cancelled." Rias told him with confident smile on her face with that predicament. "Of course, you already knew that."
"So we'll play my game instead. Should you refuse to play or lose, Asia will become mine." Diodora said with confidence, leaving Issei grunts with anger as the two stone doors behind the robed figures opened up. "You'll have to fight two separate rooms battles simultaneously. On the right path, two Rooks and eight Pawns await. The battle on the left will be against my Queen and Bishops. You can split your forces anyway you see fit."
"Issei, Koneko, Xenovia, and Gasper. Take out his forces on the right." Rias commanded with a scowl.
"Ten of them against the four of us?!" Gasper exclaims with shock.
"Don't forget that Issei absorbed all eight of our Pawn pieces." Kiba reminds him with confidence. "So as far as power is concerned, we have a slight advantage."
"Then let the game begin!" Diodora announced amusingly.
Soon Koneko, Issei, Xenovia, and Gasper were all teleported to a new location, far from Rias, Akeno, and Kiba. This area was of open space which it's exactly what Diodora wanted if he was going to send ten of his Peerage members. However this Rating Game has turned into a war since numbers don't win this war. Gasper than ten magic circles appear as he spoke.
"Oh man here they come." Gasper said.
"By the way, all of my Pawns have been promoted to Queen. I like to hedge my bets." Diodora revealed, leaving Issei shocked.
Rias heard over than announcement which she felt a little insulted, but she chuckled and shook her head as she spoke.
"I knew you're weren't one to fight fair, but this is a new look even for you." Rias said with a smirk.
Diodora's Peerage appeared before them as one of them tosses off her cloak which happens to be the Queen. Akeno steps forward as she spoke.
"Just a Queen and two Bishops? They must have a lot of confidence in themselves." Akeno said with a smirk.
"Xenovia, I need you to keep those Rooks busy." Rias called her over the comm when the two Rooks were charging after Xenovia as she harnesses Durandal.
"Fine, I was made for fights like this." Xenovia said as she blocks the two attack aiming at her before pushing off her sword.
"Koneko, work crowd control on those Pawns." Rias commands her over the comm.
Koneko nodded when she then sprouts up her ears and a tail with senjutsu energy, fires away of her fireballs at the Pawns.
"Issei, get Gasper a quick taste of your blood." Rias commands him.
Issei bit his finger, leaving the blood trickling on his finger before giving it to Gasper to swallow, leaving his eyes glowing as he then unleash his Boosted Gear.
"Alright, we're cocked, locked, and ready to rock." Issei said with a smirk.
"Time to level the playing field, Issei." Rias commanded, earned his attention which lead to him to blush when she explain to him.
"Hang on a sec, are you sure that's okay? No joking?" Issei questions, leaving Rias said 'yes' which he's now excited. "Thank you, sexy boss! Promotion: Queen bitches!?"
Once Issei is promoted to Queen, he then look at Koneko.
"Koneko, cover me!" Issei shouts as he rush passed her, leaving her confused.
Issei then charges after the Pawns when the two were about to attack him, but Koneko blasts the two Pawns away with her fireballs. Issei then touches all eight of the Pawns in a blink of an eye as he then raise his hand.
"All too easy, I make kicking ass look good." Issei said with a smirk. "Dress Break"
When Issei snapped his fingers, all of the robes and hoods were completely ripped off which leaving the eight Pawns completely naked. Issei then turned his head if they were unable to move, but failed to realize that one of the Pawn just curb stomped him in a face, leaving a red mark on his face while getting a nose-bleed and knocked down to ground.
"Is your face gonna be okay, Issei?" Gasper asks with worry.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Issei answered with his perverted smile. "I just saw full-frontal."
"Dumbass, you're such a pervert." Koneko said with a deadpan expression on her face.
What got him off-guard was that all of the eight Pawns weren't embarrassed or having problems moving around naked at all as they then began to pommel him to a pulp. Issei was barely evading their attacks, but he can't focus because he was too busy looking at their naked bodies which he was mostly perverted and that cost him since the Pawns were beating him.
"You might've notice, they're not responding to your vulgar technique." Diodora revealed.
"Yeah, thanks asshole!" Issei grunts, stood up.
"I cast a spell on them that seals away of them embarrassing and modesty." Diodora said.
"But 'Dress Break' thrives on that!?" Issei exclaims. "It's the only thing that makes them work."
Meanwhile on the other side, Rias grunts when her shield was prepared from the magic projectiles which she was having trouble holding on.
"Enough!" Rias said.
"Underestimating my master was a foolish mistake." Diodora's Queen said with an arrogant smirk.
"Akeno, Kiba!" Rias called them to attack.
"Thunderbolt" Akeno chant with a cry as she raise her fingers.
A blast of pure white lightning blasts down on the green magic circles, destroying them easily. It gave Kiba enough time to use the distraction to his advantage as he slices down to the Queen, which soon follows with Rias utilizing her Power of Destruction to blast the enemy.
Both the Queen and the two Bishops should've gone down easily, but the smoke clears away to reveal that the Bishops were still standing along with the green aura surrounding her body.
"Any damage we do is getting immediately healed by the combined power of the two Bishops." Kiba said in shock.
"They fight well together, even better than Riser's Evil Pieces." Akeno commented with a smirk.
Meanwhile, two of the Pawn fired magical projectiles at Issei which he was able to block them since he won't have time for a breather when they attacked him. Koneko then threw her fireballs at them, but the Pawns have manage to dodge them in a nick of time.
"What the hell is up with these Pawns!?" Issei exclaims with annoyance.
"Their attacks are perfectly coordinated." Koneko said seriously when they saw the Pawns moving around and jumping.
"The way they move, it's almost like a violent ballet." Gasper noted. "Dancing as if their hearts beat as one."
"Heartbeat, huh?" Issei said, realized that when he remembered by touching Akeno's breast when he heard of her thoughts. 'Of course! This is the perfect chance to put my special technique to the test!?'
If what Gasper said is true, then Diodora and his Peerage could predict the movements before they have a chance to attack. Issei then raise his Boosted Gear as the green orb then began to glow which they won't have time to make a plan. They need to end this fight and get to Diodora Astaroth swiftly and get Asia back.
"So how do we not die?" Koneko asked.
"We have to do something now!" Gasper said.
'Raw power isn't everything. I have to look inward and harness the strength of the perv-side.' Isse mentally thought as he then raise his arm, crossing his arms. "Horny Thoughts Release: Max-symmetry Go!"
He then began to unleash the aura that surrounds them.
"Now expand! Just like I did when I saw those sweet naked babes!?" Issei shouts.
"What's going on?"
"I'm confused."
"Dear enemy chi-chis, I'm a big fan. If it's not too much trouble, could you tell your owners attack plans?" Issei said, closed his eyes.
One of them spoke when one of their breasts bounces.
"Our first move is to stun or even blind a little vampire kid."
"The six of us against one of them make pretty good odds."
"Attack the vampire while they're distracted."
With the information that Issei got, he then knew what to do. He then turned to Gasper as he spoke.
"That girl, that girl, and that girl are all attacking you Gasper." Issei told him, pointing fingers as the three Pawns. "Use your power to freeze them, dude!"
"Okay, I'll do it." Gasper cried as he then activates his Forbidden Balor view to freeze them in their tracks, leaving the rest of the Pawns shocked.
"I can't believe it! They stopped the attack cold!"
"No way! Do you think they were able to read our minds?"
"If that were true, they would the know we were attacking the cat girl!?"
"Those three are coming after Koneko." Issei said to him, pointing at the other three Pawns. "Now stop them in their tracks!"
"You got it, boss!" Gasper cried as he freezes them in their place while Koneko leaps after them.
"I'll come to you!" Koneko said seriously as she then kicks the three, knocking them out.
With six Pawns down, there were only two Pawns left when they landed in front of Issei.
"You bastard! How are you predicting our every move!?"
"Are you reading our minds?"
"No, but I was able to hear what was in your heart, and go figure, your lady hearts been gossiping to its neighbors. I heard the voice of your rib-cushions." Issei revealed with a smirk, pointing at them as the two Pawns covered their breasts, glaring at him. "Behold my new special attack: Titty-Translation. But I prefer it: Booby-Lingual."
With that, Koneko then knocked the final two Pawns out.
"You still gross me out. That was handy, but still the worse move ever." Koneko said bluntly.
Meanwhile, Xenovia was fending them off, but luckily for her, the two Rooks were in disbelief of what they just witnessed.
"The pawns."
"All of them gone."
"It looks like I'll be able to really cut loose now." Xenovia said with a chuckle, earned their attention. "When I first met my friend Asia, I said some terrible things I've noe come to regret."
Xenovia's Durandal begins to glow with holy power.
"I called her a witch and a heretic. But even after these insults, she still accepted me and made me feel at home. I will protect her." Xenovia said with resolve as the magic circle appear on her left side. "Aura transfer, Durandal to Ascalon!"
Xenovia soon calls out to Issei's blade and the blade appears before her. She takes it and forms an X-formation with both blades raise in the air.
"With your powers combined, I will smite my enemies! I have the strength because friendship is magic!" Xenovia shouts as the holy aura of both blades destroys the parts of the temple, taking the two Rooks with them. Xenovia was left relatively unharmed, giving a satisfied smile of victory.
That last remark made both Issei and Koneko tilt their heads in confusion.
On the other side of the battlefield, Rias, Akeno, and Kiba were having a hard time fighting against their opponents who was on the offense with power. They could only defend with magic shields as the Bishops healed the wounds of the Queen, restoring her energy. The fight was being grounded to a standstill and time is one thing they don't have.
"We have to take out both the Bishops and the Queen simultaneously." Akeno grunted underneath the strain of the blasts she and Rias were defending against. "The question is how?"
Issei, Xenovia, Gasper, and Koneko could see the struggle from the other side.
"I wish there was a way to help them out!?" Issei exclaims with a grunt, earned his attention when Koneko tapped his arm.
"I have an idea, try this." Koneko said as she then whispered to Issei's ear. Soon enough, an established comm-link appeared on Akeno's ear.
"Hey Akeno." Issei called her, earned their attention which he was uncertain about this, but decided to continue on with what he's about to say next. "Oh man. If you can win that fight, then I promise to take you out for a date next Saturday."
Issei then cuts his comm-link off and turned to Koneko.
"You really think this is going to work, Koneko?" Issei asks, leaving her nodded which he's not sure about this. "I doubt a date with me is that kind of incentive, but I'm flattered though."
Suddenly, they felt a surge of power which it was starting to get out of control. It came from the other side of the battlefield. It cackled with lightning all around, indicating it could be from Akeno.
"What?" Issei said with disbelief.
Meanwhile, Virgil and the others were still fighting against the Khaos Brigade, but felt a surge of power that was went wild, leaving him sighed as he turned his head to the temple which he knew that it was Akeno.
'Why do I have a feeling that Issei was behind this?' Virgil mentally questions with annoyance. 'Whoever told that method must've been got Rias seriously pissed off.'
While on the other side of the battlefield, Akeno was overjoyed when Issei made a promise for a date next Saturday. She keeps her usual smile but giggles happily, to her everlasting delight, but Rias couldn't believe what she have just heard.
"Issei, I can't believe you'd ask her out like that in front of me!?" Rias shouts with disbelief.
"It only shows there's room in Issei's heart for my love." Akeno said, giggled happily for herself.
"I don't want to hear that from someone who has a sudden wellspring of power after being promised one measly date with another girl's man." Rias snapped as her magical power grew and became stronger, enhancing the size of her shield.
"I'm not going to think of him as your man until after you've slept with him and seals the deed." Akeno retorts as her power matches Rias'
"I sleep with him all the time! Last night was no exception!" Rias said before turns her face away with a blush. "In bed together, he didn't stop touching my breast the whole night."
"Issei tosses and turns a lot when he's unconscious. It's happen to to all of us." Akeno told her with a smirk.
"Yeah well, how many have you kissed him twice?" Rias shouted.
Kiba was the only witness to the banter of the two girls when their powers were rising.
"Jealousy. It truly is women's krytonite." Kiba said with shock.
However, Diodora's queen was starting to get very annoyed as her body glow blue.
"I demand you stop this nonsense! You ignore me and amongst yourselves over a boy!?" Diodora's Queen demands with a shout which she made a one biggest mistake of her life.
"Back Off!?" Rias and Akeno yelled in unison with a glare as the two then use their powers at the three which the Queen and the two Bishops were down for the count, leaving their clothes shredded as they lay unconscious before dissipating in white light.
"Nice, looks like we've won." Gasper summed up.
"As I'd expect from our King and Queen." Xenovia added with a smile. "One hell of a devil attack finisher."
"Word." Koneko nodded with a smile.
By the time everyone is reunited, both Rias and Akeno were still arguing which Issei was in a very serious trouble after that stunt he just pulled.
"This isn't over, Akeno." Rias said with anger.
"Right, right." Akeno said with a giggle, unfazed of her threat.
"Listen I'm serious!" Rias retorted.
"So am I!" Akeno said with a laugh as everyone listens the whole way while walks up the main stairs.
"I think you and I are going to need to have a little chat about boundaries after we've rescued Asia." Rias said seriously.
"I have no objections, Rias." Akeno said, accepts the challenge. "Asia's like a little sister to me as well, so let's focus on getting her back for now. Only the King and his two Knights are left."
As Rias and her Peerage continue their way to the main temple, they came across the main entrance that was strangely opened for them. They knew that when Diodora opened them, it was a death warrant if he would allow them to come this far.
"It's an unorthodox to send your Queen out to the front. Why keep Knights in reserve?" Rias questions as everyone walks through the doors and into a dark hallway.
"Yo, yo, yo! Long time no see suckers!" The voice of Freed speaks.
Walking into a large entryway with nothing but walls, a massive blue blue curtain, and a red carpet along with a certain Stray Exorcist psychopath walks out while bearing a maniac smile on his face.
"Freed, damn!" Issei growled, recognize who he is.
"Yes, yes! I'm hard to kill that's a fact." Freed said while waving his hands in front of him like a madman. "As you can see, I'm still totally alive and kicking."
"What are you doing here?" Kiba questions with a scowl.
"After our last encounter, I was scooped up by that whackjob Vali." Freed explains, sticking his tongue. "To make a long story short, the Khaos Brigade picked up the psycho priest free-agent standing in front of you."
"And that's why you're here as Diodora's Knight?" Rias questions, crossed her arms.
"His Knight?" Freed said as he then burst with laughter like deranged maniac. "I ate then both! They were finger licking good!"
"Gross, dude!" Issei said with disgust, felt appalled when he saw how low could that psychopath go.
"Okay, I think I might actually puke." Koneko said, pinching the bridge of her nose, feeling sick to her stomach.
Freed laughs like a mad hatter before he suddenly bends forward like in mad pain before a massive brown bat wing appeared from his back. His entire body and skin turned the same color of brown and deformed. Half of his face was bearing more teeth with one large right eye, and his tongue was sticking out. His arms were so thick, it ripped the Exorcist sleeves with an extra arm on his back. He retained his silver hair along with what's left of his clothes, but his appearance was twisted and sinister.
"That's nasty." Gasper said with fright.
"Since we're all friends here, let me share a tid-bit of gossip with you. It's a tasty secret about Diodora's household, you know all those pretty girls you just beat up? Every one of them was a well-respected nun before Diodora got his greasy mitts on them. A couple of them were even saints." Freed revealed.
"What did you say!?" Xenovia exclaims with shock.
"Diodora the explorer loves bringing passionate holy women down to the depths of Hell with smiles and sweet talks. That's how the freak gets on!" Freed told them happily, laughing.
"Then Asia is just another conquest?" Issei questions with shock.
"Once a upon a time, there was spoiled high born Devil brat. He saw a holy woman that was as pretty as a peach, blonde, petite, I'm talking totally his type. But the woman was a guarded treasure of the church. So, he knew there was no way he could kidnap her and get away with it. So the clever Devil brat came up with a plan. If the people of the church saw her healing an injured agent of hell like him then they would excommunicate her." Freed explains. "So he took a chance."
Issei's mind then flashes back to what Asia said earlier. 'Sorry, I was thinking I don't regret saving Diodora back then.'
"What the hell man." Issei said with horrified expression. If confirmed that Virgil was right about Diodora being suspicious and showing his true colors. However, he didn't think that Diodora would stoop so low that he just got all of the nuns excommunicated, especially Asia while having them as his Peerage. "What are telling me, you mutant psycho?"
"This is no time to be reckless." Rias told him with a scowl without looking at him, raise her arm.
"Once you hit rock bottom in despair over the Church's betrayal, he'd snatch the girl up when she was at her lowest and make her his completely, ravaging both body and soul. A man's gotta have a vice, and Diodora loves breaking the will of the little young girls like her more than anything else!" Freed said, attempt to break Issei's morale.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!?" Issei yelled with anger when he was about to kill him, but was stopped when Kiba placed his hand on his shoulder.
"You should save those feelings of rage for your upcoming battle against Astaroth." Kiba ushered.
"Oh come on man." Issei refused with anger, grabbed his collar. "You expect me to let him live..."
However, Issei notice the serious look on Kiba's face, knew that he wants to kill Freed himself.
"I will face Freed." Kiba told him, leaving him shocked. "Let me put a stop to his filthy talk."
Kiba then walk past him while facing Freed with his Sword of Betrayer.
"Look what we have here! It's the pretty boy Knight who used his scary sword that I saw last time we met." Freed said mockingly. "But no hard feeling, I got this bodacious body upgrade because of you. The super invincible mutated monster Freed is coming to get you Mr. puny Mark. You wanna throw down? I'll throw down Nancy!"
Freed then rushing towards Kiba like a madman.
"We'd all prefer that you cease to exist." Kiba said with a glare on his face.
Using his Knight speed, Kiba somehow ends up behind Freed with a swing that was faster than the eye could see. And Freed was split into two which for all of is mutated transformation and strength, it a hardly helpful.
"Oh come on, when the hell did you get so strong?" Freed asked, still alive as Kiba stares down at him without a single word. "Well, it won't matter soon. You chumps don't stand a snowball's chance in Hell of beating the big shots pulling the strings."
"Perhaps, but you should've saved your last words for the God of Death." Kiba responds.
With that, Kiba then stabs Freed's face with his Sword of Betrayer, thereby ending the mad priest once and for all. They would all hoped that the soul of Freed gets what it's coming to him.
"Diodora!?" Issei growled with pure anger. "Come out you douche-hole!? You hear me!?"
When the Gremory Peerage have ended Freed's life for good, the blue curtains on the wall rolls up to reveal Diodora Astaroth lounging on a throne above them, attached to some kind of device keeping her in place. It was almost like her life-force was draining, as if she was weakened.
"Asia, hey!?" Issei yelled her name as she slowly opened her eyes.
"I knew you'd come." Asia said weakly. "Where's Virgil?"
"Virgil is helping Odin and the others fighting against the Khaos Brigade." Issei answered. "He's counting on us to get you back."
"What took you guys so long, huh!?" Diodora said with mockery, laughing. "You should've seen your face when I told her the particulars of my plan. Her expression was absolutely priceless."
"You're a real scumbag, you know that?" Rias asked menacingly, glaring at Diodora.
"I never get tired of it, my favorite moment is when a woman of faith and conviction gives into despair!" Diodora said with a laugh.
"That's enough, dickweed!?" Issei growled.
"On the contrary. Dear Asia still clings to hope, she still has her dear friends. Especially that big bad l'Cie and you, big bad Red Dragon Emperor." Diodora said with disappointment, opened his eyes. "Of course, I'm certain he remembers the Fallen Angel Raynare. After that maniacal bitch tried to kill poor little Asia, that Virgil have come her rescue by severed the chains, my plan was ruined because he along with the others have to fight against those Stray Priests and the Fallen Angel. Of course, I had planned to off Raynare and give Asia an Evil Piece and I mean both literally and euphemistically."
"You are disgusting." Rias said shockingly, leaving Diodora chuckles of her remark.
"You may be right, I was caught off-guard when that l'Cie and the others or a reasonable facsimile thereof interfered with my plan. I made the costly mistake of waiting, assuming that two weaklings would die instantly." Diodora admits. "And to add insult to injury, Rias comes in to snatch Asia up into her Peerage."
"You were behind it all from the very beginning." Rias said with a frown, shockingly.
"But don't worry, I've forgiven you. After all, being part of your club is the reason she's her hopes up so high." Diodora said with his grin. "She'll drop into the deepest despair imaginable once I've killed her friends in front of her very eyes. Asia is still a virgin isn't she? I don't want the l'Cie's sloppy seconds."
"Shut your mouth..." Issei growled when his Boosted Gear was glowing green repeatedly.
"I do rather enjoy the idea of stealing her away from him though. Our own custom virgin primae noctis." Diodora taunts, grinned with insanity. "I must admit that mere thought of taking Asia away as calls out his name is absolutely delicious!"
That was the last straw and his last mistake.
"I SAID SHUT UP!?" Issei roared with pure anger as he no longer holds back his rage.
[Welsh Dragon: Balance Breaker]
Activating his Balance Breaker, Issei allows his powers surrounds himself with pure flames and red aura course into him like raging torrents of flames. His focus now was making Diodora suffer and pay for what he has done to the other former nuns and Asia. Issei walk past Rias since she gave him permission to beat the living hell out of him while Ddraig will back him up.
"Nice armor! The lights are a cute touch!" Diodora said with an amusement laugh. "But I have a snake direct from Ophis, supposedly so venomous it's bite so rumored to be an infinite kill!"
Issei have heard enough of him running his mouth he punched directly to the stomach which it was enough to caught Diodora off-guard as he spews blood. He then grab hold of the Devil, throws Diodora to the ground like a ragdoll.
"Clumping oaf, I'm a High-Ranking Devil you wretched boar! Part of the bloodline of the current Great Devil Beezlebub." Diodora growled as he then launches a magic projectiles at Issei, but it proved useless as they just bounced off while Issei approaches him. "How can well-breed noble like me lose to a lowly reincarnated savage like you? It just isn't right, it isn't fair!"
When Diodora tries to create a magical shields to protect himself, but it didn't work as Issei breaks through the multiple shields easily with a punch. Another blow to the face sends Diodora flying across the guard which leaves him wracking with pure pain the likes he never felt. He rolls around like a child throwing a tantrum.
"It hurts, my beautiful face!" Diodora cried in pain.
"Your barrier is nothing compared Vali's. Pathetic weakling." Issei said in his dark tone, grabbing him.
"I don't understand. I've gotten so much stronger with the power of Ophis gave me." Diodora said in fear as Issei punches him in the stomach. "I refuse to let a filthy dragon beat me like this!"
Raising his hands, Diodora creates a barrier to separate himself from Issei.
"And now you're trapped, my magic is impenetrable!" Diodora gloats when he laughed like a crazed maniac. "An knuckle-dragon idiot like the soon to be dead dragon emperor hasn't got a chance in hell of beating me!"
"I'll drive my knuckles to your face, jerkoff!" Issei growled as the Boosted Gear began to give him powers as he launch himself to punch the barrier.
"Keeping trying, it's cute!" Diodora taunts with a laugh of mockery.
Issei's Boosted Gear keeps giving him power as the barrier then began to crack and with that, the barrier is broken, leaving Diodora shocked.
"I don't care what happens to me!? No one makes Asia cry!?" Issei growled with anger.
Issei then uppercuts Diodora and sent him flying at the ceiling. He then falls to the ground hard before getting up on wobbly legs while using the pillar for support.
"Impossible, I can't be defeated. I beat Agares. I even had a plan to deal with Sairaorg." Diodora proclaims, coughing a bit of his blood. "There's no way I'd ever expect to lose to the Gremory family, whose main claim to fame is fraternizing with their servants! I am Diodora of the Astaroth family!"
Diodora soon powers up with his own powers while Issei use his Boosted Gear to power up as they then fires their own magic projectiles, but Issei's Dragon Shot cuts through his magic projectile like a knife through butter, powerful enough to break through walls and pillars as Diodora was then knocked out. Issei then approaches him, leaving Diodora in fear as he then grabbed him as he spoke.
"Stay away from Asia, you prick! If me or Virgil have ever see you again, we'll smash you gnats into a thin pinkish paste, you got that!?" Issei threatens him with a warning, tosses Diodora down to the ground.
He then rushes to Asia while trying to pry her out which it won't budge.
"Asia." Issei said with worry, tried to get her out. "Dammit! It won't come loose!?"
"Surely, the power of the Welsh Dragon is enough to break it." Rias said.
"This is a custom-made seal created especially from me by a certain Longinus user." Diodora explains. "I was given a promise it would disarm when everything was over, but on the off-chance that you Gremory clowns were actually able to beat me. I had the seal set to consume her entirely, rather escape."
"There has to be a way!" Akeno said in shock, doesn't know what to do.
"I'd rather have her disappear from existence than hand her back over!? There's nothing you can do!?" Diodora declared.
"You will not get away with this." Rias said with a glare.
"Asia." Issei called her, earned her attention. "Ddriag, I'm putting my trust in you."
[What are you talking about, kid?]
"Issei, careful!" Rias warned him.
"Asia, I'm sorry ahead of time." Issei apologize with a smile when he placed his hand on her shoulder, leaving her confused. "Amp it up, we've got one chance. Now let's make it work!"
Issei was then getting more power from his Boosted Gear as the green orb began to glow.
"Dress Break: Balance Breaker Boosted Version" Issei then used his power to destroy the device, but the cost was that Asia's clothes were completely ripped off.
Rias and her Peerage were shocked with awe when they saw that Issei was using something so powerful. He grab hold of her while landed hard on the ground.
"Beautiful." Akeno said with a smile, touching her face before running forward.
"Man, you're the worst." Koneko said with deadpan expression. "But still, you have a good reason to save Asia."
"Please be alright." Asia said as her clothes re-appear.
"No way, the Longinus seal has been broken." Diodora said with horror.
"Asia, thank god." Xenovia cried. "I wouldn't know what to do if you were gone. I mean it."
Asia then walk towards her friend with a handkerchief and dries her tears.
"I'm not going to go anywhere, because I'll have you, Issei, and Virgil protect me. Right, Xenovia?" Asia said with a smile.
"You can count on me. I'll look out for you no matter what the future throws at us." Xenovia nods with a smile.
Rias then walks up behind her and wrapped her arms around her from behind, pulling her into a tight hug.
"I'm so sorry." Asia apologizes, looking at Rias.
"You haven't done anything to apologize for." Rias reassured her. "I'm just glad you're back with us where we can keep you safe."
"Yes...I feel the same way." Asia nods in agreement.
"I'm so glad that Asia's back!" Gasper exclaims with tears in his eyes. "But now my brain's freaking out about all this scary stuff that happened today!"
"It's alright. There, there, Gaspy." Koneko reassures him, patting his head.
"Issei!" Asia said as she then rush towards Issei, wrapping her arms tightly.
"Asia." Issei said shockingly, but turned to smile. "Sorry for being late."
"I believed in you. And I know Virgil counted of you." Asia said, looking at him. "I was sure you and Virgil would come for me, Issei. I know you always will."
"I'm so sorry you had to go through all this." Issei apologize. "I'm sure Virgil thinks the same way."
"I'm fine now, because you and Virgil are here with me, Issei." Asia told him. "We should help Virgil since he's still fighting against the Khaos Brigade."
"Yeah, once we help Virgil out, we can go home." Issei nods with an agreement.
"Alright, but before we leave I'd like to say a little prayer." Asia said, walking away for a moment.
"You just got rescued, what's there to pray about?" Issei asks with confusion.
"That's a secret." Asia said, playfully winks him.
Asia soon gets on both of her knees as she begin to pray in silence, with a golden light encompassing over her body. Strangely enough, Virgil have felt connected to Asia's voice, causing him to stop when he heard.
'Heavenly Father, please hear my earnest prayer. Continue protecting Virgil and help him grow as you always have done. And please, from this day forward til' the end of time, let us live together in peaceful bliss with Virgil.'
When her prayer was finished, Asia was suddenly and mysteriously disappeared into thin air from the golden light. Confusion spread immediately to everyone, wondering what have just happen. Both Issei and Virgil could hear her remaining words.
'Swear to me we'll be together forever. I don't want to be alone. You promise, Issei? Virgil?'
Those words have echoed on both of their minds, cementing themselves within confusion and sorrow soon overtook them and everyone else. Rias and her Peerage had just rescued their friend from Diodora, only for her to vanish just after being rescued.
That's it for the 37th chapter. Sorry about the delay.
