I do not own Highschool DxD nor do I own Diablo. All rights respectively go to Ichiei Ishibumi, the series' creator, and Blizzard Entertainment, the company who made Diablo.
OP: Metamorphose feat. Ishida Yoko – Over the Testament (Shinmai Maou no Testament BURST OP)
(As the music begins, a flash of white light occurs as the camera moves upwards to depict a mural showing the entire universe like a tree, first starting with the Burning Hells and their masters, the Seven Evils, as they light up in red. Aidan appears first in a blue background with a bare chest before it cuts back to the mural moving upwards to the middle showing Sanctuary/Earth and all the other realms surrounding it, including the Underworld which light up in green. Then Rias appears in a red background, a bit further back than Aidan yet also naked before it reverts back to the upper portion of the mural, showing the High Heavens and their leaders, the Angiris Council, illuminated in a white glow. Akeno is the last show further back than Aidan and Rias, also naked and with a yellow background. The last image shows the entire mural illuminated in its respective colors.)
Over the Testament (The title of the show is revealed as Highschool DxD: The Prime Evil)
sabireta kono sekai ni habikoru (Aidan is standing on top of Tristram Cathedral, looking out to the sunset over the horizon before he turns briefly to his right to face away from the camera)
gizen to jiko gisei sore ga bigaku ka? (Rias is shown in front of the ORC Clubhouse before she turns around fully and then begins to walk forward)
honne o kakushita koduku na PIERO (The camera cuts to Akeno in her miko outfit at her shrine, her eyes closed before she opens them in a serious expression)
kyou mo kimi wa Poker face (Asia is shown in a church praying before she turns around to the light. The next image shows Kiba leaning his back against a wall, head down and eyes closed, with the spirits of his dead comrades surrounding him in comfort)
kamen hazushite saa kocchi ni kite (The Gremory rune is shown before the background turns black. Rias appears amidst the flames of the Burning Hells soon afterwards with the rune still present)
arinomama no kimi shiritaikara (Aidan's left arm, from his Sacred Gear that was holding Silentium, is corrupted as he activates his Balance Breaker, making him scream into the air as the shadow of Diablo appears above and behind him)
kagayaki ni tsutsumare yasashii kaze ga fuku (Rossweisse, fires a powerful blast of lightning from on high at a group of flying Demons. Xenovia was on the ground as she slams Durandal to the ground, creating a massive quake that topples the incoming Demons in front of her)
sonna sekai o misetakute chikai o koeta (Kiba charges across the rooftops with Sword of Betrayer in hand. The camera follows him where he was charging towards the towering Belial, Lord of Lies. He jumps up to dodge a blast from the Demon Lord before spinning in the air and cutting off one of Belial's horns)
arata ni kizamareru kibou e no ayumi o (Koneko is seen next running across the rooftops as the camera follows her, charging at Azmodan, the Lord of Sin. She lands roughly on one roof before jumping upwards, dodging Azmodan's attack before she runs across the Demon's left arm and delivers a swift kick to his head)
tsugi no PEEJI ni kakishirushi (Rias fires a powerful blast from her Power of Destruction, only to be caught in a blast herself by Azmodan, sending her flying away)
ugokidashita jikan wa New age (Rias is caught by Aidan who smiles at her to which she returns. Then the two lean in for a romantic kiss as they are enveloped in a red power, their clothes also dissipating in the process)
(Aidan is shown in his Balance Breaker, Primal Terror Vengeance, starting at the back as the camera steadily turns around to show him until the last shot shows his left demonic eye. Between each frame, quick-time images appear; the first one being Venalana Gremory, Lilith, and the angel Aurelia in her mortal guise but with her back facing the camera, the second Sirzechs and Grayfia, the third being the Student Council led by Sona Sitri, the fourth being Loki and Diodora Astaroth back to back, and finally the last one showing Sinestra as the Angiris Apostle with the Angiris Council members looking over her, including Tyrael as the Archangel of Justice and Malthael as the Archangel of Wisdom)
(The final image shows Aidan looking to his right at Sinestra in the air, ready to take part in the Eternal Conflict)
Everyone was assembled in a meeting room used by the Four Great Satans for their meetings. Upon learning that they were all going to battle the God of Mischief Loki, Rias had called for everyone to meet with the Four Great Satans, Azazel, Michael, and Odin with his bodyguard Rossweisse.
"So let me get this straight: you want us to battle Loki?" asked Aidan. "Fight the God of Mischief himself?"
"That's correct," Azazel said, leaning back in his chair so casually.
"So this is nephalem I have been hearing so much about," Odin said as he looks at the young man with interest. "I must say, by all the tales of your exploits, I was kind of expecting something more."
Rias soon spoke up and asked the Allfather, "Lord Odin, just how did Loki acquire Demons to be his servants?"
Odin's look bore one of seriousness. "That I do not know. I never even considered him aligning with such foul beings of evil to begin with."
Aidan narrows his eyes on Odin, feeling like he was holding something back. He wanted to pry more information from the Allfather, but he had to set his personal feelings aside for the sake of the new mission. Right now, they will work with what we have: Loki is aligned with the Burning Hells and has Demons to prove his case.
"But with the seal placed on him, it will not last long as it only lasts for 24 hours," remarked Odin.
"Once he gets out of there, he'll be pissed and come back to strike at us if we do not act now," Azazel said with a smirk.
Rias' eyes widened in shock. "One day?!" That's it?"
"Correct," Odin said. "When he breaks free, we're not going to have a choice at compromise, not with those Demons at his disposal. We need to stop him here and now."
Sirzechs then turned to his little sister. "I'm sorry to have to ask this of you and Aidan, Rias. As you can imagine, if the other Satans and I attack…"
"It could result in another large scale war between the Underworld and Asgard," Rias finished for him. The gravity of the situation dawning on her of why they were chosen for the task.
But Aidan felt like there was more. If Loki was aligned with the Demons, then clearly he would be expecting the Satans to come after him considering how he declared his allegiance to Belial, the Lord of Lies. This whole situation was made to create another all-out war in the Eternal Conflict but against the Aesir and the Three Factions this time. The more Aidan was thinking about it, the more the pieces were slowly falling into place for him to see.
It concluded him with a disturbing theory: someone from the Burning Hells was behind this manipulation. Loki couldn't be the sole manipulator as all he wants is Ragnarök, not a war between Asgard and the Underworld. So who was pulling his strings? What part did he play in the grand scheme of things?
Where were the Burning Hells on all of this with the Demons involved once more?
Odin sighs and rubs his forehead. "Even if Loki is a menace, all of Asgard would cry out for war if one of their Gods were attacked by the leaders of any faction. We Aesir are a proud people after all and we will be playing right into Loki's hand."
"How so?" asked Aidan with Asia standing next to him.
Azazel answered the nephalem. "He wants to bring about Ragnarök, and the Khaos Brigade wants to bring about pandemonium by disrupting the alliances we are making. A war such as that would further all of their goals. It's the beginning of the end, kiddos. Nothing would survive."
"Even with the nephalem at our side, as powerful as he is, it will not be enough to finish the fight as quickly as possible," Odin said while stroking his beard.
"But, Lord Odin, we still have to consider the Demons Loki has," said Ajuka Beelzebub. "Even if they are dealt with easily, their numbers will no doubt rip them apart."
"We may have one thing though that can stop Loki," Odin said. "A weapon of Asgard that would be powerful enough to stop him. And what better way than to use my son's hammer?"
"Mjolnir…" Aidan guessed correctly.
Odin nods. With Mjolnir used, it would certainly save him the trouble of sending his son Thor out into the battlefield. And if the Aesir understood that this action was done by the Devils, then they will have no problem of having an evil god like Loki locked up.
Rias nodded and then asked, "Will we be alone on this mission?"
Although she was mostly quiet throughout the meeting, Serafall broke her silence with a smile and giggled. "Don't you worry. You weren't the only volunteers," She said as she turned her head to look over her shoulder. A door behind her suddenly opened up and standing on the other side was Sona, Tsubaki, Issei, and Saji. "Right Sona?"
"You're going?" asked Rias, a little surprised to see her childhood friend volunteering to go with her.
"The four of us would like to offer our services as well, if that's alright," Sona stated as she and her four servants walked into the room.
"I tried to talk her out of it, but she wouldn't listen," Serafall said with an innocent shrug. Truth be told, she didn't try to talk her out of it. The Leviathan Satan then turned over to Sirzechs. "Then again, this whole mess with Loki is kind of our fault to begin with. So our little sisters being assigned cleanup duty shouldn't get many objections. Won't look like we're playing favorites, either."
"It's not like there's time to object anyway," Azazel said before he turned his head to his right. "That said, there is one other we've already decided on going with you."
The door opens to reveal Irina. "Irina?" asked a surprised Issei, seeing his childhood friend. "You're coming too?"
"Tyrael believes that Irina is more than enough to handle this in his absence," Michael stated with a firm but soft voice. "And I have no doubt that Irina will be an asset to you in this endeavor."
Since Tyrael was to remain in the Underworld to coordinate with the Horadrim, he needed them to act as backup in case the vanguard squad fails.
"As you wish," Irina said with a smile, happy to come along an show Issei, Aidan, and Xenovia what she has up her sleeves.
With her standing by her lord, Rossweisse turned her head towards everyone with a serious expression.
"I will be in attendance as well to represent Asgard," She said. "This is after all an Aesir problem."
"I suggest, Rias, that you pick only your best fighters to take with you. The rest can stay behind to hold the line in the event you fail," Sirzechs said with her sister nodding in understanding. "Right, then prepare to depart shortly."
The following day, the two Peerages of Rias and Sona stood in front of the Gremory Estate. Those that were being left behind came out to wish everyone good luck against the God of Mischief. Going with Aidan were Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Kiba, and Xenovia. Irina, Sona, Tsubaki, Saji, and Issei were also coming along. The ones staying behind and waiting for their return ere Asia, Gasper, the Phenex Maids, and Tyrael.
Accompanying Tyrael were his two bodyguards from the Horadrim. Since refounding the order, Tyrael had been looking for warriors and mages to join him in defense of Sanctuary. They were mostly wearing armor adorned with the Horadric symbol on their chest. They were covered from head to toe, covering their faces with brown cloaks and robes and both carried what appeared to be a bisento, a type of Japanese polearm from feudal times that carried a thick truncated blade at the end.
"I'm sorry, but it's too dangerous for us to bring you two along," Rias said to Asia and Gasper as the two stood with the leaders of the Factions. "You'll be safe here with the defense force. The Phenex Maids, Tyrael, and the Horadrim will also be here."
"Oh, of course," Asia said to her master with a slight smile before turning to Aidan. She knew that even with her training with her healing abilities and of how much power she has grown with An'Naresh, she was nowehere as skilled or as battle-ready as the others. "Please be careful and come back safely, Aidan."
"I will. We all will." Aidan reassured with a smile as he reaches out with his hand to squeeze her shoulder gently. "Look after Gasper, okay?"
"This feels like old times, doesn't it?" Irina said to Xenovia.
"Yeah, well, kind of anyways," The Knight said to her friend. "It might seem weird coming from a Devil, but try to be careful."
"I was just about to say the same thing to you," Irina replied with a smirk.
The sound of armored footsteps was heard behind them as Aidan turned around to see the beautiful, silver-haired, young woman that traveled with Odin. And he was quite amazed to see that Rossweisse had changed out of her business attire to be in a more traditional battle armor to show her Valkyrie origins. The armor consisted of a white breastplate with gold and pale blue accents and matching fingerless gauntlets, boots, hip guards, and wing-shaped hair clips. She also wore a black leotard underneath her breastplate, black thigh-high stockings, and a pale blue cloth wrapped underneath her hip guards, all of which are clad with pink lacing along with her hair clips.
"Guess I'll introduce myself to the team," She said. "I should have known things would have gotten out of hand traveling with Odin. I'm the Valkyrie Rossweisse."
Aidan turned his body to face with her with a smile before bowing courteously with one hand over his chest. "It is an honor to meet you, Rossweisse."
"And it is also an honor to meet you as well, Aidan Kain," Rossweisse said, approaching him as Aidan stood up straight. The two were almost equal in height as they share smiles with one another.
Saji and Issei were ogling at the sight of the Valkyrie, noting her rack. Despite being clad in armor, it still showed how curvy her body was.
"I have heard stories of the nephalem as a little girl, but never did I think I would meet one in the flesh," Rossweisse said.
"And I have always heard how quite attractive the Valkyries of Valhalla were," Aidan smiles politely. "Proud beautiful warriors of Asgard whom even kings would fall madly in love with."
Rossweisse's cheeks glare up with redness as she was surprised. But out of nowhere, Rias grabs Aidan's cheeks and pulls him back.
"OWOWOWOWOW!" Aidan yelps.
"Aidan, I think that's quite enough of you," She said, slightly annoyed. Sona did the same for Saji and Issei.
"I was just giving a compliment!" Aidan whined.
"Okay, kids, just try to be careful out there," Azazel said, standing between Michael and Sirzechs. Next to them were the other three Satans and Odin.
"And so the time has come," Sirzechs said, prompting Grayfia to walk forward and approach the team. In her hands was an open pouch that had three red vials that looked familiar.
"These are Phenex Tears," Grayfia explained. "Unfortunately, this is all we could obtain on such a short notice."
This bode ill news for Aidan as he narrows his eyes. He just remembered that gift that Ravel gave to him during the ball that was still in his pocket. Reaching into his pocket, he unveils the black capsule to reveal a single vial of Phenex Tears in it.
She may be a sweet bird now, but how long will that last until her memories of the Terror Unleashed event re-emerge in her mind? From what Aidan also heard, she also assisted Issei by letting her breasts be rubbed to increase his power. Perhaps that is where her crush lies.
"They may not look like much, but they're good to have," Sirzechs said in a neutral tone. "Especially since you won't have bishop healing powers."
Sirzechs was already worried for everyone going into the fight, especially his little sister and her beloved nephalem, having nearly lost both of them on one too many occasions.
Rias takes the pouch into her hands and closes it. "Thank you, that's a good idea," She thanks as she puts the pouch away.
"Just remember to keep your guard up out there," Sirzechs warned them all. "With the Deceivers in hand, Loki will use them to ambush you."
Rias nodded. "We will."
As everyone gets ready to depart, one of them was lost in her thoughts. At first, Koneko was going to be one of the few to stay behind while the others fought Loki. But concerning yesterday, she had approached Rias and demanded to come along, practically begging at that. Rias relented to her request, hoping she did not make a mistake in this.
Koneko grabs Aidan's right sleeve and tugs on it. She calls out while looking down slightly, "Hey, Aidan-senpai."
Aidan turns to see her.
"If I was scared… what would you say to me?" She asked in a flushed up face.
Aidan smiles as he places a hand on her head, effectively patting her like he had always done, and rubbing it softly for a bit. "My Uncle Deckard always told me that no matter what awaits you in the darkness, you are not alone. Not anymore. I promise I will protect you, Koneko."
Koneko stares at him and then smiles with a blush.
"I must say I'm impressed, Aidan," Akeno said with a finger on her cheek and smile on her face. "With smooth talking like that, she wouldn't be able to deny her feelings much longer."
Aidan is gob smacked briefly before he clears his throat. "We're just friends, Akeno!"
For some reason though unbeknownst to Aidan, Koneko pouts in response to that, puffing her cheeks.
"Will you protect me?" She then whispered. As Akeno then opened her eyes to look at him. "I'll be counting on that resolve of yours to get me through." Then she turned away from him, her smile disappearing again.
"You can count on me, Akeno," Aidan said with a look of tenacity. "I won't let you down."
"It is time," Odin said, before nodding to Ajuka.
The Beelzebub Satan then uses his magic to transport everyone to the location of where the Trickster God awaits.
As everyone stepped out of the portal, it closes behind them. A cold gust of wind hit them and those in their summer uniforms were affected the most. It was bearable for the most part, but Aidan knew that they were in some sort of rocky wasteland where the sky was dark green with gray clouds all over.
Just over in front of everyone was a glowing white pyramid, looking oddly beautiful in its appearance but it wouldn't last long. Once the seal breaks, the God of Mischief will be released and a battle between mortals and a god will be one of the toughest fights yet.
"That seal won't last much longer," Rias informed.
"Sure won't," Sona concurred with a stoic expression as both of theirs and the other female students' skirts lifted slightly from the wind.
"I don't know about you, but I'm not digging this," Saji said as he stood next to Aidan and Issei. "We just finished training for the Rating Game, and now we're fighting a god? That's nuts."
"All the more reason we continue to fight for Sona, Saji," Issei said as he activates his Boosted Gear. "We cannot let her down."
"Right," Saji said with a grin. "We've still gotta help her with a dream."
"A dream you say?" asked Aidan. "What kind of dream?"
"Sona wants to build a Rating Game school down in the Underworld for all Devils," Issei explained. "A place where even low-level Devils are welcomed so they could play the Rating Game."
"I'm guessing this doesn't come without a lot of red tape though," Aidan deduces correctly.
"Yeah, well, there's just one thing standing in her way," Saji nods in confirmation. "You see, a lot of Devils hate her idea because it goes against the Class system. They're not big on any kind of change, and mixing with other mythologies won't open any more minds."
Aidan could not help but admired the Student Council President as she stares at the pyramid with Rias. Asides from the fact that her panties were showing from the gust of winds blowing, alongside Rias', Aidan now saw her in a new light. She's fighting an uphill battle and if Loki had his way, that dream would be shattered.
"Sounds as if you guys are intent on making that dream a reality," said Aidan.
"Yeah, and I will be a teacher at that school," Saji smiled back at me. "That's why we're here. That's why the others wanted to come too. We don't care if they're a god or a stuck up Devil, we'll own anyone who gets in our way."
"Even this son of a bitch who wants Ragnarök to happen," Issei concurs. "And maybe then I can get to work on my dream of a harem."
"You know it's a trap, right?" jested Aidan as he observes the seal.
"Yeah, I don't much care," Saji responded.
Aidan smiles and nods. "Good. Just as long as we're all in agreement…" Aidan then activates his Sacred Gear on his left arm, the Al'Diabolos Terror Claws appearing in a dark flame before dissipating. "Let's seal him properly this time."
"He's coming!" Rias said as she pulls everyone back into reality.
Suddenly, the pyramid is lifted off the ground, revealing it to be a giant diamond-shaped prison that Ajuka traded him in. It glows brighter and brighter before it shattered like glass into a thousand pieces, all falling to the rocky floor below as Loki reveals himself.
"Well, that was annoying. Not to mention rude," Loki said, floating in the air where his prison once was with a smug smirk. He then looked to see the Red Dragon Emperor and the Cursed Nephalem together. "And would you look at that. Even a nephalem and a Red Dragon have come to see Ragnarök before their very eyes."
"Hear me, Loki!" Rossweisse shouted as she stood in front of the others. "Attacking the Allfather and conspiring with Demons is unforgivable! If you have a problem, you should file your complaint through the proper channels!"
"And who will not forgive me? You? Please, talented though you may be, you cannot challenge a god!" Loki said arrogantly.
"You were always such a spoiled brat," The Valkyrie muttered before she looked to see Aidan walk past her and stood up front, glaring up at Loki.
"Why, Loki?" Aidan asked. "Why align with the Burning Hells? Is Ragnarök that important to you that you would fall so far as to become their slave?"
"They were the only ones who could aid me where all others refused," Loki simply said with a smirk. "Once Ragnarök begins, I will create a new world, one in which the foolish machinations of Odin and all the rest of the Aesir are gone and only I shall remain."
Aidan glared at the Trickster God. ""Loki… I don't know what deal you struck with the Burning Hells for your desire for Ragnarök to happen, but you should know that no one, not even gods, are given what they want from them. For all I know, you could very much be their puppet."
"Oh but I am no puppet of theirs, nephalem," Loki said. "As I have exclaimed to the others, I have declared my allegiance to Belial, the Lord of Lies, whom I have struck a fair bargain with, both of us being masters of deception. But enough talk. A shame in that I had hoped for better in the opening act of Ragnarök."
Lights soon appeared behind Loki, which suddenly crash into the ground beneath him. When the smoke clears away, out stood a giant wolf with ash-gray fur, standing at about 10 meters tall, with two big yellow horns coming out of its shoulders.
"Fenrir!" Rossweisse exclaimed in shock.
The Jötunn wolf did not come alone as two more lights appeared on both its left and right side, before they exploded to reveal two identical wolves, neither of them as tall as Fenrir. One had a far darker grey fur. The other one had grayish-blue fur similar to Fenrir's if not slightly darker. But like Fenrir, they possessed the same two golden horns protruding from their shoulders.
If the mythology was true in Nordric culture, Fenrir had two sons.
"Sköll and Hati, Sons of Fenrir," The Valkyrie saw.
Though they looked like simple giant Jötunn wolves, their teeth were very powerful enough to bring down a god, a Satan, or even a Heavenly Dragon Emperor. It wouldn't be a surprise to Aidan if they also brought down a powerful nephalem like him. Those claws were also powerful enough to injure someone, even dragons.
And as if that was not enough though, Loki raises his hand into the air as a thunder cloud appears from above. A massive bolt of lightning then thunders from the sky into a large opening within the rocks. From it appeared a grey serpent with an Eastern dragon head and an enormous body measuring around 100-150 meters in length.
The giant serpent lets out a massive roar as it stood alongside Fenrir and his pups.
"Jörmungandr?" asked Aidan.
"Close, Aidan," Rias corrected him. "Its real name is Midgardsomnr, the Midgard Serpent who is one of the Five Dragon Kings."
"Is it me or did we plan on there being even more legendary monsters?" Irina asked fearfully as the monsters move around the group, surrounding them.
"No, we didn't, though I really should have known better," Rossweisse muttered.
As he watches the massive serpent, Aidan could only speculate that if the real Midgardsomnr were here, it would be much, much larger. But this one seemed too small by comparison, most likely a summoned clone made in Loki's image and likeness to battle them. And the size of it was probably a quarter of the original.
But the time for speculation was long past.
"What's the plan, Rias?" asked Aidan as he summons his Armiger, the phantom swords surrounding him in an upright circle formation.
"Our families are counting on us to keep Loki at bay. So that's exactly what we are going to do," Rias said in her authoritative voice.
Loki smirks as Midgardsomnr's head was right next to him. "Touching sentiment, but I must tell you it will never work!"
*SNAP*
With a snap of the fingers, Midgardsomnr, Fenrir, Sköll, and Hati take off and charge at the group.
"Aidan!" Rias called.
"Issei!" Sona called.
"Right!" The two boys stood back to back, assuming their fighting stances. Now at last, they will have the chance to fight side by side together.
"Are you two boys ready?" The two Kings asked their pawns.
"Ready! Promotion to Queen!" The two shouted as they promoted to Queen rank. Soon, Issei's left fist raised in the air as Aidan raises Silentium in his left hand, pointing it towards the sky. "BALANCE BREAKER!"
Issei's body was cloaked in his red dragon aura whilst Aidan assumed his black and red nephalem aura.
[Welsh Dragon: BALANCE BREAKER!]
[Lord of Terror: BALANCE BREAKER!]
The voices of Ddraig and Diablo echoed the field as the boys were encased in their armor. With their Balance Breakers deployed, Issei spreads his dragon wings and jumps high into the air while Aidan conjures his Armiger around him and warps up to Issei's position, remaining in levitation.
Both boys glared at the God of Mischief who seemed bored.
"So, this is the Red Dragon Emperor and the Cursed Nephalem that I've heard so much about," He said. "And yet, I'm still disappointed."
Waving his hand through the air, a magical circle appears, and hundreds of magical blue darts were sent into the boys' direction.
*BOOM*
With his Armiger, Aidan fires back as thousands of phantom swords of different varieties clash with Loki's darts. Meeting in the middle, they give off mini small explosions. As the explosions cover the air, Issei takes this chance to go up front of Loki to attack him, only for the Trickster God to snap his fingers and summon Fenrir with its paws straightened out to swipe him away.
*BAM*
"GAH!" Issei was knocked out of the sky and would have fallen into the wolf Jötunn's jaws had he not activate his thrusters to blast himself out of there.
That is when Xenovia and Kiba jump into the air and knock him out of the way, the latter slashes right at the muzzle of the wolf Jötunn. Landing safely, Issei says, "Thanks."
"No problem," Kiba said as he keeps his eyes on the wolf.
"Leave this beast to us Knights. Let's go, Durandal!" Xenovia raises her sword into the air and slashes it down, sending a massive energy wave towards Fenrir.
"How about a taste of my Sword Birth!" Kiba shouted as he stabbed his Holy Demonic Sword of Betrayer into the ground. Soon the blades of all the holy-demonic swords sprout out from the ground and stab at the body of the world, pushing him back into the rocks before Xenovia's energy wave attack crashes into him.
Once Issei rallies back up to Aidan, he sees him with a fully powered Silentium.
"Krisol'fak Aram!" Aidan chants as his eyes glow red with flame. "Terror Blade!"
Aidan unleashes a giant red slash of power at Loki, who holds back the blast despite the power pushing him back somewhat.
Looking around the battlefield, Aidan could see Koneko dealing with one of the wolves on her own as she jumps above and kicks it right in the head, sending it crashing to the ground.
Meanwhile, Rias, Sona, Tsubaki, and Akeno were left standing in front of Midgardsomnr, the Midgard Serpent eyeing on their location.
"Figures we'd be left with the biggest one," said Rias.
"Were you expecting otherwise?" asked Sona.
Akeno soon wastes no time with words as she charges up her lightning between her hands.
"Lightning!" She yelled as she sends her attack at Midgardsomnr.
*ZAP*
Midgardsomnr roars in pain as it was struck in the face by Akeno's lightning. Despite not enough to bring the monster down, it was enough to get its attention. And probably to piss it off if anything. In retaliation, it unleashes a breath of fire onto the Devils, forcing them to take to the air.
With only her Devil wings out, Akeno looks back at the dragon, realizing that her attack hardly made a scratch.
"You know what they say about playing with fire!" said Tsubaki as she activates her Sacred Gear. "Mirror Alice!"
Forming a large full-body mirror in front of her body, the Vice President of the Student Council and Queen of Sona's Peerage sent the column of fire right back at the Midgard Serpent, setting the dragon ablaze before the Mirror Alice broke.
Sona approaches Rias, the latter in awe of Tsubaki's Sacred Gear. "When the Mirror Alice shatters after taking a hit, it reflects the attack back at the enemy with twice the power."
"Thanks for the heads up," Rias said with a somewhat amused smirk. "A counterattacking Sacred Gear like that could spell big trouble for an offensive team like mine."
"I was planning It on saving it for the Rating Game," Sona said. "But desperate times call for desperate measures."
As the Midgard Serpent rises up again and roars, Rias summons her magic circle, unleashing a massive attack of her Power of Destruction.
Sona also summons her blue magic circle. From it, a giant serpent made of water emerges as it bites down on Midgardsomnr, dragging it to the ground. But the Midgard Serpent uses its magic to evaporate the water serpent, destroying it and creating a cloud of mist.
"Okay, so it's resilient," Rias commented, shielding her face with her arm from the incoming mist.
Sona turned her back around to look at her while taking off her glasses and wiping the lens with a white piece of cloth.
"Good thing we're only trying to distract it," She said. "Beating this thing is way out of our grade."
Rias smiles. "You're always such an optimist."
Irina and Rossweisse were busy dealing with the other son of Fenrir, with Sköll growling at the two.
"Irina, be careful!" Xenovia called down to her friend from above. "Remember that you're still only human! These guys have you outclassed!"
"I think you're mistaken," Irina said with a smile before bringing her hands together as a red "A" printed on her right hand started to glow through her long leather glove. "How about I show you the new me!?" And with that, Irina jumps into the air.
*FLAP*
Irina soon surprised almost everyone around her as she unveils two angelic white wings from her back and a glowing halo appearing over her head.
Kiba stared in bewilderment. "So that was unexpected."
Even Issei and Aidan stared in shock. "What the-? Irina, how did you become an Angel?"
"That's my question, too!" Aidan concurred.
"It's a long story," She smiles at her male friends. She then raises her arm and points her finger in the air. From the tip of her finger, she summons a light-based weapon in the form of a glowing white halo ring. "Alright, bad dog! Now, by the blessing of Lord Michael and the blessing of Archangel Tyrael, I have been reincarnated as an Angel to provide divine retribution and holy wrath, so repent! Amen!"
Irina throws her light halo at Sköll, wrapping it around its neck and causing the wolf Jötunn to fall to a nearby mountain. Taking advantage of the situation the Jötunn was in, Rossweisse summons a magical circle and begins to blast at the wolf, effectively killing it.
"Guess these two can't take a hit like their old man," The Valkyrie commented.
"Yay me!" Irina cheered with a smirk.
Xenovia just stared in shock. "Did she just say reincarnated?"
As Aidan rallies over to aid Koneko against Hati, he saw what occurred with Irina. "Angel or not, she is still our old friend."
"We'll take care of Fenrir," Kiba said as he kept Fenrir caged in the canyon with his Sword Birth. "You get the other mutt!"
Aidan nods as he stands right next to Koneko as she faces off against Hati, the other son of Fenrir. The wolf growls and stares at the two.
"You ready to put this puppy down?" asked Aidan.
"Let's do it!" Koneko said, pounding her fist into her hand and cracking her knuckles.
Together, the two jump towards the wolf as Koneko slams her feet into the wolf while Aidan fires a Red Hose Lightning shot at the wolf, incinerating a small patch of its fur. But in the process of fighting, Aidan noticed Saji was nowhere to be seen on the battlefield, until he spots him sneaking up from behind Loki. He was attempting to use his Sacred Gear to absorb his power, but the God of Mischief was no fool. In retaliation, the Trickster God blasted at him.
"Saji!" Aidan cried. Luckily for him, Issei rallied over to Saji's position and help provide cover. Unfortunately, Aidan was too distracted by his two friends to notice Hati right on top of him.
"Pay attention!" called out the familiar voice of Koneko, snapping Aidan out of it.
Aidan turns to his right to see Hati lunging at him with its jaws open to bite down on the nephalem.
*SHIING*
Conjuring the Armiger with his right hand forward, Aidan holds back Hati's jaws with the phantom swords before they press down on him. He struggles at Hati tries to clamp down its bite when suddenly...
*BAM*
Koneko rams herself into Hati's face, tackling it head on and breaking free of the stalemate Aidan was in.
*BASH*
Then she swings her legs down and delivers a kick to the wolf's face.
As Hati crashes into the ground, Koneko jumps off. Aidan was surprised to see her a little different than usual as she sprouted a long white cat tail from underneath her skirt, poking out of her blue and white striped panties, and a pair of white cat ears. She backflips in the air before landing next to Aidan with one word to say.
"Nya."
"Koneko? Are you sure?" Aidan asked in concern, knowing of how much she hated using her Nekomata powers.
"Don't worry, I got it under control," She said with determination, her tail wagging slowly. "I will master this power. My fear will not define who I am anymore."
Hati slowly rises back up as Aidan gets ready.
"You said you'd protect me…" Koneko said as she rushes at the wolf Jötunn charging at her. Koneko then grabs its snout with her own hands, stopping it. She then utilizes her Rook strength and yanks Hati into the air and started spinning it around. "But I can protect you too! I can do this!"
She then tosses the wolf into the air. Focusing on her Nekomata abilities, Koneko charges her fist with chi energy, creating a ball of blue flame. Then, several shots were fired at the wolf.
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
The wolf Jötunn was hit from all the balls of chi before Aidan and Issei provide the finishing blow, charging up their power.
"Dragon Shot!" Issei cried.
"Armiger!" Aidan cried.
Both a beam of pure dragon power and phantom swords charge into Hati, engulfing and exploding its body. Aidan then comes in with Silentium and…
*SHIING*
Cuts the wolf Jötunn in two.
Aidan warps to and on the ground next to Koneko before fist bumping with the nekomata.
Back with Midgardsomnr, Akeno was standing on a ledge after having just watched what Koneko was able to do. She was amazed and impressed, for never in her life did she ever imagine Koneko getting so much stronger by just accepting herself and the power she holds. This only made Akeno more determined, for if Koneko could do it then so could she.
She turns to the Midgard Serpent with a face of determination, catching its eye. "I am the daughter of Shuri Himejima and the Fallen Angel Baraqiel!" She jumps into the air as the dragon serpent lunges its head at her with jaws wide open, attempting to bite her.
While in the air, Akeno did the unthinkable
*FLAP FLAP*
She opens up both of her wings, one Devil and the other Fallen Angel. The latter wing procures its black Fallen Angel feathers as they fall around her.
"But I am also the Devil Queen of Rias Gremory. Akeno Himejima!"
Aidan stops and watches from the ground, smiling happily of seeing Akeno overcome her personal demons if just for one moment. "You can do it, Akeno."
"Thunderbolt!" Akeno shouts as she points a finger to the sky. Up above was her magic circle as yellow lightning rains down, gathering in the palm of her hand. Then, with her other hand, she infuses the lightning with the power of the light of her Fallen Angel blood. With both types of lightning, she blasts them towards Midgardsomnr.
*TSZZZ*
The mighty Midgardsomnur roars in agony as it suffers from both bolts of lightning before crashing to the floor.
From where Rias stood, she watched as her childhood friend took down the Midgard Serpent with a smile on her face. She was so proud of her, having come a long way from that scared little girls she found in the woods whose corrupted clan would've killed her.
"You did it," Rias said, wiping away a tear that would have run down her cheek. "You finally put your past behind you. I'm so proud of you."
From above, Loki could only watch with a smug expression on his face. Despite his minions being bested and killed, he still retained that arrogant smirk.
"Mere puppets," He said in regard to Midgardsomnr and Fenrir's sons. "But at least they managed to be useful."
"Lord Loki!" Rossweisse called out as she floats in the air next to the Trickster God, facing him. "It isn't too late to apologize and renounce from the Burning Hells. The Allfather may yet forgive you."
"And yet before, you said I was unforgivable," Loki remarked in a tone of annoyance. "And why should I be the one to apologize when he's clearly in the wrong?"
Rossweisse grounds before summoning twelve magical Norse rune circles around her, all of them pointed towards Loki. "Then you leave me no choice!" She proclaimed as she fires dozens of magic at Loki.
But with a simple wave of the hand, Loki deflects them all. After blocking the last one however, he was taken by surprise when Saji's Absorption Line suddenly wraps around his left wrist. Loki looks down to see the young Devil grinning up at him.
"I caught a big one," Saji chuckled.
"Good work, Saji!" said Issei.
"I'm fighting for the school out here, man. This ain't nothing." Saji exclaimed.
"Oh please," Loki said with a roll of the eyes. "This can't hold me." He then tries to use his power to break free, but to his surprise, nothing happened. He grabs his wrist and tries to pull away from Saji. "But how? Why didn't it break?"
Saji grins as a purple glowing light shines around his arms and legs before disappearing, revealing that the Absorption Line had expanded and formed armor for his arms and legs.
"Azazel gave me a full upgrade this past month," He explained while closing his eyes before his left eye revealed what appeared to be a resemblance of a dragon's eye. "Now all of Vritra's Sacred Gear Types are at my disposal."
From his Sacred Gear came a jet-black flame with a hint of purple mixed into it that travels up the line towards Loki. Vritra's deadly black flames would continue to burn no matter how hard anyone attempts to extinguish it.
"So, these are the Prison Dragon's dark flames," Loki said, looking at the fire as his body was engulfed despite not doing any harm to him.
"Damn straight," Saji said with a face full of confidence. "Not even a god can't shrug off my cursed power like it's no biggie."
"Such outstanding arrogance!" Loki shouted as the flames around his vanish and a bright light escapes his body. This caused the Absorption Line to release him as the entire sky was lit up with blue light. Everyone looked up at the sky as lightning flashes from the clouds and the wind began to blow harshly with enough force to shatter the rocks.
"Lord Loki, stop!" Rossweisse pleaded to the God of Mischief. "Please, I beg you! At this rate, you'll destroy not only the human world, but the mythological worlds as well!"
"Which is exactly what I want, dear!" Loki smirked as the gale force wings picked up speed. Using his powers to turn the storm into a hailstorm with large chunks of ice falling from the sky.
Thinking quickly, Aidan warps over to Rias and covers her in her armor. "I've got you, Rias!" He grunted.
"Ragnarök is coming! This moment is what I've been working toward from the beginning!" Loki proclaimed victoriously.
"How can he do this?!" Rias shouted over the rushing winds as Aidan keeps her covered.
A few meters away, Rossweisse takes shelter behind a boulder as she looks around to see the devastation the God of Mischief caused. "He's strong enough to do whatever he wants, even destroy Hell. He's a god!"
The others were not so lucky. Kiba was struck by an ice block and was forced to release Fenrir. Aidan would have gotten to him had Xenovia not pulled him away from the area as the storm suddenly ceases.
"This is the dawning of Ragnarök!" Loki proclaims as he summons three magical circles around him before moving and placing them one after another in front of his hands and pointing them at the sky." At least your lives will have an epic finale!"
He soon blasts his power into the air as the entire area was covered in beams of light striking down on all of us. Aidan and Issei had managed to protect their respective Kings with their armor, shielding them from the blasts. While everyone was mostly fine, Saji, Kiba, and Xenovia were not so lucky as they were caught in the blast. Both Knights of Rias' Peerage were caught in the blast alongside Sona's Pawn. Akeno was about to save Koneko from the attack with a magic shield. Irina did the same with her holy magic to protect herself, unable to get to the rescue of Xenovia whom she saw was taken down.
"And so it ends," Loki said with madness. "What could be a more fitting reward for your efforts than being the first of Ragnarök's many sacrifices? I expect you all feel honored."
"Sona, get the others back up," Rias said with an angry look on her face as she tosses the container of Phenex Tears through the magical portal. "Somnus, let's take him."
"Right," Aidan nods as he summons his Armiger again. "Issei, want to join up?"
"Hell yeah!" Issei exclaims, wanting revenge on the Trickster God for what he had done to Saji.
Together, the trio fly upwards to confront the God of Mischief. With Rossweisse following behind them as she joins in on the assault.
Down on the ground, Sona caught the containers of Phenex Tears as she watches the trio fly up to confront the God of Mischief. In her mind, against a powerful Devil and two very powerful Pawns, one a Heavenly Dragon and the other a nephalem, surely even Loki would think twice not to underestimate them.
"Kaichou," Tsubaki called out. "I'll head over to the Knights. You get Saji."
"Right," Sona nods as the two girls take off.
As Sona approaches Saji's unconscious body, she opened the vial and poured out a single drop of the Phenex Tear onto Saji's neck. Instantly, because of its miraculous healing properties, the Tear worked its magic and Saji's body started to give a purple glow before it dissipates.
Saji soon opens his eyes, groaning groggily, as he looks to see Saji stare down at him. "Hey… what happened?"
"In short, Loki. He knocked you and Rias' two Knights out," Sona explained. "She, Aidan, and Issei went to confront him for that."
Saji quickly sat up, placing a hand on his head. "I'm not done yet. I'll fight to my last breath, for what you want."
Satisfied with his answer, Sona stood up. "Thank you," She said as she stands up and turns around, walking a few steps away. Sona's gratitude left an impression of surprise on Saji as he looks at his King. "I can see why Momo and Ruruko like you so much."
Saji looked a little taken aback. "Wait, what?"
"Get into position and wait for my command," Sona quickly interrupted him. "When the final piece arrives, we're going to need to keep Loki from interfering."
MEANWHILE…
Irina was given a Phenex Tear by Tsubaki in order to heal Xenovia. With her new wings, she quickly rushes forward to her body.
"Don't you die on me now!" She said as she gently placed Xenovia on her back and dropped the Phenex Tear into her mouth. Just as the Phenex Tear was working its magic though, an ominous roar was heard in the distance.
Fenrir was coming fast towards Irina and the downed Xenovia. With little choice, Irina prepares herself for the inevitable, bracing for impact as the giant wolf Jötunn lunges at them with jaws wide open.
*SLASH*
But then, Xenovia, having regained consciousness, comes right in front of Irina and slashes at the wolf Jötunn's snout, making him back away.
"Xenovia! Thank God!" Irina exclaimed in relief.
"Rather not," Xenovia said, looking back at her friend before preparing Durandal in her hands. "I owe you one. You wanna take this guy together?"
"Sounds like fun. We'll be an unstoppable Heaven and Hell combo!" Irina said, raising her hand in the air as a ray of light shined on her through the moonlit night. Summoning into her hand was a Holy Sword with a blade of burnished steel, with a crystal embedded in a golden hilt.
In the meantime, Tsubaki had teleported to Kiba and healed him quickly with the last Phenex Tear. As she placed the cap back onto the vial, Kiba rose up and rubbed his head, surprised however to see the Vice President of the Student Council in his sight.
"What a surprise," He said. "You're helping me?"
"It was by the order of Kaichou," replied Tsubaki.
Kiba rises up from the ground and stood up to face Fenrir as Xenovia and Irina hold the wolf Jötunn off. Tsubaki then joined him and stood up.
"In this fight, I'll need all the help I can get. So how about we take this to the next level and team up?" Kiba suggested.
"Not the worst plan I've heard today," She commented as the two looked at one another.
Kiba smiles as he admired her heterochronic eyes. "You know, I could think of much worse ways than dying. At least, I'll be by your side."
Tsubaki gasps lightly as her eyes widened before she looks away, a small blush forming on her cheeks in the process before she recomposes herself. "Y-You shouldn't say things like that. Let's go, Kiba!"
Issei fires a Dragon Shot while Aidan fires a combination of Armiger and his Red Hose Lightning blast.
"Fools!" Loki cries as he blocks everything easily with a magic shield.
Loki kept up a smug smirk but that changed when all of a sudden, he sees a sword pointed straight towards his face. Veering off to the left barely almost left a scratch as the God of Mischief sees Aidan had nearly stabbed him with Silentium.
Aidan warps and strikes again at Loki with his Armiger, but the God of Mischief either dodges or blocks the attack. Aidan was moving so far that it was already becoming difficult for Loki to keep up. Enraged, he starts using his icicles to fire at Aidan.
The nephalem dodges easily as he keeps Loki distracted, enough for Issei to launch another Dragon Shot which Loki narrowly deflects away. Both Pawns close the gap on Loki so that he does not have time to conjure up any spells despite not knowing if he was a close combatant or not.
As Rias watches the fight unfold between the god and the two Pawns, she analyzes the current situation.
'We've used up all the Phenex Tears. If we take an attack like that again, we will not survive.'
She was right. Fenrir is being held off by Kiba, Koneko, Xenovia, and Irina while Akeno, Sona, and Tsubaki deal with Midgardsomnr. Sköll and Hati were dead and all of their Phenex Tears were used up. If Loki unleashes his most powerful attack again, no one will make it through.
Now it was just a matter of time to keep Loki busy until Odin sends in the weapon with which to defeat him once and for all.
And speaking of that weapon…
"I understand!" Rossweisse said after letting down her left hand from her earpiece, having apparently been in contact with Odin. "We've made it in time!"
The sky soon lit up with a brilliant blue magical seal and out of it came a massive hammer floating down from the sky.
"Wh-What's that?!" asked Issei.
"The weapon of Thor, god of thunder!" Rossweisse said. "It brings divine punishment with one swing, the absolute hammer."
For the first time, Loki had a worrisome look. "Mjolnir?!"
Aidan knew that though it looked like Mjolnir, it was nothing like the original. The original weapon would be at the God of Thunder's side, not sent out to the battlefield concerning Loki. Only Thor could wield this weapon so it was likely a replica of the original.
Touching her earpiece on her headset once again, Rossweisse looked as if she was in contact with her boss. "Yes." She then turns to Issei. "A message from Lord Odin. If the Red Dragon Emperor is there, leave it to him."
A surprised Issei points to himself, "Me?"
"You bastard, Odin! I'll kill you all!" Loki tried to rush toward them but was stopped by Saji who was back on his feet and had the Absorption Line wrapped around Loki's right ankle.
"I won't let you go!" Saji said a grin.
Rias then commands, "Issei!"
"Right!" Issei acknowledges as he guns right for it at full speed, reaching out his right hand towards the descending hammer.
This was it. Once the Red Dragon Emperor wields Mjolnir, Loki will be left vulnerable to its power. The battle will have been won and Ragnarök will finally be averted.
"Here I go!" Issei cries just as he is about to reach the handle of the hammer.
*BAM*
But suddenly, Issei found himself shoved from the side, feeling something like a truck push him away from Mjolnir's reach. Looking in the direction to see who it was that pushed him out of the way, he was surprised to see Aidan who had practically charged right into him from the side with his shoulder.
And Fenrir was right by the side of the nephalem with its jaws wide open. And Aidan was surrounded by those teeth, ready to clamp down on him.
As if time had suddenly slowed down and all was quiet and still, Issei's eyes locked onto Aidan's before he then heard his voice as if it were a small whisper in the wind. In the process, Aidan was also emanating a small smile from behind his helmet, which was disturbingly peaceful.
"Take care of Rias for me."
He then closes his eyes slowly, accepting what would happen next.
*CRUNCH*
And Aidan soon found himself in the jaws of Fenrir, his armor and flesh pierced through instantly by the Jötunn wolf's fangs.
"HOOOOAAAAAAGGGHHHH!" Aidan screams as blood sprouts out like geysers from where he was bitten by the massive wolf.
A shock of horror was expressed on everyone's faces.
"SOMNUS!" Rias shrieked with tears immediately forming, so stunned to see her beloved in the jaws of the enemy. Literally.
Once Fenrir lands on the ground, he continues biting down on the bloodied Aidan, driving his sharp teeth deeper into the nephalem. More blood sprays out as the sound of both metal and flesh become audible for all to hear, along with Aidan's screams of pain. Despite all that pain though, Aidan intended to respond back with his own to make the wolf suffer.
With one last howl of fury, Aidan drives Silentium into the left eye of Fenrir.
"EEEEAAAAGGGHHHH!"
*STAB*
Fenrir roars of his left eye being stabbed, blood gushing out like a geyser. But the wolf Jötunn imparts one last gift by firing a blast from his mouth, sending Aidan out of his jaws yet enveloped in a beam full of pure energy, enough to burn his skin had his armor, or whatever remained, not protected him.
However, just as Fenrir released and blasted him away, he was soon held immobile by a furious Kiba who had stabbed his sword in the ground to conjure up multiple swords to hold the wolf Jötunn in place. Xenovia joins him on the attack, intending to make the wolf Jötunn pay ruthlessly in its own blood.
*BAM*
Aidan crashes through a mountain peak, shattering and scattering the rocks all over before he tumbles down the mountainside. The boulders that follow him were huge, some even bigger than his body and enough to crush him. His armor breaks apart bit by bit as he leaves a massive blood trail down the mountain. Every landing and tumble hurt like he was being skewered by spikes from a death trap while at the same time, being swallowed by a massive ocean wave.
After a short while of tumbling, Aidan finally lands on the ground yet his back hits a rock wall hard before slumping over to the ground lifeless and motionless. Most of his armor was already destroyed with bits and pieces remaining, along with half a helmet showing his right face covered in blood and the horns on his helmet broken off.
Rias lands from above and runs to his position in pure despair.
"Somnus!" She cried as she gets to the ground and holds Aidan up in her lap.
*CRASH*
Mjolnir soon lands with a thud not far from Rias and Aidan's position, still standing upright. Because Issei was pushed away by Aidan to avoid being caught by Fenrir's jaws and having witnessed his friend take the blow for him, he was unable to catch it.
"Somnus!" Rias cried. "Hang in there! Somnus!"
(Authors Note: Insert Sountrack John Williams - Star Wras Episode III Revenge of the Sith OST - Anakin's Betrayal)
Through hazy and bloody eyes, Aidan looks to see Rias' teary eyes. It was a sight that had filled him with dread, seeing the last thing he wanted to see in his final moments.
"Ri…as…" Aidan struggles to say as he coughs up and chokes on his own blood. "Rias…"
"Don't speak, Somnus!" Rias pleads as she tries to hold the wounds, but the blood flow was too much. Already his blood covered her school uniform and a small patch of her right cheek.
"Rias… leave me…" Aidan pleads, not wanting her to remain in despair at the sight of his broken and bleeding body.
But Rias refused vehemently as tears continue pouring down her eyes. "No!" As she says this, the others continue to fight against Midgardsomnr and Fenrir. "No, Somnus. If-If you die, I-I won't be able…"
Issei stumbly lands near the two, his helmet dissipated as it shows his face stunned and shocked of what just happened. Aidan, his rival for a harem and someone he called friend, had just saved him from Fenrir. If not for him, he would've been seriously injured. And without him, he would never be able to hold the hammer to strike at Loki.
And yet, the thought of Aidan taking that fatal blow for him, made him feel a flood of emotions. Anger, sorrow, envy, doubt. Questions ran through his mind, wondering why Aidan did what he did just to save someone as worthless as him.
"Ai…dan…" Issei's voice was heard as he shockingly comes to Aidan's right side, his legs giving way as he was forced to kneel on the ground.
"Issei…" Aidan saw barely as he had started to see blackness. "Issei, please—"
"Don't you dare say it!" Issei furiously cried in anger as tears formed. "Why the hell did you do that?! Why did you push me out of the way to take that blow?! How could you—"
"ISSEI!" Aidan musters one last ounce of strength to get his attention and grabbing his chest armor to pull him in, gazing at his eyes face to face as blood fills his teeth and vision. His expression was one of pure desperation to pass on one final note to his friend. "Issei, please… do not… use… the hammer. It's… all… a Lie…"
And with one last breath, Aidan's hand that gripped Issei's chest armor slumps to the floor with a thud. His eyes closed one last time as his head turns sideways lifeless. Rias was left in pure horror, seeing the last flicker of life leave her beloved nephalem.
Issei was still left in shock, wondering what was going on. And just as it seemed like the last bit of light flickered away from Aidan, it made Issei rise and take some steps back before he falls to the ground, in pure disbelief that soon leads to despair.
"N-No way…" A shocked Akeno saw from above with Sona, who too was also shocked.
"Aidan-senpai…" Koneko was visibly shocked. But then, fury enveloped her to look at the imprisoned Fenrir when she turns around. And with tears in her eyes and teeth gritting hard, she launches another attack at the wolf Jötunn to make it pay.
"HAAH!"
*BZZZ*
Akeno fires a powerful blast of lightning back at Midgardsomnr, the Priestess of Thunder watches and pants as the Midgard Serpent goes down for the count.
"Somnus…" Akeno turns around to see her nephalem's corpse held by a crying Rias, landing right behind them from a good distance.
"Wake up, Somnus. Please, wake up…" Rias pleaded quietly to Aidan's dead body, shaking it a bit. "You better wake up, Somnus."
"Rias!" Akeno whispered behind before she turns around in anger as tears began to fall, setting her sights on Fenrir who was being assaulted from the others.
"You bastard!" Xenovia cried with tears as she slashes at the wolf with Durandal. "I won't forgive you!"
"AIDAN!" Irina screams as she attacked, also with tears in her eyes.
"Nyaaa!" Koneko yells as she unleashes her final blast from her chi.
Kiba screams in full blood rage over the death of his honored brother, striking at Fenrir with the Sword of Betrayer and moving out of the way of Akeno's lightning, directing all of her might at Fenrir.
"Without the nephalem's sacrifice, the Red Dragon Emperor would not have been able to wield Mjolnir for only he is the one strong enough to do so. And yet, why do I feel this heavy sense of despair? Could I have saved him?" asked Rossweise as she stares at the scene in a mix of emotions, unable to move from her spot.
"Aidan…" A sorrowful Saji sank to his knees, losing his focus on holding Loki. "No way…"
In that moment, the line that held Loki in place suddenly releases its hold as the God of Mischief blasts Saji away, freeing himself from the Pawn's grasp.
"Ragnarök will begin soon," Loki announced. "Perish in the twilight of the end."
Loki smirks as his body begins to glow with power, the world around him beginning to ripple like the surface of the water. With the greatest obstacle, the nephalem, now dead and the Red Dragon Emperor having fallen to despair because of the loss of his savior, Loki can now commence Ragnarök without delay. Soon, everything will end just as he had desired.
But for Rias, she had enough of speeches. She had enough of gods wanting to bring about Ragnarök. All that came to her mind now was vengeance. She could still feel the cold body of her beloved Aidan in her arms. His blood coated all over his body and hers.
"I will not let you die…" Rias said lowly, her front bangs covering her eyes as she cradles her nephalem. Just then, her Power of Destruction aura envelops her and the Red Soulstone shard in her chest begins to glow. Combining those two powers together gave off an aura of terror, all in the name of vengeance.
Loki took notice of it below him with a remote expression, furrowing his eyebrows.
"Evil god, Loki," Rias cursed him out loud as her power violently erupts around her, destroying the surrounding boulders and shattering the ground, all the while cradling her seemingly dead nephalem. "How dare you. My Somnus. Go ahead and bring on your Ragnarok. Even if the world is destroyed… Even if the last drop of my blood vaporizes, I will never forgive you! I will take you down with me!"
Rias' power continues to build as a wave of fury and vengeance courses through her, the land trembling in the wake of her wrath. The soulstone sliver in her chest grows brighter as the shadow of Diablo looms over her.
NOTE: Read next chapter for author's note as this is a two-parter.
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