GeassDragon: Thank you ^^;. I will try and show more of Kazuhiko's relationship with Metatron and Albion.
FallenSymphony963: Thanks. I do try and keep Kazuhiko realistic because it adds to his personality. Yeah, the Dragon harem is something I intend to do through the story ever since I settled on Seraphina being a Dragon but it won't affect the rest of the others who will be in the harem. Hope you enjoy the fight with Kokabiel.
rath11: Thank you, I do try my best to create something interesting or different with this one and Kazuhiko has grown a lot as a character since I started writing him in this story.
Raidentensho: Yeah, I wanted to have Kazuhiko and Yu work for their next upgrade so they will have to hunt out what they need to get together. Astrid is part of the harem and will show up more next arc. I will admit I hadn't intended to put any more RWBY pieces in at the moment as for adding Pyrrha, Kazuhiko doesn't like redheads so if I do include her I may make a few changes to her appearance but she would work well as a relation of Artemis.
ShadowUzumaki55: Yep, the battle is here. Not sure at the moment if I'm going to add anyone else from Freezing at the moment.
zdeath01: There will be more in the harem, Astrid and Xenovia being the latest additions because of this arc. As for Kazuhiko's sword it will get Excalibur Mimic's ability to shapeshift to make up for times when he can't use Metatron's power instead.
Neonlight01: Thanks. The reason I don't have Kazuhiko lighten up with Rias is because, in his eyes, he has to clean up her mess still, Kiba's misunderstanding regarding his past in this arc. Also Rias is supposed to be leader of the group and the fact neither she nor Sona works out that they are targets for Kokabiel doesn't help him with his view on Rias actually being a good leader.
Also given that Kazuhiko will find out about Gasper next arc, it's not likely to change really soon given what might have happened to him if Rias had actually admitted she couldn't control Kazuhiko at the beginning. The earliest I can see things starting to change would be when Kuroka shows up but that is more due to Rias' speech to her about Koneko then anything else.
I can see Asia being part of Kazuhiko's peerage although I had thought of making her an Angel so I'm not sure what'll happen to her at the moment.
Universal Crunch: Thanks. I always intended that Kazuhiko's father was going to find out seeing as he's not been hypnotised like Issei's parents to ignore the weird things going on around them. Yeah, he won't be happy with Rias for taking advantage of a situation Kazuhiko should never had been involved in the first place, Raynare killing him. Kazuhiko's respect is because his father went through such a rough time with his mother's betrayal and yet still did his best to look after Kazuhiko.
Hope you enjoy the fight with Kokabiel and the Scale Mail I intend to wait till the fight with Vali to show off that.
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"" – Speech
'' – Thought
[] – Dragon
{} – Metatron
[] – Sacred Gear
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Entering from the main gate the ORC, Yu, Seraphina, Kalawarner and Asia rushed towards the school field, stopping at the bizarre scene before them. The four Excalibur fragments were floating in the middle of a magic circle while releasing extreme amounts of light, Valper standing in the middle of the magic circle as Mittelt asked confused
"What is this…?"
"I'm going to make the four Excaliburs into one." Valper spoke amused before Kokabiel's voice called from above them
"Valper. How much longer will it take for the Excaliburs to merge?" Kazuhiko frowned as he focused on the Cadre who was sitting in a chair in the sky with the moon behind him, crossing his legs confidently as Valper answered
"It won't even take 5 minutes, Kokabiel."
"Is that so? I will leave it to you." Kokabiel spoke as he shifted his gaze towards Rias as he asked
"Is Sirzechs coming? Or is it Serafall?"
"In the places of Onii-sama and Leviathan-sama, we…" Rias started only to be cut off by the sound of wind before a large explosion engulfed the gym, everyone looking at it in shock at the giant pillar of light that replaced it as Kokabiel spoke unimpressed
"Boring. Well that's okay. It will be entertaining."
[Are you scared partner?] Albion asked concerned, Kazuhiko mentally nodding as Metatron spoke up reassuringly
{Do not worry… He may be on a different level but our powers and training will help you combat him and whatever he may send against you. We still haven't used [Promotion] yet so that will add an extra level of power as well}
[If it becomes serious, we will have to reveal Metatron's power. Even if you can't beat him, we will be able to give him damage that will freeze him for an hour. You can leave the rest to the Maou.] Albion added resolutely, Kazuhiko taking a calming breathe as he realised the options he still had access to.
#Avenged Sevenfold – This means War#
"Now. I will have you all fight my pets that I brought from hell." Kokabiel spoke as he clicked his fingers. The darkness around them rumbled before three large three headed dogs that were ten meters tall started to step out on thick legs, its glowing red eyes glittering in the darkness. A pair of deafening howls filled the air as the three tripled headed dogs stopped in view of everyone.
"…Cerberus!" Rias spoke with disgust, Kazuhiko knowing what she was talking about as he muttered
"The Guard dog of Hell, huh?"
"The very same. It lives in the gate to Hell, no to the Underworld. But to bring it to the humans' world!" Rias replied, Kazuhiko glancing to Yu as he stepped up next to him, Mugen already in his hand as he spoke
"A creature of Hell is still weak to light, right…?" Kazuhiko nodded, Yu smirking as he waited for the battle plan
"Kala-san can you help Yu with that one. Gremory, I'll leave the right one to you and the others. Sera-san and I can take on the middle one. Mitt-san hang back and protect Asia-san" Kazuhiko spoke seriously, Kalawarner nodding before spreading her wings and creating a light spear in her hands before she took to the air and followed after Yu who called as he charged forwards
"First Illusion: Netherworld Insects!" The barrage of pale blue insects was unleashed with the swing of Yu's sword, a large fireball coming from the middle head of the Cerberus making several explode while the remaining insects bit into the monster's skin. It howled in pain as Kalawarner's light spear slammed into its shoulder, Yu smirking as he called out
"Double Sword Illusion! Triple Illusion!" Grasping his extra sword as a pale blue aura exploded over him, Yu used his increased speed to dodge another fireball before Kalawarner's shot light arrows from a bow she had made from light at a second fireball. Yu smirked as he swung both swords outwards as he called
"Eight Flower Mantis!" The eight slashes of light hit into the Cerberus's chest making it rear back up as it howled in pain as Yu nodded to Kalawarner who released a charged up light arrow barrage into the Cerberus's chest and finish it off as the Cerberus fell on its back. Yu cancelling his Triple Illusion once the Cerberus stopped thrashing about in pain.
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[Divide!] Divine Dividing called as Kazuhiko slammed a [Lightning Flame] enhanced axe kick between the Cerberus' shoulders, Seraphina destroying a fireball with one of her own before using another two to stop the other heads of the Cerberus attacking as Kazuhiko jumped from off the Cerberus and creating a large spear of [Rain Flames] in one hand before impaling one of the Cerberus's front paws to the ground and then dodging the jaws of the nearby head only for a bolt of blue lightning to impact the middle head.
Kazuhiko glanced surprised at seeing Seraphina using the new element, blue sparks around her hands as she launched another bolt to destroy a fireball as she called out "Give me a few seconds, Kazu-kun! It's a little difficult to control at times"
Kazuhiko nodded, shooting upwards to land an uppercut on the Cerberus's middle head and destroying the fireball that had been forming in its jaws. Quickly glancing back, Kazuhiko was surprised at seeing blue flames and lightning mix around her hands as he dodged the other two heads before she pointed them towards the Cerberus as she declared "Plasma Stream!"
Kazuhiko managed to dodge the beam of blue plasma with his wings and [Sky Flames], landing next to Seraphina to see the Cerberus now sporting a gaping hole through it which destroyed the middle head and took out most of its torso.
"Damn…" Kazuhiko spoke impressed, Seraphina blowing the smoke from off her hands before dusting them off against each other as she smiled to him.
…
Rias and Akeno flew above their Cerberus with their wings, the large triple headed dog jumping after them before blasting out fire at them as Akeno stood in front of her [King] as she spoke "Too naïve."
The fire instantly froze, Rias jumping out from behind Akeno and released an enormous black block of her [Power of Destruction] as she declared "Take this!"
Another head of the monstrous dog fired off a ball of fire, clashing violently against Rias' attack before the other two heads added their own fireballs into it as they evened up to power clash as Koneko jumped into the fight as she spoke "I have found an opening in you."
A loud bang was heard the moment Koneko landed a heavy blow onto the Cerberus' head, jumping back as Akeno spoke while pointing her fingers up into the air "Here's another blow."
Lightning arced down from the sky when Akeno pointed her fingers at the Cerberus and surrounded it before another attack by Rias struck its side, making it leak black blood and smoke.
A dangerous howl filled the air, Mittelt and Asia turning shocked the former spoke "There's another one!?"
The new Cerberus howled as it charged at the two blondes, Mittelt creating a light bow in her hands as he readied to fire a light arrow at the new opponent before slashing sound filled the air and one of the Cerberus's heads went up into the sky before turning to dust.
"I have come to back you up." Xenovia spoke as she held her damaged [Excalibur Destruction] at the ready, soon slashing out at the Cerberus's torso and making it howl in pain before being split in half by a the fatal strike Xenovia had dealt. The whole Cerberus vaporising as smoke rose from its body as she spoke to herself, stabbing the Cerberus in the chest to finish it
"The strike of the holy-sword. It gives critical damage to creatures."
"Nice of you to finally turn up" Kazuhiko spoke as he appeared near Mittelt and Asia before frowning as he asked Seraphina
"Sera-san, think you can manage another plasma attack if I get the mutt to stay still?"
"Yeah I should be able to" Seraphina spoke with a nod, Yu and Kalawarner moving to join them as Kazuhiko held his hand up to them
"No wait…Save your strength…"
"Thunder! Resound!" Akeno called, creating more thunder and bringing it down on the Cerberus, who tried to move only for countless swords to erupt from the ground and pierce its limbs to trap it as a welcome voice spoke up
"I won't let you escape." Kiba spoke as he appeared at a safe distance from the Cerberus before bolt of lightning slammed into the Cerberus, damaging it a lot before Rias spoke
"Eat this!" Rias shot a large ball of [Power of Destruction] at the injured Cerberus, finishing off the wounded monster and making it disappear.
"…It's complete." Valper's voice broke the little moment of calm the group had as they turned to see the Excaliburs release even more light as Kokabiel started to applaud as he spoke
"The four Excaliburs are going to become one." As the divine light spread across the school field, everyone covered their eyes with their hands. When the light had faded, the looked to see the four Excaliburs had fused together into a single sword which was giving a blue-white aura out as Valper spoke
"Because of the light created by the Excalibur when it turned into one, the spell on the ground is also complete. This town will collapse within 20 minutes. The only way to dispel it is by beating Kokabiel."
'Shit! Only 20 minutes!?' Kazuhiko thought shocked, gritting his teeth as he realised releasing Metatron's power was looking a more likely option as the magic circle spread around the whole school field and glowed as it started to gather power.
"Freed!" Kokabiel called out, the white haired priest emerging from the darkness as he asked
"What's up, Boss?"
"Use the Excalibur in the circle. It shall be the last entertainment. Fight while using the Excalibur that has turned into one from the four Excaliburs." Kokabiel replied from this chair, Freed smiling crazily as he moved to grab the Fused Excalibur
"Yeah, yeah. Geez. My Boss sure uses people recklessly. But, but! It's like I'm so honored to use the Excalibur-chan that has become super wonderful! Something like that? Uhehehe! I will just chop some devils now!"
"Rias Gremory's "Knight". If the cooperation is still valid, let us destroy that Excalibur together." Xenovia spoke to Kiba, Yu stepping forwards as well as he added
"Think I'll give you a hand here as well"
"Is it okay?" Kiba asked, Xenovia laughing fearlessly in response
"At worst, it won't be a problem if I collect the "fragment" of the Excalibur that is acting as the core of it. Since Freed is wielding it, that is a holy-sword but it isn't a holy-sword. Even if it's a holy-sword, it's the same as any other weapon. It changes depending on the person using it. That is a sword of heresy."
"Kukuku…" Valper cackled at the conversation as Kiba said calmly as he pointed his sword at Valper, his eyes filled with hatred towards the old man
"Valper Galilei. I am a survivor of the "Holy-sword Project". No. I am the one who was killed by you to be more precise. I have continued living by being reincarnated into a devil."
"Hou. The survivor of that project. This is such a misfortune. To meet you in a far east country like this. I feel fate. Fufufu." Valper replied with a disgusting laugh as he continued
"You see. I like holy-swords. I like them so much that they come out in my dreams. Possibly because my heart was fascinated by the legend of Excalibur since I was a child. That's why when I found out that I can't use Excalibur I went into despair. I held admiration for those who can wield it because I couldn't. That feeling became so powerful that I started an experiment to create those who can use them. Then it was complete. It's thanks to you and the others."
"What? Complete? You disposed of us after finding us to be a failure." Kiba spoke, lifting his eyebrows in doubt at what he was hearing. Kazuhiko frowning confused as Valper shook his head as he explained
"I realised that there was an essential factor needed to wield holy-swords. So I used the numerical value of the "factors" to investigate its capability. Most of the test subjects had the "elements" but they didn't have the numerical value needed to wield the Excalibur. Then I reached a conclusion. Is there a way to take out the elements and gather them?"
"I see. I understand now. The thing that is put inside the holy-sword wielders when they received a blessing is…" Xenovia spoke as she gritted her teeth hatefully as Valper continued
"That's right holy-sword wielder girl. We take out the holy-elements from those who have them and crystallise them. Just like this." Valper pulled a glowing orb from his robes as he continued, laughing pleasantly
"With this, the research on holy-sword wielders improved. Even so, those fools from the Church banished me for heresy and took away my reports on the research. By looking at you, I see that the project was succeeded by someone. That Michael. He made me look like a criminal and this is the result? Well it's that angel we are talking about. Even if he takes the elements out from the test subjects, he wouldn't go as far as to kill them. That part only would make him more human than me. Kukukuku."
{So they use the holy element from other people to make the exorcists able to use Excaliburs} Metatron spoke with a gasp of shock, Kazuhiko scowl deepening as Kiba spoke with killing intent
"…You killed my comrades and took out the elements needed to wield the holy-swords?"
"That's right. This orb is from back then. I have used three of them on Freed though. This is the last one."
"Hyahahahaha! Other guys besides me died because their bodies couldn't synchronise with the elements! Hmmmmm. If I think like that, that makes me special." Freed said with a psychotic laugh as he added
"You thought that guys like me would end up being tough, didn't you Kazu-kun? No, no. I won't die easily like that."
"…Valper Galilei. How many lives have you sacrificed for your greed and experiments…?" Kiba spoke angrily, his hands shaking as his aura grew intense.
#There For Tomorrow – The World Calling#
"Hm. If you say that, then I will give this orb to you. My research has reached the stage where it is possible to mass produce them in the right environment. First of all, I will destroy this town with Kokabiel. Next I will gather the legendary holy-swords stored around the world. Then I will mass produce holy-sword wielders and start a war against Michael and the Vatican with the combined Excaliburs. I'm going to show the result of my research to those foolish angels and their followers who have convicted me." Valper replied, throwing away the orb towards Kiba. It rolled along the ground before touching the blond's foot, Kiba picking up the orb and patted it as he spoke with a tear in his eye
"…Everyone…"
Kazuhiko's eyes widened at the pulse of energy he felt, shallow lights spreading out across the school field before forming into people
"The various powers that are present on this battlefield made the spirits within the orbs appear." Akeno spoke softly to everyone.
{Demonic-swords, Holy-swords, Devil, Fallen Angel and Angel are here on this one field to bring the spirits of those who were disposed of back} Metatron added as the people looked at Kiba with sad expressions as he started
"Everyone! I…I!"
"…I have always…always thought about it. Was it alright that I was the only one that survived… There were those who had more dreams than me. There were those who wanted to live more than me. Is it alright that I am the only one to have a peaceful life…" Kiba continued, Kazuhiko not able to read the one male spirit's lips as Metatron spoke softly as Akeno translated
{…[Don't worry about us anymore. You are alive at least]. That's what they are saying.} Tears fell from Kiba's eyes as the spirits started to move their lips in a rhythm as Asia mumbled
"…The sacred song." Kiba joined in with the song while crying, a few moments passing before the spirits glowed blue-white, the lights growing brighter as Kiba stood in the centre as Kazuhiko heard their voices
(We were no good alone.)
(We didn't have enough elements to wield the holy swords. But.)
(It will be okay if we are together.)
Kazuhiko felt a warmth flood in his body as his Angel side reacted to the sacred song, blinking back the tears as he felt Seraphina take hold of his hand as the voices continued
(You have to accept the holy-sword.)
(It's not scary.)
(Even if God is watching.)
(Our hearts are always…)
(ONE.)
The spirits went up to the sky before turning into a large light that fell down onto Kiba, Albion speaking up seriously [Kazu.]
'What is it?' Kazuhiko thought back before Albion answered
[That [Knight] has reached it.]
{What he means is that [Sacred Gears] change and evolve while using the feelings of the possessors as a key like how [Staring Blue] evolved to fit with Yu's fighting style. But there is a different territory to that. When the feelings and the wishes of the possessor does a dramatic change that it changes the flow of this world, the Sacred Gear reaches it. Yes. This is the [Balance Break]} Metatron explained, Kazuhko curious as he watched what would happen.
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Kiba thought back to when he had escaped the research laboratory by himself, the only thing on his mind while vomiting blood and running was how he wanted to live. He'd gotten out of the forest and met a little girl, a high-class Devil, Rias, while his life was slipping from his grasp.
"What do you desire?"
Rias had asked him as she held him on the verge of death. Kiba remembering the one word he had managed to mumble while his vision blurred
"Help" Kiba had wished while thinking of his life, his friends, his future, his power and his talent and that was his last word as a human.
"To live as a devil. That was the wish of my master, and also my wish. I thought that, it was fine. But… I couldn't forget my hatred towards the Excaliburs and my comrades' vengeance… No, I could have forgotten about it. I…" Kiba knew he had the best comrades now, who helped him despite being driven by vengeance and had even made him see the error of hating a weapon.
(Don't worry about us. At least you live.) His former-comrades words weren't wishing for vengeance but for his own survival.
"But it's not like everything is solved." Kiba spoke to himself, realising that he had to take down the evil thing before him so nothing like what had happened to him with happen to anyone else again as he declared
"Valper Galilei. As long as I don't kill you, there will be those who would suffer the same fate as us."
"Hmph. It's been said for a long time that research always comes with sacrifices. Haven't you realised that yet?" Valper retort, Kiba scowling as Kazuhiko's voice was heard
"Kiba! Cut down that monster once Excalibur is dealt with. You are the [Knight] of Gremory after all. Don't waste their feelings and spirit!"
"You have helped me. Even if you won't profit from it. Even if you might have received punishment from our master…" Xenovia spoke up
"Destroy that fake copy blondie" Yu added before Rias called
"Yuuto! Do it! You have to finish this yourself! Surpass Excalibur! You are the servant of I, Rias Gremory! My [Knight] will not lose to a mere Excalibur!"
"Yuuto-kun! I believe in you!" Akeno called before Seraphina added
"Show your comrades' strength"
"Finish the weirdo!" Mittelt added before Kalawarner called out
"You'll defeat him"
"…Yuuto-sempai!" Koneko called before everyone else added
"Please do your best!"
"Hahaha! Why are you crying? You were singing with joy with the ghost-chan. It's really a nuisance. It's totally the worst. You know I hate that song. Just listening to it makes the hair on my skin crawl! I don't want to hear it anymore. I'm totally at my limit! I'm going to cut you into pieces and calm myself! With this ultimate Excalibur that has merged 4 of them!" Freed laughed
"…I will become a sword." Kiba spoke to himself seriously as he turned to Freed as he continued
"I shall become the sword of Buchou and my comrades! Please respond to my feelings now! [Sword-Rebirth!]" Kiba felt the spirits of his comrades' mix with his Sacred Gear and forming a new shape as his demonic power and the holy power were combined to form a new sword as he declared
"Balance-Breaker [Sword of the Betrayer]. You shall receive the power of this sword that has both the power of light and demonic powers with your own body."
Kiba charged towards Freed, his [Knight] speed making it hard for Freed to grasp his movements after a few feints but Kiba's strike was still blocked. Kiba's new sword starting to erase the aura that covered Excalibur as Freed spoke shocked "! That sword surpasses the originator of holy-swords!?"
"If that was the true Excalibur, then I could not have won against it. But that Excalibur cannot cut the feelings of me and my comrades!" Kiba replied, Freed clicking his tongue after pushing him back and taking a step back himself as Freed shouted
"Stretccccccch!" The Fused Excalibur started to twist as if it was alive, moving randomly and shot towards Kiba at an intense speed. The combining of [Excalibur Mimic] and [Excalibur Rapidly] showing itself as the sword split into two at the tip and shot at him with god speed. Kiba blocked each strike with his new sword, able to read Freed's killing intent to find out what direction the attack was coming from.
"Why!? Why isn't it hitting!? You are supposed to be the unrivaled holy-sword-sama, aren't you!? Weren't you supposed to have lots of legends of being the ultimate sword!?" Freed shouted, enjoyment and impatience on his face as he added
"Then! Then I have to add this as well!" The tip of the holy-sword disappeared, [Excalibur Transparency's] ability being added which did little to help Freed get his attacks past Kiba's guard as he parried the attacks. Freed's eyes narrowed as he looked shocked at Kiba, Xenovia's voice calling out to the blond
"Yes. Keep him there like that." She held [Excalibur Destruction] in her left hand while putting her right hand in the air as she chanted
"Saint Peter. Saint Basil the Great. Saint Denis. Holy-mother Mary. Please hear my voice." The space before her distorted, Xenovia putting her hand in the middle of the distortion and pulling something out of the dimensional gap. What appeared was a uniquely shaped broadsword with a blue blade and a golden edge that was longer then Xenovia was tall. The sword had a semicircular guard on the left side of the handle that extended to the bottom just above the pommel with a small extension on the right side of the handle.
"In the names of the saints whom reside within this blade, I will release it. Durandal!" Xenovia finished chanting, shocking everyone as Valper spoke shocked
"A Durandal!?"
"You were not the wielder of the Excalibur!?" Kokabiel spoke astonished
"Wrong. I was originally the wielder of Durandal. I was also chosen as the holder of the Excalibur. That's all." Xenovia explained, making a two sword style stance with both swords as Valper spoke shocked
"Absurd! According to my research, we haven't reached the stage where someone can wield Durandal!?"
"Of course. Even in the Vatican, they haven't made someone who can wield Durandal artificially." Xenovia responded calmly
"Then why!?"
"Unlike those common artificial holy-sword wielders like Irina, I'm a natural born wielder." Xenovia answered Valper's question, making him speechless as she continued
"Durandal is a sword that ravages beyond what people can imagine. It cuts anything it touches. It doesn't even listen to me most of the time. That's why I have to keep it in another dimension, otherwise it would be dangerous. Even I, the holder, have a hard time with it. Now, Freed Zelzan. Thanks to you, we can have the decisive battle between Excalibur and Durandal. Right now, I'm shaking with enjoyment. Don't die in a single strike okay? At least use the Excalibur to its fullest!" Durandal released a holy aura stronger than the Fused Excalibur that Freed held and the holy-demonic sword Kiba was holding.
"Is that even allowed!? It became a situation like this! You shitty bitch! I don't need any of that for this setting!" Freed shouted, moving his killing intent to Xenovia and swinging his invisible sword at her. A single side slash from Xenovia shattered the Fused Excalibur, also making a large hole in the school field as she spoke with a bored sigh
"So it's just a broken holy-sword, huh. It can't even compete with my Durandal."
"Are you serious!? Are you really serious!? The legendary Excalibur-chan is shattered into pieces!? Horrible! This is really horrible! Kaaaa! Was it wrong to use something that was broken from the start? The shallowness of humans. The foolishness of the Church. I want to grow up while taking a glimpse of it!" Freed spoke, his killing intent becoming weak as Kiba charged, clashing his holy-demonic sword against the remnants of the Excalibur before he shattered it as he spoke
"Did you see it? Our powers have surpassed Excalibur." With that Kiba cut down Freed, blood bursting out of the wound as Yu slashing Freed the opposite way to Kiba so a large X was over the exorcist's torso.
"Ho…Holy-demonic sword…? Impossible… The polar opposite of two things cannot merge…" Valper spoke confused, Kiba realising that he still had one last thing to do as he spoke, pointing his sword at the old man
"Valper Galilei. Prepare yourself."
"…I see! I understand now! Holy and demonic. It will be an explanation, if the beings that represent the two become unbalanced! Then not only the Maou but the God has also…" Valper was cut off as a spear of light pierced through his chest, collapsing after throwing up blood and Kiba checking the old man's condition only to confirm his passing.
"Valper. You were remarkable. The reason you went up to that conclusion proves that. But, I don't mind whether you are with me or not. I could have done it by myself from the beginning." Kokabiel sneered from his position in the air, his laughter echoing out
"Hahahaha! Kahahahahahahahaha!" Kokabiel landed on the ground, an overwhelming pressure and intense aura coming from him as he smiled fearlessly as he spoke full of confidence
"Who wants to fight me next before my followers show up?"
"Are you trying to give us a chance!? Don't mess around!" Rias shot back, Kokabiel chuckling as he countered
"Don't mess around? Hahaha. You guys are the ones who are messing around. Do you guys think you can defeat me?" Everyone took a ready stance, only for eyes to widen at the magic circle that appeared before Kokabiel as a voice spoke out
"Kokabiel-sama, our force is being decimated by a dragon with a sword"
"What!?" Kokabiel spoke surprised and angry as Kazuhiko smirked as he spoke softly
"Looks like Karasuba-sensei is having fun" Everyone around looked at Kazuhiko as he created a soccer ball sized orb of [Storm Flames] in his hand before thrusting it forwards as he declared
"Dragon Shot: Storm!" The beam of [Storm Flames] shot towards Kokabiel, easily the size of a car, as the Cadre put out both hands to catch and deflect it.
"Interesting Hakuryuukou" Kokabiel spoke with a smirk, light gather around his hands as he took the attack head on as Kazuhiko grunted as he tried to keep the attack in its form as he was being pushed back several feet. Kokabiel smirked as he stood with his black robes tattered in some places while his hands were bloody, Kazuhiko taking a few deep breathes due to the power he had put into that attack.
"Lightning!" Akeno called, lightning blasting down only for Kokabiel to use one of his wings to dissipate the attack as the Cadre shot back
"Will you stand in my way!? The one who inherited her power from Baraqiel!?"
"…Do not put me in the same group as him!" Akeno spoke enraged, continuing her lightning attacks only for them to be deflected by Kokabiel's wings.
"Plasma Blast!"
"Take this!" Seraphina and Rias both called as they unleashed their own attacks, a large ball of plasma and a large block of [Power of Destruction] respectively, Kokabiel laughing loudly as he finished nullifying Kazuhiko's attack and used his bloodied hands to block the new two attacks as he spoke at Akeno
"For you to become a devil! Hahaha! You have pleasant servants, Rias Gremory! Hakuryuukou! The left-over of the Holy-sword project who reached Balance-Breaker! A traitor from Grigori and the daughter of Baraqiel! You have weird tastes, just like your brother!"
"I won't forgive you for insulting my brother…our Maou! More than that, the insults you made to my servants will require your life!" Rias shot back in anger as Kokabiel dissipated her and Seraphina's attacks as he spoke provokingly
"Then try to destroy me! Maou's sister! The owner of [Vanishing Dragon]! Crimson-hair Ruin Princess! The one whom you are up against is someone who has been an arch-enemy of the devils since a long time ago! If you don't see this as a chance, then your reputation will be looked down on!"
Xenovia and Yu moved closer to Kiba, passing him as the former muttered "We will attack at the same time."
"We have a better chance of getting him off guard that way… Third Illusion!" Yu added, flaring the aura that quickly formed before the trio went slashing at Kokabiel, who made a sword of light in each of his hands to block Xenovia's sword as he muttered
"Hmph! Durandal huh! Unlike the Excalibur that was already broken once, that light is the real thing! Buuuuut!" A blast of air came from Kokabiel's body, making Xenovia float before he kicked her in the stomach.
"Gaa!" cried as she flew back, Kokabiel blocking Yu's twin swords as he continued talking to Xenovia who had managed to land on her feet before charging again
"It depends on the wielder. Girl! You still can't control Durandal! The previous wielder was someone who had unrivaled strength!" Kokabiel knocked back Yu, the light swordsman hopping back to avoid getting cut by the light swords the Fallen Angel was using as Kiba and Xenovia clashed with him. His wings moving to dismiss light spears that were being thrown by Kalawarner and Mittelt from behind him.
"Kokabiel! I will eliminate you with my Holy-demonic sword! I'm not allowed to lose anyone anymore!" Kiba declared, Yu charging in to help as Kokabiel spoke intrigued
"Ho! Attacks at the same time from a Holy-sword, a light sword and a Holy-demonic sword! Interesting! Good indeed! Come! You can't defeat me unless you do that much!" The three swords users continued to clash with Kokabiel, swapping who was taking charge fluidly as Koneko thrust a punch at him from behind, during a lull in the Kalawarner and Mittelt's light attacks as she muttered
"There!"
"Naïve!" Kokabiel spoke, his wings turning into sharp blades only to miss hitting Koneko's body as Kazuhiko quickly caught her with his [Sky Flame] enhanced flying speed.
"You should be wary, Koneko-san" Kazuhiko spoke as he put the girl down, Kiba sighing in relief as Kokabiel retort
"Hey, looking away while fighting will easily get you killed!"
"Wha…!" Kiba spoke surprised as his sword gained a crack from when it clashed with Kokabiel's, knocking the blond back as a shockwave was launched from Kokabiel's body, launching the three swords users away. Each had managed to fix their stance while in the air before landing on the ground breathing hard, Yu dismissing his Third Illusion to conserve what energy he had left.
"Kokabiel! It's not over yet!" Kiba shouted, putting his strength back into his holy-demonic sword as he charged. The crack in his sword disappearing as he started to slash at Kokabiel who laughed
"Hahaha! You still come at me? Alright! Come!"
"Holy-demonic sword." Kiba called, making swords covered in holy-demonic aura appear surrounding the Fallen Angel before using the chance to attack.
"You think you've captured me with this?" Kokabiel spoke with a smirk, his wings becoming sharp like swords and breaking the swords around him before catching Kiba's sword with two fingers as he asked with a sigh
"Is this it?"
Kiba created another holy-demonic sword in his free hand, that one getting stopped by the two fingers of his other hand before Kiba opened his mouth wide and created another sword there, using his teeth to grip it as he swung it and scratched Kokabiel's cheek as the Cadre let go of the other two swords and Kiba backed up.
Kokabiel smirked at his advantage as he spoke "But. Seeing that even after losing the masters you serve, you devils and followers of God can still fight, huh!"
"…What do you mean?" Rias asked with doubt, Kokabiel laughing as Kazuhiko scowled and subtly moved his hands to his bangles as Kokabiel continued
#Thousand Foot Krutch – War of Change#
"Fuhaha, fuhahahahahahahahahaha! That's right! I totally forgot! The truth wasn't revealed to you lower guys! Then I will tell you. In the war between the three sides-"
Kokabiel was cut off as a bolt of holy lightning enhanced [Storm Flames] slammed into his face, everyone turning their attention to Kazuhiko who was holding [Ramiel] as he spoke seriously, his eyes glowing with power
"Enough with the villain speech, Kokabiel" Everyone around him looked surprised to various degrees at seeing the new weapon in Kazuhiko's hands, Seraphina and Yu readying themselves to help out.
"Th-That power…" Kokabiel spoke enraged at being cut off as he had to block another bolt from Kazuhiko's bow before he flew at the Cadre, the cyan coloured energy wings turning bright orange with the [Sky Flames] coming from out of them as Metatron spoke seriously
{A new weapon was unlocked earlier… Its name is}
"[Zeruel]" Kazuhiko muttered, the crystal bow dispersing before elbow length gold bulky gauntlets formed over his arms while bulky gold greaves formed over his legs. Kokabiel's eyes widened in rage as he moved to catch Kazuhiko's fist even as he was knocked back a few feet, only to be surprised by the knee which hit his chest and sent him flying into the air as [Divine Dividing] called
[Divide!]
Spreading his wings, Kokabiel glared fiercely at the brunet as he snarled "How do you have that power? Nevermind, let's see if you can entertain me Hakuryuukou"
A truck sized light spear appeared in Kokabiel's grasp which he flung at Kazuhiko, the Cadre's eyes widening as [Storm Flames] covered the brunet's gauntlets as he caught the spear and disintegrating the mass of light after a few moments. Kazuhiko panted slightly from the magic he had to expel to stop the attack, taking a deep breathe before charging and using his [Storm Flames] covered gauntlets to land a fist deep into Kokabiel's gut before the pair started to trade blocks. Kazuhiko block or dodging whenever Kokabiel tried to introduce a light weapon into the battle before his [Storm Flames] destroyed it.
Kokabiel managed to land several punches into Kazuhiko's body during the exchange of fists and feet, his battle clothes doing little to soften the heavy blows as he grit his teeth and returned each one with a powerful blow of his own.
Yu and Seraphina shared a serious look, nodding to each other as they noticed Kazuhiko punch the Cadre to the ground with a [Lightning Flames] enhanced punch. Seraphina spreading her dragon wings before taking to the air as Yu called "Fourth Illusion Style!"
The pale blue aura exploded and grew around Yu, pale blue sparks of light coursing over his body as he charged at a surprising speed towards where Kokabiel was being kept near the ground by Kazuhiko as he swung both of his swords and called
"First Illusion: Netherworld Insects!" Dozens of light insects shot towards the Cadre, Kokabiel creating a pair of light swords in his bloodied and burnt hands and started to cut through the insects that tried to bite into him.
[Divide] [Divine Dividing] called, Kokabiel strength dropping to a quarter of his original as Seraphina floated above the pair, blue flames and lightning mixing in her hands as she waited for Yu to move back as Kazuhiko charged a ball of [Cloud Flames] in one hand.
"Cloud Barrage!"
"Plasma Barrage" Kazuhiko and Seraphina called, blue plasma firing from her hands into basketball sized orbs while purple tennis ball sized flames shot from Kazuhiko's hand, Kokabiel covering his hands in light energy to deflect them despite the burns that grew on his hands and body and soon hiding the Cadre in a cloud of smoke as Kazuhiko muttered softly
"[Leliel]" The Chakram formed around Kazuhiko with the disperse of his gauntlets and greaves, a mental command from the brunet all he need to send them into the smoke cloud after Kokabiel as Yu swung both of his swords towards it as he called
"Eight Flower Mantis!"
Kokabiel burst from out of the smoke cloud as he dodged the attack, his body burnt and battered while his wings were covered in damaged feathers as he panted with a maniac grin before his eyes widened at seeing the Chakram orbiting around him as Kazuhiko's wings called out
[Divide!]
"You bastard! Trying to hide behind your friends while you drain my power, pathetic. I will kill you all soon enough!" Kokabiel shouted in rage, Kazuhiko's eyes narrowing as [Cloud Flames] ignited around the Chakrams as he shot back
"No… This ends now!" Kokabiel laughed, unable to believe the words from the brunet's mouth before noticing the Chakram multiplying at an alarming rate as they flew around him. Kokabiel's eyes bulged out in shock, turning to see Kazuhiko bringing his hands together in a clap before the Chakram charged towards the Cadre, soon covering him in a ball of cutting disks. The odd light beam bursting out and destroying several of the flying disks only for others to replace them as Kokabiel suffered the cutting storm, his wings sharpening and firing out only able to destroy a few Chakram before they were cut off by others.
A minute nearly passed before the Chakram all disappeared, Kokabiel falling to the ground in a bloody mess with the remains of his wings littered around him as Kazuhiko dropped down to one knee as he gave a nod to Seraphina and Yu as they each fired their own attacks
"Plasma Stream!"
"Exploding Spirit Cut!" The beam of plasma and the wave of light energy exploded on contact with Kokabiel, Kazuhiko forcing himself to his feet should he have to continue fighting only for Albion to speak up
[It's over Kazu]
Kazuhiko sighed in relief as he let himself collapse, [Divine Dividing] disappearing as Seraphina caught him as she hid her wings and Yu dismissed his sword. Noticing that the magic circle over the ground had disappeared as a panting Seraphina hugging Kazuhiko tightly as she spoke "A-Are you alright?"
"Yeah… Just need to rest" Kazuhiko replied softly, Yu smirking tiredly as he patted him on the shoulder as Metatron sighed in relief
{It's mostly mental and magical strain… you used a lot of both to control that attack you used to finish Kokabiel. You'll heal once you're got some rest} Asia quickly rushed over to tend to Kazuhiko's wounds, mostly bruises from the brawl with Kokabiel.
"I think we all deserve to rest after that." Yu spoke, Kalawarner nodded in agreement as she, Mittelt and Asia rushed over, the latter checking him over for injuries and healing what bruises he had from the fight with Kokabiel.
"What was that?" Rias asked shocked approaching Kazuhiko only for a voice from the sky to speak
"Interesting…" Descending from the sky was a figure in red dragon themed armour with green jewels embedded across it and a jetpack firing on its back as it landed and looked around before picking up Kokabiel's dead and cut filled body with the other as the figure spoke to himself
"Shame that they are both dead… We could have asked them what was going on"
[Are you ignoring me, Ddraig?] Albion spoke aloud, [Divine Dividing] reappearing and drawing everyone's attention as Ddraig replied
[So you were awake, Albion]
[We finally meet, but in a situation like this huh? Things like this happen but I'm surprised that I can't feel much hostility from you like before]
[Heh, you can talk, your hostility is incredibly low as well]
[Looks like we both have things that interest us more than fighting then. I guess our fight can wait for now. It not bad to meet calmly like this Ddraig.]
[True… See you next time Albion.]
"I must say I was surprised you could defeat Kokabiel without the Scale Mail… But that power is… interesting. You look like you'll be a worthy opponent for me so till next time, get stronger my rival-kun" The armour covered figure spoke with an intrigued tone before taking to the air while carrying Kokabiel's body with ease.
{That's a relief… Kazu-kun, you wouldn't have the strength to fight your rival now} Metatron mused, Kazuhiko mentally agreeing as Albion smirked
[Probably… but at least Ddraig's host will be more wary to approach us given Kazu's display here]
"Good job, Kazu… I knew I saw something special when I started training you" Karasuba spoke with a smirk as she appeared out of a dark blue magic circle and approached the group relaxed, splodges of blood and black feathers littering her clothes as she rested her sheathed sword on her shoulder as Kazuhiko offering her a smile as he replied
"Well I wouldn't be this strong if not for you, Karasuba-sensei"
"Sensei?" Rias spoke surprised, the Devils regarding the grey haired woman cautiously as she stood relaxed looking them over as she scoffed
"So this is the Gremory heiress? Not much to look at, are you?" Rias scowled at hearing that before deciding to change the subject to avoid angering another dragon as she asked
"What was that power you were using anyway?" Kazuhiko looking at her tiredly as he shrugged and muttered in response
"No idea, it just came out when I got annoyed at Kokabiel's ranting… and I was just following my instincts when using it" Rias looked annoyed at not getting a good answer from him before casing a worried glance over him, nodding to herself that Kazuhiko would be ok before turning to Kiba as she spoke
"Yuuto, I'm glad you returned. Also to reach Balance Breaker. I am proud."
"…Buchou. I… To everyone in the club… Most of all, I betrayed you who saved my life once… I can't find the words to express my apology…" Kiba replied, Rias patting his cheek as she countered
"But you have returned. That is enough. You can't waste the feelings of your comrades now"
"Buchou… I will promise you once again. I, Kiba Yuuto, will protect you and my comrades for the rest of my life as the "Knight" of Rias Gremory's group." Kiba spoke seriously, Rias giggling as she replied
"Ufufufu. Thank you. But you can't say that in front of Kazu-kun, okay?" Kiba glanced to Kazuhiko only to see him resting his head on Seraphina's shoulder as she hugged him as Karasuba spoke with a smirk
"Once you've recovered we'll have a spar to see if you've improved"
"Alright" Kazuhiko replied tiredly, Karasuba nodding with an eager grin as she disappeared into another magic circle.
The reinforcements from the Maou arrived thirty minutes after everything had ended, Kazuhiko Seraphina, Kalawarner, Asia, Mittelt and Yu leaving before then so as to avoid the Maou being able to sense them and so he could put back on the seals.
…
"What was that power?" Kalawarner asked confused, Kazuhiko glad that Mittelt and Asia had headed to sleep as soon as they had come back as he looked at Seraphina, Yu and his father sitting around where the younger brunet was sitting in an armchair.
"It's Metatron's Sacred Gear, [Heavenly Judgement]" Kazuhiko answered, Kalawarner's eyes growing wide in shock as she looked at him
"B-But… You're a Devil! You shouldn't be able to use that power"
"He's a Draphalem" Yu countered calmly, the bluenette Fallen Angel looking confused at the swordsman as Seraphina explained
"What Yu-san means is that Kazu-san is an Angel/ Dragon/ Devil hybrid, Kala-san."
"But the report says your human?" Kalawarner replied, Kazuhiko nodding in agreement as he explained
"I was born human. But Metatron and Albion turned me into a Draphalem when Gremory revived me… It was the best way for my body to not reject Metatron's power which would kill me if I ever managed to activate it as a full Devil. Matsu-san gave me seals to hide the Angelic side of my aura which I removed during Kokabiel's villain speech and why he was so shocked at sensing and seeing her power." Kalawarner and Kazuhiko's father looked shocked at hearing that before the former turned to look to Yu and Seraphina as she asked
"How come both of you know?"
"He told me when he first got the seals…When you were recovering from your ordeal" Seraphina replied, looking down as Kalawarner shuddered at remembering it. Yu taking a moment before answering himself seriously
"Kaz is known by the higher ups of the Shinto and Youkai Factions for helping them out a couple of times. He's classed as an ally to both Factions and so we intend to help or protect him should he need it"
"Why didn't you tell me?" Kalawarner asked annoyed, Kazuhiko looking away as he answered
"You report to Azazel so I didn't want him to find out about it or you to get into trouble for lying to him for me. But I had to tap into Metatron's power to defeat Kokabiel before… he revealed something important…"
"So the town's safe?" Kazuhiko's father asked, his son nodding tiredly in response as he muttered
"I just hope they don't try and dig about the new power I showed off… Otherwise who knows what'll happen if they find out about my nature"
"If they don't applaud you for stopping one of the leaders of the… Fallen Angels, was it? Then they don't deserve any respect from you" Kazuhiko's father spoke sternly, Seraphina smiling as Kazuhiko smiled sheepishly at hearing that as Yu chuckled. Kalawarner just leered at him hungrily as she licked her lips and spoke
"You know… I think I'm even more turned on now that I know your part Angel"
"Please don't say that sort of stuff in front of Tou-san" Kazuhiko spoke embarrassed, hearing his father chuckle as Kalawarner smirking as she seductively walked towards him as she continued
"Probably… But now I can play the whole 'corrupt your pure mind' that most Fallen Angels enjoy"
"You do know I can't fall?" Kazuhiko asked, gulping nervous as he saw Seraphina pout annoyed as Kalawarner spoke huskily
"Even better…Hey!" Seraphina had stopped her, gripping the back of the tank top she had changed into when they got back as she spoke with a sigh
"It's too late for this sort of thing, Kala-san… We are all tired from the fight" Kalawarner gave her a mock frown at hearing that Yu stretching his arms above his head as he spoke up
"Yeah, I think it would be better if I could get a night's sleep without hearing Kaz's playboy antics"
"I am not a playboy!" Kazuhiko shouted annoyed, the others in the room bursting out in chuckles before Kazuhiko sighed and chuckled himself, the brunet's father heading upstairs after bidding everyone goodnight.
"Kaz… What did Kokabiel mean about the leaders of Devils and followers of God being lost?" Yu asked seriously, Kazuhiko looking away as Seraphina asked shocked
"Are you thinking he meant God is dead?"
"Well he is leader for the Christian church…" Yu replied as he looked at the bluenettes before Kazuhiko spoke softly
"It's true…"
"What…?" Xenovia spoke shocked, glaring at Kazuhiko as he asked surprised
"H-How did she get in here?" Looking at the others who were in shocked to different levels, Kazuhiko turned back to Xenovia as she spoke with anger slipping into her tone
"You're lying! Why would you say that Devil" Kazuhiko stood up before the blue haired exorcist, letting out a silent sigh as he stared into her eyes as he spoke
"Do I look like I'm lying Xenovia…?" Xenovia's eyes widened as they looked into Kazuhiko's as she asked
"How do you know He is dead? How can you even use Holy weapons while being a Devil?"
"I am Metatron's host…" Kazuhiko answered calmly, Xenovia's eyes widening as she looked him over before looking away as she thought
'How can I face the church knowing they lied to me all of my time their? And how can a Devil use a Seraph's power'
"Anyway, he's not really gone… As long as people still believe and pray in him, the idea of God is still around anyway the world has been moving on without God already" Kazuhiko mused aloud, Metatron smiling softly as the brunet watched Xenovia stiffly turn around and move to leave as Kazuhiko added with a sigh as he headed after her
"I better make sure she doesn't tell Gremory about me…"
…
'You sure you want to do this Metatron…?' Kazuhiko mentally asked concerned about what he was about to do as his sat in his bedroom waiting for Asia as Metatron replied
{After what Kokabiel has done and what he tried to reveal, there will most likely be a meeting over the matter… If Asia-san has to attend she would find out then about God's passing… I would feel better if I told her myself, Kazu-kun}
'I understand, Metatron… I'm just glad that Xenovia promised to keep my secret' Kazuhiko thought back, surprised the exorcist had sworn on Durandal to not reveal his nature or about God's death to anyone.
[Hehe, I think she was overwhelmed when she made that promise Kazu] Albion chuckled nervously, Kazuhiko scratching the back of his head as he nodded in agreement as Asia entered the room with a curious look as she asked
"Kazu-san, what did you want to talk about?"
"I figured you deserve some answers, Asia-san…" Kazuhiko started, taking a moment to word it out as he continued
"I lied to Gremory when I said that the power that I used against Kokabiel was something I didn't know about…Truthfully, I didn't want her to know about it. That power is from another Sacred Gear I hold called [Heavenly Judgement]… It's contains the spirit of Metatron from the Bible and so I can use it she made me part Angel when I was reincarnated by Gremory"
"Kazu-san…" Asia gasped in awe as she watched Kazuhiko stretch his Angel and Devil wings in front of her as she continued "… You have Metatron-sama inside of you…?"
Kazuhiko offered her a smile, creating a soccer ball sized orb of [Mist Flames] in front of him as he nodded "Yes… She wants to talk to you herself"
"Really…?" Asia replied surprised, looking nervously as the [Mist Flames] grew in size and shape between them before a ripple ran along the surface of the fireball as it changed into Metatron. The Angel smiled as she regarded Asia, folding her wings behind her as she curtsied to the ex-nun as she spoke
{Hello Asia-san, it's nice to finally talk to you. I am Metatron}
"M-Metatron-sama…" Asia spoke nervously, Metatron giggling softly as she replied
{You don't have to be nervous, Asia-san… I'm not going to hurt you}
"H-Hai…" Asia spoke, relaxing slightly as Kazuhiko chuckled quietly as he sat down on the bed to watch the two blondes as Metatron spoke sadly
{I'm sorry to have to tell you this, Asia-san… but I'm afraid God passed on during the Great War…}
"N-No…" Asia spoke shocked, tears welling up in her eyes as Metatron holding the girls' hands in her own as she continued
{But he's not gone, Asia-san… God still exists in the hearts of his believers and as long as they remember Him, He will never been gone from the world} Metatron gently brushed away the tears from Asia's eyes with one hand, Kazuhiko speaking up to add
"This happened a long time ago Asia-san… The church is still running pretty much the same despite His absence and the world is still the running because of that" Asia nodded in understanding, Metatron smiling as Asia seemed to be recovering from the shock.
…
A few days had passed since the incident with Kokabiel, Kazuhiko was entering the clubroom with Seraphina and Asia. Blinking surprised at who was sitting in their as he looked at the new additions
"Hey, Hakuryuukou." Xenovia greeted, wearing a Kuoh Academy uniform while Yu smirked in his own version of the school uniform as he added
"Looks like I've been stationed here, Kaz… Given what had happened with Kokabiel it makes sense they would be worried about someone else attacking here"
"Yeah, it does… Why are you here, Xenovia?" Kazuhiko asked confused, only to turn as Grayfia spoke up as she entered from another door of the room
"She has become Ojou-sama's [Knight]…I was here to witness the negotiations between them as per Ojou-sama's restrictions." Devil wings grew out of Xenovia's back as she added
"I was approached by Rias Gremory to become a [Knight] after I went to see you and I decided that staying near the Hakuryuukou would be more interesting. It seems like I'm not that great, while Durandal is. So I was able to become a devil with just one piece and I was also placed in this school. From now on, I'm a 2nd year student and also a member of the Occult Research Club. Let's get along, Kazu-kun."
"That cute sound doesn't work with a serious voice" Kazuhiko spoke with a sigh, Xenovia sighing as she replied
"I copied Buchou's attempts in the mirror this morning, but it looks like it's not easy." Rias flushed embarrassed at hearing that, Grayfia arching an eyebrow at the heiress for a moment before turning to look at Kazuhiko.
"Well I guess this means we have a powerful new weapon on our side and another swordsman aside from myself and Kiba" Kazuhiko muttered to himself, Rias nodding from where she was sitting at her desk.
"Yes. I'm a devil now. I can't go back. No, maybe this was a good thing. Hmmm, but since I've betrayed God my life was a failure. But serving under a devil who was once my enemy is… Even if she is a sister of a Maou…" Xenovia spoke, holding her head down and mumbling something.
"By the way, where's Irina?" Kazuhiko asked curiously, Xenovia answering calmly
"Irina returned to headquarters along with the corpse of Valper and Freed along with the 5 Excaliburs including mine. The fragments that act as the cores were retrieved in that state. So the mission of retrieving it was accomplished. If they have the cores, they can use alchemy to make the holy-swords again."
"Fair enough… Durandal has chosen you as its user so that should be enough for you seeing as the Exclaiburs' users can be artificially created now"
"Yes… I'm considered an outsider and heretic now I've changed sides and they have cut me off. Exactly the same way as the incident with Asia Argento." Xenovia laughed at hearing that, stopping as she narrowed her eyes and added with a blush on her cheeks
"Irina has stronger belief then I did... She was really disappointed that I became a Devil and I couldn't tell her why I had chosen to change sides so it was an awkward farewell that we had. Maybe we might be enemies the next time we meet."
"Maybe…" Kazuhiko spoke calmly as Kalawarner entered while Seraphina looked surprised at the former exorcist. Rias checking that everyone was there before speaking
"The Church made contact with us devils. More precisely the Maou talk about this incident. They said "We would like to make contact with you because of unclear and dishonest actions of the fallen-angels even though we feel unsatisfactory about this". They also apologised about Valper because it was their mistake for letting him escape in the past."
"But this school is truly terrifying. Because there's another sister of Maou attending this school and the niece of a Dragon King" Xenovia said with a sigh, glancing concerned to Seraphina as she leant against Kazuhiko as Rias continued
"The truth about this incident was sent to the God-side and the devils' side by the viceroy of the fallen-angels, Azazel. The theft of the Excalibur was an action taken by Kokabiel only. The other leaders didn't know about it. He planned to break the tension between the three sides. Because he tried to start another war and was stopped by Kazu-kun, the Hakuryuukou, they sent their thanks for killing him.
"Though it ended with the releasing of Kazu-kun's new unusual power, the [Welsh Dragon] retrieved Kokabiel's corpse" Kazuhiko frowned as he realised that Ddraig's host was already in his Balance Breaker form when he showed up, part of him wondering when he would unlock either of Metatron's or Albion's Balance Breaker forms as he sighed to himself.
"There would also be a meeting between the representatives of the angels, devils and Azazel. Apparently there is something Azazel wants to talk about. I heard that maybe Azazel would be apologizing about Kokabiel then. Though it's suspicious if Azazel would apologise." Rias spoke with disgust as she shrug her shoulder as Grayfia spoke up sternly
"Ojou-sama, Azazel will apologize for this. He didn't want another war to occur which is why he sent the Sekiryuutei to stop Kokabiel"
"Yeah, he's always wanted peace so he'll probably bring it up then" Kalawarner added, Mittelt nodding in agreement.
"We were also invited to that meeting. We have to report about the incident at the meeting because we were involved." Rias added, much to the surprise of everyone.
"…The [Welsh Dragon] belongs to the side of the Fallen-Angels, right?" Kazuhiko asked Xenovia curiously, the swordswoman nodding as she replied
"That's right. Azazel is gathering Sacred Gear possessors who have a [Longinus]. I don't know what he is thinking, but it's definitely something not good. The [Welsh Dragon] is the top fighter among them. I heard that he is the fourth or fifth strongest out of all the strong people there including the leaders of Grigori. At this point, he is probably slightly stronger than you, who is his rival."
Kazuhiko nodded in thought at hearing that, Xenovia looking to Asia as she spoke while bowing her head down "…That's right. I will apologise to Asia Argento. Since it was the fault of the Exorcists around you not stopping that Devil. I'm sorry, Asia Argento. Hit me much as much as you want."
"…No, I don't intend to do something like that. Xenovia-san, I'm enjoying my current lifestyle. Even though I'm not part of the church now, I met someone… people who are important to me. I am happy because of the place I live in now and the people I have met." Asia spoke with a pure smile, Kazuhiko glad that he and Metatron had helped her return to normal after breaking the news to her.
Xenovia turned to Kazuhiko, a look of sadness and admiration briefly in her eyes as she spoke "Then I will be leaving. There's a lot of things I need to know about before transferring to this school." With that she tried to leave the room only for Asia to ask with a smile
"U-umm! On the next weekend I'm going to go out to play with everyone. Would you also like to join, Xenovia-san?" Xenovia's eyes widened at the question, smiling bitterly to Asia as she answered
"Next time then. This time I'm not interested. Except…"
"Except? Asia asked, Xenovia smiling as she asked
"Can you take me around the school next time?"
"Yes!" Asia answered with a smile, Kazuhiko smiling at watching the pair become friends as Xenovia spoke
"I will swear it in the name of my holy-sword, Durandal. I also would like to have a battle with the holy-demonic sword user over there and the light sword user as well and a rematch with Kazu-kun as well"
"Alright. I won't lose"
"Should be interesting to see"
"If you want to spar again, I don't mind" Kiba, Yu and Kazuhiko spoke with smiles before Xenovia left the room, the brunet noticing the change in the blond [Knight] before Rias clapped her hands to draw everyone's attention as she spoke
"Now. Since everyone has returned again, let's start the club activity again!" With the Devils' confirmation the group went about their normal routine for the evening as Grayfia left but not before taking a curious look at Kazuhiko.
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Author's Note
Hope you enjoyed the Kokabiel Battle, Kazuhiko stopped holding back the moment Kokabiel tried to reveal God's death to protect Asia from finding out. Although the reason Kazuhiko tells her later is because Xenovia finds out and it would be better to prepare her against someone, like Diodora, who may try and use that information against her.
As for Kalawarner's reaction, I figure it make sense that Fallen Angels get turned on by the idea of corrupting pure minds that Angels typically have so Kazuhiko being part Angel is a rather interesting challenge for her.
Xenovia still joins due to her loss of faith in God but she can't say anything after promising Kazuhiko not to although given what would have happened when Rias recruited her and the report sent back to the Devils, Grayfia and Sirzechs probably will become more curious about what Kazuhiko is hiding or wary about what his other power is.
Anyway hope you enjoyed the chapter.