Solitude Of A King

Chapter 10: Power of the Heroes

When Issei heard the words the blond bastard had said, he immediately felt the hate of the black dog next to Naruto. Channeling what power he could muster after the Transfer, Issei raised his left arm and fired. The shot of red magic only shook off the dog named Jin as it continued to charge. Issei cold hear the screams of his friends as they attempted to help I their injured state. Attempting to dodge the pounce, the perverted Devil could not react fast enough as he felt the sting of pain erupt from his shoulder. Sinking its teeth into his shoulder, Jin, continued to ferociously bite the wound he had already made.

"Ah!" Issei screeched as he fell to the ground under the weight of Jin. "Buchou! Help!"

Rushing to her Pawn's aid, Rias gathered her magic and forced a blast of crimson red blast toward the hostile dog. Her attack had no effect upon the first strike, leaving Jin more angry than hurt. Leaving the whimpering pervert on the ground to coddle his injuries, Jin growled as he approached the red haired heiress with hunger in his eyes. Backing away from the frightening animal, Rias shifted her gaze from the beast and toward her Peerage. From her first attack, she understood how powerful it was. Though her attack was not as powerful as her normal ones, it was enough to kill any normal magical beasts.

"Devil, I must ask you where Asia is." Naruto began as he stalked toward Jin. "My former partner had been conversing with a Devil in hopes of eliminating myself and my followers. They took Asia in return of their failure. I have had enough of Devils, so tell me, mongrel where she is and I shall spare you!"

"I-I don't know!" Rias stammered against the overwhelming presence of unchained raged. "I never talked to anyone! I swear! I didn't even know Asia went missing!"

Narrowing his eyes, Naruto simply snapped his fingers as Jin stalked forward with a growl. "Jin here is a Longinus, the Canis Lykaon. An independent Sacred Gear that allows it to act on its own. Tell me, mongrel, can your pathetic tool there even compare to Jin's power?"

"Buchou..." A soft, defeated whisper escaped Issei's mouth as his wounds continued to be left unattended. "I'll protect... Your... Oppai."

"Was that you intention with Asia!" Naruto hissed as he caught the last part of his words. Turning his head to the downed Devil, Naruto called forth his blades and glared at the Pawn with hate filled eyes. "You disgusting mongrel! How dare you even gaze upon my sister! Curs such as yourself does not possess the honor to simply look upon her! Asia's benevolence had saved you from my wrath before, but now, this attack will not go unpunished!"

Calling forth a blade, Naruto stalked toward the downed pervert with murder in his eyes. The action was not met without any resistance, while Issei attempted to crawl away from Naruto, Rias called out in fear. Dragging his limp body across the ground, Issei struggled to even keep his conscience clear. After the bite from Jin, he felt his body slipping into numbness, leading him incapable of moving.

"Left arm correct?" Naruto hissed with a glimmer of glee in his eyes. "Is that where your Longinus is? Asia told me about your Sacred Gear. I wasn't planning on killing, but, your perverse words disgraced my beloved sisters image! Such words cannot be left unpunished!"

"Issei, no!" Rias cried out as tears threatened to fall. "Please, run!"

Without a moment of hesitation, Naruto brought the blade up and sliced the arm right off, leaving behind a wave of blood running out of what was left of the perverts arm. Naruto merely snorted at his screams. As the boy cried over his lost limb, Naruto took note of how well Semiramis' poison was working. Having coated Jin's teeth with a potent neurotoxin, Naruto had been interested on how well the poison worked.

"NO! YOU MONSTER!" Rias shouted as a tears cascaded down her countenance. "Issei talk to me!"

"Hahaha! Yes! Fight! Fight! Fight!" Kokabiel screeched in a mad cackle as he pointed at the scene occurring before him. "This is warfare I wished for! With her death I shall start another Great War!"

Scowling at the chaotic proclamation, Naruto simply turned to Diarmuid and simply nodded to the man. Bowing to the nod, Diarmuid rushed away from the group and unleaded his spears in preparation for Kokabiel. As Diarmuid moved to stop Kokabiel, Mordred focused on the blue haired woman laying a small distance away from the Gremory group, alongside what seemed to be the Excalibur fragments fused into a whole. Immediately moving toward the fallen weapons, she took note of the large broadsword laying beside the woman as well which emitted a destructive aura.

"Semiramis, take care of the mongrel." Naruto commanded as he marched toward the recovering Devils. "You, Gremory tell me what you know of a white haired Devil and his retainer. My patience has reached its limit."

"W-what are you doing to Issei!" Rias demanded with anger obvious in her eyes. "What is she doing! Tell me you bastard!"

Eyes narrowing at the last comment, Naruto snapped his fingers and turned his summoned weapons to the Gremory Peerage. The words of the insolent Devil had finally pushed his anger to its limit. Their lack of cooperation had been a gnawing annoyance in his mind. He hated being held in the dark that had always been an annoyance of his. But, adding that to the fact that the Devil standing before him might have information on the location of his sister was pushing him to edge.

"Fine, if you wish to deny my request, then you shall be punished by the King." Naruto said with a hint of happiness in his regal features. "Now then, suffer the consequences you have brought upon thyself!"

Eyes widening with fear, Rias immediately dashed away from the enraged blond and straight for her Peerage. She could feel the polished projectiles skim past her, missing by the smallest of margins. Though they missed, the sheer speed and power of the throw easily placed a multiplicity of cuts on her figure. Finally, reaching them in her painful run, Rias covered her Peerage with her body in hopes of saving them from the destructive barrage. Curcled up against the bodies of her friends, she felt the explosive nature of the weapons as a series of explosions rocked the ground.

"Pathetic." Naruto muttered as he held off from destroying the Devils bundled together. "For a Devil you are weak. A King and yet unable to protect your subjects. Simply pathetic you worthless cur,"

Kokbiel was having fun. Feeling the rush of battle brought a joyous cackle as he felt the intensity of the blows delivered the spearman. Dueling against him around the campus of the school, the insane Fallen Angel never felt such struggle since the Great War. He could finally enjoy a battle against an equal opponent. One that would push him to ecstasy of battle.

"Come human, I shall show you the might of the Fallen Angels!" Kokbiel shouted as he readied another spear of light, but this time it amassed to a degree larger than his last.

Launching the massive projectile, Kokabiel continued to laugh hysterically as he watched the spear of light soar through the air flying straight for the man. Diarmuid merely grunted as he readied himself to dodge. Leaping out of the way, Diarmuid did not stay at the spot for long, dodging another attack, he leap once more. Positioning himself to jump towards the Fallen Angel in the sky, the loyal knight readied both his spears as he waited for the next attack. That was when Kokabiel fried another deadly light spear aiming from he entire area he stood upon.

"Your days are over, Kokabiel. By my honor as the loyal servant of Lord Naruto Uzumaki, I will slay all that oppose him!" Diarmuid called out as he sliced through a light spear and charged. "Brace yourself, today I shall slay you!"

"Don't make me laugh human! I am a Fallen Angel, we are the greatest of the Three Biblical Factions! You are nothing but a mere humans severing under a pathetic lord!" Kokabiel replied as he sent more and more light spears down.

Dodging an attack, Diarmuid used all his might to leap off of the ground. Soaring toward the floating Fallen Angel, Diarmuid saw the attack heading his way. In the air, it was impossible to maneuver unless there was something to push off of. For Diarmuid, it was not he case. Waiting for the attack to come, he merely pushed against it with Gáe Buidhe. As he approached, Kokaniel growled and charged. Creating a sword of light, the Fallen Angel positioned the blade at Diarmuid's head and followed it up by sweeping down toward him. In a explosion of sound, they clashed. Directing the blade directly to Diarmuid's head, Kokabiel merely smirked when he saw Gáe Buidhe miss the parry. The Fallen Angel knew his sword was longer and the spear passing his guard was nothing to worry about. On the other hand, trying to stop is blade with the thin red spear he had left was simply foolish.

"It is over." Diarmuid commented as he watched the sword.

"It is fool! Now die!" Kokabiek screamed as he drove the blade downwards in hopes of finishing the human off.

Imagine Kokabiel's surprise when Diarmuid shifted his free hand and a black shield appeared. The shield was a masterpiece, with its simple yet elegant black paint it boasted a sigil on the base, a sigil Kokabiel recognized all too well. It was Achilles' shield. The Achilles Kosmos, a great weapon created by Hephaestus himself which allowed the weirder to block just about any attack by deploying a miniature world in defensive form. Once Kokabiel's blade vanished upon contact, Diarmuid felt the resistance of flesh against his spear.

"Well, crow. The dishonor you placed on my liege has been your downfall." Diarmuid said as he released his spear and allowed the Fallen Angel to fall from the skies.

Falling with the body, Diarmuid simply allowed his own body to face the impact. His body had faced more than a simply fall, the amount of pain he had been graced with were greater than this. Creating a crater on the school ground upon contact, he slowly walked out with a frown on his visage when he saw the red haired Devil stand before Naruto. In his shot life, he had been graced with the position beside Naruto Uzumaki, the inheritor of the Gates of Babylon, a treasury which contained every single weapon created at the time. Throughout their less than stellar adventures in search for members, Diarmuid had to give his life to the man he called King. To see anyone stand before Naruto felt like a perusal insult to him.

"Oi! Pretty boy come help me over here!" Mordred called out with a grunt. "I found some of those Excalibur pieces Uzumaki liked so much!"

Nodding his head, Diarmuid marched toward the blond haired knight. Ignoring the two bodies laying on the ground, Diarmuid eyed the sword with a curious gaze as he moved from the bodies to the blade left unattended to on the ground. The blade certainly looked like an Excalibur, but, it lacked some defining features the pieces had. Taking hold of the blade and studying carefully, the loyal knight gave Mordred a nod.

"I believe it is, though it is fused with other pieces." Diarmuid muttered as he handed the blade over to Mordred. "The girl... Is she-"

"Yup, she's with the Vatican." Mordred said as she eyed the girl carefully. "All I know is that she has one of the Holy Swords with her. But I doubt she's as good as I am. Anyways lets pick her up, I'm sure Uzumaki will want me to get that sword."

Shrugging at her words, Diarmuid lifted the girl and carried her towards the raging battle up ahead. Mordred following him along with the fused Excalibur in her hands.

"You disgust me, savage." Naruto hissed as he glared at the downed pervert. "To think Asia thought you were her 'friend'. Fooling my baby sister is one thing, but, to think of her in such a putrid way..."

Naruto turned around and stalked toward Semiramis and Jin. He had left Issei in a pile of his own blood, crying for help as his body fell victim to the poison of Semiramis. The mere thought of the perverted fool attempting to even approach Asia made him bloodthirsty. When she had saved them during their first meeting, Naruto had given the mongrels their lives due to the benevolence of his dear sister. Now, hearing the atrocities the heathen spoke of, Naruto could not let the fools go unpunished now.

"Semiramis extract the fools Sacred Gear." Naruto said as he kicked the agonized Issei to the woman. "I want it done now. I shall personally punish them for their crimes. I want the Boosted Gear."

"Of course." Semiramis responded with a giggle. "Maybe we should collect all of these Sacred Gears? They would be so fun to play with."

Ignoring her comments, Naruto focused on the fallen Gremory Peerage. His eyes still bore hatred for the Devils, but, he did not bother killing them. They were needed in order to summon the Satans from the Underworld. If not for them, he would have disposed of them. Turning his head toward the approaching members of his Faction, Naruto gave the girl in Diarmuid's arms a curious glances.

"My lord! I have returned." Diarmiuid said with a makeshift bow. "This girl has been knocked out when we have arrived. It looks as if she is in possession of the Holy Sword Durandal."

"Durandal hmm? That was the blade old man Vasco wielded." Naruto said with interest in his eyes. "Well then, move her to the Hanging Gardens. Such a sword would be honored to join our cause."

Nodding his head, the knight marched toward the castle. Mordred merely glanced at Semiramis' as she continued her ritual with a smirk on her countenance. Ignoring the teasing witch, she turned to Naruto and showed him the blade that was in her hands. While shaped oddly, she could easily tell from the aura it emitted to be an Excalibur.

"Have it secured in the Hanging Gardens. I shall return with Semiramis soon." Naruto commanded as he turned to the witch.

"It is complete!" Semiramis declared happily as she showed the armored blond the gauntlet she held in her hands. "The Boosted Gear is now in our possession. The Welsh Dragon seems to be interested in speaking."

"Good work. Let us go. I tire of these disgusting Devils."

"Tell me Welsh Dragon what are your intentions." Naruto asked as he sat upon his throne. His eyes bore down on the red gauntlet set to the side. "Your host was weak."

Pondering the question. Ddraig could not help himself as he stared at the blond. Its had been ages since anyone had attempted to extract him from his host. Not only that, but it ended in a successful extraction. Inside the Sacred Gear he had been sealed into by the Biblical God, he could feel the power the child before him emitted. While young in his eyes, Ddraig felt the ambition for dominance. It was refreshing really. Not many of the beings in the current generation had any real ambition. His old host for example, wanted to be a Harem King. Yes, pathetic as it was, it was better than the Gremory's which was winning rating Games.

"It has been long since I have spoken to a human, much less one that is not my host." Ddraig hummed from the gauntlet. "As for my intentions, I have none. I have been inside this Sacred Gear for centuries awakening in hosts for ages."

Smiling, Naruto stood form his throne and walked to the Boosted Gear. Placing a hand on the Sacred Gear, Naruto felt the very might of the Welsh Dragon. "If I were to offer you a body?"

That question completely put Ddraig in a shocked state. He in all his life never expected some human to offer him a new body. Much less one who extracted him from his weakest host to date. In his life he had never believed it to be true. Reconstructing a body left to rot by the Three factions was tough. But, to break the seals the Biblical God had placed on the Boosted Gear was another miracle he knew was impossible. Yet, here the boy was, offering him a new body as if it were the easiest thing in the world.

"If I accept then what do you wish of me, boy?" Ddraig asked.

"I want your power Welsh Dragon." Naruto replied with a smirk. "I wish for the destruction of Trihexa the Apocalyptic Beast. I want you to fight beside my side every step of the way. I want your loyalty."

"You have a deal human."

"Naruto. Not human."

"Ddraig."

"Are you ready for the process, Semiramis?" Naruto asked as he walked into her lab with the Boosted Gear in hand. "Ddraig has accepted my offer and I wish for the dragon to have his body."

"Yes, it has been completed." Semiramis responded as she set her book to the side. "The Sephiroth Graal was the greatest gift to science. It's powers are out of the world. Allowing the user to know every aspect of life, simply amazing."

"Good, then let use begin."

Placing the gauntlet on the table, Semiramis walked to the edge of her lab and retrieved one of the two cups she had in storage and walked over to the Boosted Gear. Holding the Sephiroth Graal higher, Naruto took note of the large amounts of magical power surrounding the witch. Closely looking at the process, Naruto took notice of the gauntlet. As the green gems slowly lost color, Naruto could see the gauntlet lose color all together.

"Let us go." Semiramis said as she walked away from the gauntlet. "This room is too small for the dragon, we must revive him in the Hanging Garden's exterior to avoid any collateral damage."

Following her with a nod, Naruto could not help but feel giddy over the fact that a dragon was about to be revived from the confines of a Sacred Gear. They had finally reached the outside of the Hanging Gardens, as Semiramis walked to the very edge of the balcony and lifted the Sephiroth Graal once more. And once again, Naruto could feel the magical powers surround Semiramis. Once the magic began building shape for the dragon, Naruto walked forward as the process ended and a shimmering light enveloped both Semiramis and the form of the dragon. Once it died down, Semiramis nodded to him and he approached the dragon.

"Ddraig... You have been granted a second body! Awaken!" He bellowed with a gleeful smile.

"Well its about time."

Chapter End

A/N: Now what do you guys think. I was planing this for quite some time now and I finally got to write it. I hope you enjoyed what I did with the characters and the new members of the Hero Faction. As for people wondering why Naruto had the Excalibur before hand, let me explain. The Gates of Babylon have everything inside, all the treasures before heroes ever used them. Like the Excalibur, it was a sword before King Arthur used it. Just did not have the same amount of fame.

Anyways, this is it for me. I might post another chapter tomorrow, I don't know in all honesty. Enjoy and give me some reviews to think about!