Chapter 35: Adrian vs. Riser
Damon and Issei were still fighting Adrian and Katrina while they were dragged up the stairs, hoping to somehow save Wesker, only to hear a deafening BOOM, shaking the building.
"One of Lady Rias' pawns, retires." After hearing Grayfias' words, Damon finally wrestled out of Adrians' grip, punching the wall out of frustration in the process.
"Shit...SHIT! How the fuck is that bomb bitch THAT strong?!" He shouted.
"She couldn't have been," said Adrian, "not without using Tears of the Phoenix." All eyes were now on the Devil Virus,
"I'm sorry, Tears of the WHAT?!" Damon yelled, his rage boiling over already.
"It's a healing potion that the Phoenix family possesses...it can heal any injury and I foolishly thought Riser would be cocky enough to not bring them with him." Damon grabbed handfuls of Adrians' coat and slammed him against the wall,
"They could use a healing potion at any time and you didn't tell us?!!" He exploded. Adrian grabbed Damon by his arms and forced him back,
"Not any time! They are limited to two per game. And if I planned this out right, they should be out of them already."
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, if I were a bag of dicks named Riser Phoenix, I would give one to my most powerful piece, the queen, and the other to my little sister that I may or may not have a thing for." Damon paused, and released Adrian, running a frustrated hand through his hair,
"Do we at least got something to compensate for their healing shit?"
"I got this," said Adrian, and he opened up his jacket just enough for Damon and the others to see, and they all backed away in utter shock.
"You've been carrying that with you the whole fucking time?!!" Shouted Damon.
"Yep, but only as a failsafe. I want to try something Penglog taught me before I have to resort to THAT tactic." Adrian closed his coat, and began to swiftly trek up the stairs, the others close behind, ready to fight Riser Phoenix.
The group finally manages to climb to the rooftop, seeing Rias defending Asia, who was healing her wounds, and Yubelluna had just landed next to Riser. Adrian quickly repaired Rias' clothes,
"Don't want to give Riser the satisfaction of seeing your tit," he explained, and he and the remaining pawns stood between her and Phoenix, with Issei cutting to the front.
"Shall I take care of the pawns and the good bishop?" Yubelluna asked Riser.
"No," he answered, "Riser would rather take them all together."
"Don't get to ahead of yourself Big Bird," said Adrian, passing Issei on his way across the roof, "You still have to get through the rest of us first!"
"What he said," agreed Rias, sending a blast of dark energy at Riser, severing his arm, only for it to regenerate in a matter of seconds. Riser laughed at their efforts,
"Resign already, my beloved, you're about to be mated!"
"Wait, he's gonna mate with her on the battlefield?" Damon recieved a slap to the back of the head for asking that,
"He means 'checkmate' you idiot!" Hissed Katrina. Adrian rolled his eyes, and readied himself for anything that Riser and Yubelluna could throw at them. Issei ran up next to him, and began to power up his Boosted Gear,
"Adrian won't give up! And neither will I! Boosted-!" Isseis' gear then vanished, and Issei fell, landing on a lower section of the roof.
"Uh...the fuck just happened?" Asked Damon.
"The Boosted Gear taxes its' users physical strength the more it is used," said Rias, "So I guess Issei just found his limit!" Riser laughed, and leapt down to Issei, making Damon and Adrian leap after him, only to get blocked by Yubelluna.
"Going somewhere?" Adrian then grabbed Damons gun, spun around Yubelluna, and dived down towards Riser, who now had Issei by his throat. Katrina then charged at Yubelluna, Soul Reaver in hand, while Damon drew out the Green Knight. Riser was saying something to Issei, but only he, Issei and Adrian heard him clearly.
"RISER!!" The Phoenix king turned around, seeing Adrian pointing Damons gun at him. Riser laughed harder than before,
"Do you honestly think that weapon will do anything to me? My name is Riser Phoenix! My namesake means nothing will ever kill me or even HURT me! Your threat is in vein..." He returned his attention to Issei, readying his fist, until the brown haired boy fractured an eye open to look at Adrian,
"Hey...!" He wheezed, "I think it's time you kept your promise!" Adrians' eyes widened, knowing full well what he was talking about, then returned to his serious face,
"Riser!" The Phoenix king tuened to Adrian once more, growing frustrated, "I already told you once before...you lost this game before it even started!"
BLAM!
"After all that you miss?" Asked Riser, raising his eyebrow.
"Actually it was a perfect hit," said Adrian. Riser saw a flash of blue, and turned just in time to see Issei dissappearing into the blue mist, a pained smile on his face, and a middle finger raised to Riser.
"One of Lady Gremorys' pawns, retires." Grayfia almost sounded surprised herself when she said those words.
"You...shot your own teammate?!" Riser asked, surprised more than anything.
"I already promised him I would shoot him over that stupid Dress Break bullshit. Plus, I only shot him in the shoulder, meaning he will be feeling that tomorrow, but at least he will live, unlike what you had in mind," said Adrian, glaring at Riser.
"What do you mean 'what you had in mind?'" Asked Rias, growing curious as to what Riser had been planning. Damon and Katrina even kicked back Yubelluna, wondering the same thing.
"Riser was planning on killing Issei and calling it an accident," said Adrian, "because in a rating game, killing your opponent is only acceptable if it was an accident." Riser gritted his teeth,
"Riser cares not what you think! He had no chance to defeat me by himself! What makes you think your chance is even better?" he said with a hiss. Adrian held up his left fist, summoning his Sacred Gear.
"What makes you think I'm alone?" He looked down at his skeletal dragon arm, "Ready...partner?"
"You know I am!Said Penglog from inside Adrians' arm, and revealed that he had a large amount of power already absorbed inside.
"You see Riser," began Adrian, "while I was hauling your sisters ass around the field, I was also using Penglogs' Devour ability to gradually drain the strength of your house, little by little, until I had just enough for this!" He then held his hands out to the sides, encasing himself in red light...
"Hold on!" Called Damon, handing the Green Knight to Katrina so she was weilding two swords against Yubelluna, digging out his phone, "Some kickass music is in order!"
"Damon!" Shouted Adrian.
"Got the perfect song!" He then pressed a button, and the song ...To Be Loved by Papa Roach began to play on the intercom system, turning Adrians' look of annoyance into a nod of approval. A violet energy then enveloped him as the metal on his gear seemed to spread all across his body. He was then shown in a silver suit of armor, with black chainmail as the base, followed by a silver skeletal armor covering most of his body, with a red jewel in his chest, and finally a silver dragon skull of a helmet on his head, complete with red glowing eyes.
"Balance Breaker! Ravenous Reaper! Scale Mail!" Shouted Adrian. He smiled inside the armor, and dashed forward, grabbing Riser by his stunned face and throwing him over the school, and landing in the athletic field, where the dozens of swords still remained. Adrian bounded high into the air, aiming right for Riser, raised a foot up, and brought it straight down, narrowly missing Riser as he rolled out of the way. The shockwave created was tremendous, yet Riser rose back up to his feet and charged back at Adrian, only to be grabbed by the throat and slammed into the ground. Adrian then raised him up, released him and shoulder checked him, sending him crashing through several of the swords littering the field. Riser stood up again, dusting off sword fragments as he regenerated like before. He readied a flaming disk, almost like a shuriken, and threw it at Adrian, who caught it with his armored hand, and absorbed the power into himself.
"How does a meager pawn get this much power?!" Shouted Riser.
"Hard work and dedication Big Bird," answered Adrian, "as well as an attitude to not take shit from a noble devil that looks like a Hugh Hefners knockoff." He charged at Riser, and landed a pair of good punches to the sides of his face, followed with a knee to the gut, hunching him over, and a second to the face, making him reel back. Riser regained his footing, encased his fists with flames, and landed a pair of punches to Adrians face as well, followed with an uppercut, only ro recieve a headbutt from the Devil Virus. Riser healed, of course, still bearing his cocky grin, charged up a massive fireball the size of mountian, and aimed it right at Adrian.
"Careful bro!" Shouted Penglog through the gauntlet, "That's a lot of energy he is sending your way! If you absorb that, you will need to use Discharge immediately!"
"Already planned for that..." said Adrian calmly, "...and I know just where to aim it. Promotion: Queen!" A red queen piece appeared over Adrian for brief moment, and he began to use Devour on Risers blast, making it shrink down in size, while Adrians' gemstone on his body began to glow brighter and brighter, almost blindingly so. To Risers' surprise, the blast vanished from sight, and so did Adrian. Riser looked about, until he saw the glow from Adrian appear on his left, followed by an ENORMOUS red beam of energy, shaking the dimensional gap with such an instensity that the remaining players on the school roof were shaken off their feet, with Yubelluna falling on Damons' sword, turning her into blue mist.
"Lord Risers' queen, retires."
"Uh...I totally meant to do that!" Damon shouted unconvincingly. All eyes then turned to where Adrian and Riser last stood, waiting to see who is left standing...
