Chapter 87: Issei vs. Vali

As Issei and Vali continued to fight overhead, Katrina began to have a staredown with Blizy as the mismatched eyed girl aimed her gun at the Goddess of War.

"Blizy, you don't want to do this," said Katrina, ready to summon Sektors Gauntlets at a moments notice.

"You're right, I don't want to. But Vali saved my life, and this is how he wants me to return the favor," replied Blizy. To the surprise of everyone, it was Michael that stepped between Katrina and Blizy.

"My child, I know you may want to serve Vali in order to repay your debt to him, but disrupting a peace meeting doesn't sound like the best way to go," said the Chief of the Angels.

"No, but what choice do I have?" The sound of a throat being cleared was heard behind her, causing her to turn around, seeing Damon standing behind her, who snatched to gun out of her hand, spun her around and keeping her secure while aiming her gun at her own head,

"We always have a choice," grunted Damon, "like the choice I know Vali will get wrong here in just a second." Damon whistled into the air, catching Issei and Valis' attention, "Yo! White Trash Dragon! Stop your bullshit, and your girl won't get hurt!" Unsurprisingly, Vali scoffed,

"You wouldn't, and even if you would, she's served her purpose. I have no need for her anymore..."

"Bastard!" Shouted Issei, and the two dragons continued their overhead fight.

"I rest my case," said Damon, releasing Blizy and disassembling her gun. The girl with mismatched eyes stared at the ground, tears in her eyes as she looked to Adrian, who still had blood dripping from his lips as he still struggled to breath,

"Why can't I ever get it right with the real good guys?"

As this transpired, Vali and Issei continued to fight overhead, with the Vanishing Dragon gaining the upperhand,

"You're too weak!" Vali shouted at Issei, landing an overhead strike to Isseis' torso, causing him to cough out blood. Vali raised his hand up, the gemstones in his armor glowing,

"Divide!" Shouted Albion, absorbing Isseis' power with zero effort, sending him crashing into the ground.

"Dammit! How could I have forgotten?" Issei asked himself, "He absorbed the power of anyone that comes into contact with him!"

"Issei! Are you okay?!" Cried Asia.

"A-Okay!" Said Issei, dragging himself to his feet, "You don't have to worry about me!"

"Issei don't lose!" Begged Gasper, "You have to beat him!"

"I will," vowed Issei, "especially since my friends are watching!" He began to power up his Sacred Gear once again, "I won't lose in front of them!" He shouted. Vali smirked beneath his helmet, a faint glowing powder falling from his Sacred Gear wings like snow before vanishing into nothing,

"Adorable."

"What did he just do?!" Issei wondered.

"He sent the extra energy he got from you out through his wings," answered Ddraig, "by doing that he can maintain his power to the upper limits of his capacity."

"So no matter how amazing he is, there's still a limit on what he can handle," said Issei, understanding. Vali created two large energy orbs in his hands,

"During your fight with Kokabiel, you, Adrian, and your friends were fighting for the sake of each other, weren't you?" The remaining group below the dragons shared mix expressions of fear and rage, "Should I kill your friends too, before I kill your family?!" Vali then hurled the energy balls at the group of friends, causing Asia to scream, but before the blasts could hit, a mass on tendrils covered the group in a decently sized dome, shielding them from the blasts as they collided, yet they continued to try working their way through, only for them to dissapate right when the shield shattered, causing the creator, Adrian, to fall flat on his back, his breathing slowing to a raspy crawl.

"Adrian!!!" Screamed Rias, rushing to the side of the Devil Virus, cradling his head in her arms. The others watched as she shed tears over his nearly lifeless form, with Blizy staring in a confused stupor,

"He...actually saved us..."

"Of course he saved us!!" Shouted Katrina, "He is our friend! Why wouldn't he have saved us?!!" Blizy gave Katrina a heated glare,

"Because he has the Blacklight in him, and to him we are simply sustinance."

"Is that your belief?" Asked Katrina, tightening her fists and ready to start swinging.

"It is," said Blizy, façading confidence, only for Katrina to bring a swift and powerful fist to the jaw of the mismatch eyed girl, sending her to the ground with a bloody lip. Blizy looked up at Katrina, frightened,

"Adrian had a belief too," said the war goddess, "'what we are doesn't determine who we are.' Sure he may be a devil holding the Blacklight, but his spirit and soul is still Adrian Michaels." Katrina turned away from the downed Blizy, and returned to Adrians side.

As this was happening, Issei charged at Vali once again, landing a flying shoulder tackle to Valis' chest,

"Quit fucking around you piece of shit!!" Shouted the Red Dragon.

"Hate me more!" Vali practically commanded, "Get angrier! Get stronger and stronger for me! Let's have some real fun!" Vali then created a dark blue magic circle, forcing Issei back,

"Ddraig! Transfer power to Ascalon!" Shouted Issei, causing the blade of the Dragonslayer to glow a faint green, and with one slice/punch, he smashed part of Valis' helmet off, revealing his left eye, which was wide with shock. Issei then grabbed Valis' wings, "Do it again!"

"Transfer!" Shouted Ddraig, causing Valis' entire armor to glow a faint green,

"He's transferring power to Vali?!" Katrina asked, "Is he insane?!!"

"No no he's fucking clever!" Said Damon with a laugh, turning to Katrina, "You know what happens when you fill up a water balloon with too much water?" He looked back up at Issei and Vali, "Hopefully the same thing that's gonna happen to Vali when his power is over the limit!"

"You're limits are going into overdrive," Albion informed Vali, "we're going to have to restart the system." Issei reared back his fist containing Ascalon,

"Feel the wrath of the DRAGONSLAYER!!" With one punch to Valis' chest, the Balance Breaker armor shattered like glass, sending the silver haired menace plummeting to the ground, landing on his knees as he coughed and gasped for air.

"That was amazing!" Vali wheezed, whiping a drop of blood from his mouth, "You completely blew away my Sacred Gear! I knew you had it in you if you just tried! That's what I expect from my rival!" Vali slowly rose to his feet as Issei landed a good few yards away from his opponent. Everyone could only watch as Vali encased himself in a bright blue light, and out of nowhere he was encased in his armor once again.

"Oh come on!" Shouted Damon.

"Son of a bitch!" Cursed Issei.

"It won't be over until the other person can't fight any longer," said Ddraig, "This is how dragons battle." The green gemstone on Isseis' Sacred Gear began to blink,

"Ddraig, what's wrong?"

"The armband is reaching its limit of effectiveness," informed the red dragon.

"This is happening because I'm too damn weak!" Issei chastised himself.

"There's no winning against a time limit. Run away or you'll die!" Warned Ddraig.

"I can't just abandon everyone!" Said Issei.

"He's right!" Everyone turned to Adrian, and despite the blood dripping from his mouth and his breathing growing more ragged by the second, he stood up on his own two feet, approaching Issei and Vali with shakey steps, "Nobody is abandoning anybody today! We can defeat Vali, and we can do so together!" Adrian looked down at the pieces of Valis' broken armor, brought a wavering hand down to one of the larger gemstones, and placed it in his hand,

"Penglog, you thinking what I'm thinking?" Adrian asked the dragon living in his arm,

"I can read your mind you know, but yes. Merging the power of the white dragon with you could work for you..." Issei then looked on the ground, and grabbed a gemstone as well,

"Can the same be done for me?" Issei asked Ddraig.

"Before you do anything rash, are you sure you're ready to die?"

"I can't die yet," said Issei, "I still got to become Harem King, and for that I can take on the whole world!" Both Ddraig and Penglog laughed at Isseis' complete conviction to being Harem King, while Adrian simply rolled his eyes,

"Penglog, don't encourage him," the Devil Virus said to his dragon arm. Both Adrian and Isseis' Sacred Gears began to glow as they raised the cracked gemstones into the air,

"What can you two accomplish so late in the game?" Vali asked, not believing them of being able to pose a threat. Adrian cracked a cocky grin, worthy of Damon to raise an eyebrow,

"Guess you're about to find out you Vanishing Douche...!"