Life 4. Lucifer vs. the Greatest Evil!
Part 1
"Son, who is that blonde kid on your side?"
Did he just say blonde? I'll assume that my hair turned yellow after transforming.
"Let's say he's my new Gerard A. Garmen."
"Very well, then."
Who is that? As I wondered that, Beliaruin father got close to his son and patted his shoulder. Then, he looks to the bottom of the room.
"Long time no see, Governor General Azazel and [Great Satan] Lucifer."
I turn around when he says that, and I see Azazel-sama with Lucifer-sama! Not only they, but everyone else is also here!
"The Seven Sins have betrayed you, Beliaruin. Both Lust and Gluttony withdrew as soon as they felt you were freed."
"That was within my plans, Lucifer. I don't need those Devils now that my father is here."
"Seven Sins, huh… Lucifer, why do you refer to your group in such a hostile tone?"
"I'll explain you later, father. Right now, you have to focus in one thing: defeating those two."
Beliaruin twitched his neck after hearing his son's words. It's clear that he's ready to fight.
"I'll go first, Lucifer-kun!"
Azazel-sama charged towards Beliaruin using his [Blazer Shining Aura Darkness Blade]! Huge amounts of both light and darkness spread out of Beliaruin's body. That clearly was a critical hit!
"You should be more careful, Azazel."
After that voice resounded, Azazel-sama was sent flying against the wall! A huge dust cloud appeared behind him, and once it faded away, Beliaruin was standing there unscratched!
"That was a good attack. I actually felt it. However, you have the same problem of that time: your power isn't enough."
What…? Azazel-sama dealt something that could be considered a fatal blow… how is he unscratched…?!
"What about playing a little before defeating you?"
As Beliaruin says that, attacks from all kinds are shot from his hands! Power of Destruction, demonic power, light-based weapons, and all different kinds of magic…!
The place was partially destroyed by that massive attack. Azazel-sama is heavily injured and bleeding all over his body. I didn't feel his attacks, but I'm pretty sure this guy is way stronger than his son.
"Your strength is as unbelievable as always, Beliaruin… however; I'll just stand up once more, and follow my duty as the Governor General of Grigori!"
Azazel-sama created a gigantic light spear! It's so big that I'm unsure any Devil other than the [Great Satan] can stand it.
"Well, it's time to use the power I got my fame from."
As Beliaruin says that, he creates an energy ball. Its colour, it has all colours of the rainbow. I haven't seen anything like it before.
Azazel-sama's spear gets close to Beliaruin, but…!
"I told you, there's no way you can overpower my [Ultimate Evil]."
As Beliaruin says that, the spear starts to disintegrate simply by touching his rainbow coloured energy ball…! [Ultimate Evil], what kind of power is that?
"A power made out of all of your talents, Beliaruin. Your [Ultimate Evil] is as brutal as it was centuries ago."
So that's what it is… a power that combines Beliaruin's countless powers, [Ultimate Evil].
Azazel-sama falls to the ground heavily injured! He must have consumed the rest of his energy on that attack.
" "Azazel-sama!" "
Akai and I say that at the same time and go running to where he is.
"Akai… Rito, I'm happy that I was able to see your [Balance Breaker]; however, this is my limit."
I give [Number X] to Akai so he can use it on Azazel-sama. Soon after, his most serious injuries are gone.
"Thank you, Rito, Akai."
"Take some rest, Azazel. I'll take care of him."
After saying that, Lucifer-sama gets close to Beliaruin, being face to face with him. I can feel a surreal pressure coming out of them.
"You, Beliaruin, are an abomination. I have no choice but to defeat you."
"Morning Star, you were the one that coined my title of "The Greatest Evil", so I owe you something. However, you're my worthy opponent, my eternal rival. I won't go easy on you."
"I wouldn't like it otherwise."
Both start flying, probably trying to get far from us. Lucifer-sama is one of the 10 strongest existences; however, Beliaruin was able to toy around with Azazel-sama. I'm unsure of the result of this battle.
Both start exchanging blows on the air, or at least that's what I want to believe, since they're moving so fast that I'm unable to see them! Powerful shock waves can be felt, and they destroy everything around us. If that is just the effect of the shock created form their attacks, I don't want to be hit by them…
"Ever since he was born, Beliaruin was a blessed existence. However, so was Lucifer-kun."
Azazel-sama starts to tell us a story about Lucifer-sama.
"When he was born, the Devil King labelled him as a Devil whose power went way beyond any other. No matter if it was Bael-kun or Belial-kun, no one could face Lucifer-kun head to head. Even I and Michael-kun were unable to keep up with his power."
The Strongest Devil. That has been Lucifer-sama's nickname since ancient times. Even Azazel-sama, who is the Governor General of Grigori, is unable match his power.
"The truth is that one could say that he isn't even a Devil. He's something that transcends the concept of Devil. As someone who is able to fight one on one against some of the strongest gods, he has to be called by another name: a Super Devil."
Super Devil, a name that was used by the Angels and God to call the Devil King, maybe it also fits Lucifer-sama due to his unbelievable power.
"As someone who is recorded as a god by Greeks, Lucifer-kun seems to be very proud of his Devil origin. Both Michael and I know that is stupid to declare war against him. Even the God from the Bible seems to understand it. I cannot imagine a world where the Three Factions of Christian mythology went to war…"
He's right; I read Lucifer-sama is also half god as he is the son of the goddess Venus, but for some reason, he was recorded by the Greeks…
As I was thinking that, I see the shock waves suddenly stopped. I look up the sky, and Beliaruin and Lucifer-sama are looking at each other with hateful faces. Parts of their armours are destroyed and they have some blood on them.
"You haven't gotten rusty with time, Lucifer the Morning Star."
"And you're the same monster you were before, Beliaruin the Greatest Evil."
Intense auras appear around them…! The earth is shaking because of their power…!
" "Take this!" "
Both Lucifer-sama and Beliaruin launch massive amounts of demonic energy that taint red the sky!
Lucifer-sama creates… a spear of light?!
"I'm a Devil. However, I'm recorded as many different things. A god or a Fallen Angel, related to the Morning Star. What if I tell you that I all of them are true to some extent? My Devil nature from my father, my mother being the goddess Venus, and this: the Light of the Morning Star; with this, I'm able to use the light of my star and fight like the Fallen Angel I'm recorded to be."
Now I remember! A book mentioned that the Lucifer clan is immune to the poisonous nature of light on Devils, so Lucifer-sama is able to use light combing it with demonic power, all thanks to his relationship with the Morning Star!
The spear goes right at Beliaruin, but he destroys it with the Power of Destruction. Lucifer-sama creates a sword and charges right at Beliaruin, dealing a direct blow!
Beliaruin launches many balls made of [Ultimate Evil], but Lucifer-sama is able to dodge them. He throws two spears that pierce Beliaruin and then charges to punch him in the face!
Beliaruin counter attacks by charging his body on [Ultimate Evil] and attacking Lucifer-sama with a series of hits! With every attack that lands on him, part of Lucifer-sama's armour is destroyed!
Just as Beliaruin was about to hit him on the face, Lucifer-sama creates a field of light around him, dealing direct damage to Beliaruin!
Lucifer-sama covers his body in light and starts responding to Beliaruin's attacks!
"Their battle is so fast that is hard to keep an eye on them."
"That's natural; both are able to move way faster than sound."
Azazel-sama says that as if was normal. He clearly has seen these two fighting before.
"Even then, they cannot fool my eyes."
Akai-senpai shows us his hazel eyes. Yeah, he's on "senpai mode", there's no way he'll lose track of someone like this.
They get away from each other once more, and charge great power on their hands! Lucifer-sama is creating a Light of the Morning Star energy ball, while Beliaruin is creating an [Ultimate Evil] energy ball.
As their powers clash, the entire place shakes! The terrain is unrecognizable, and the palace is over halfway destroyed.
"I can only have bad memories while looking at that castle. I'll just dispose of it."
Beliaruin says that before launching an immense [Ultimate Evil] towards us! I just close my eyes and wait…
…
…
Well, I survived against the possibilities again.
When I open my eyes, I see we're surrounded by a magical barrier. The one who created it is… Mal Beliaruin?!
"Why are you helping us, Beliaruin?"
"Don't take this wrong, Azazel. I was protecting Yuma, the rest of you just were in my way."
He saved us for his selfish reasons… I don't know if that is good or bad.
"No!"
Ellice says that before breaking to tears. Oh, yeah, she is part of this association. I… I cannot see anyone here. Beliaruin, don't tell me you…!
"Star of Belen is now destroyed. Only the Three Magician Kings and that girl over there survive. It is nice to be back."
Pure anger appears on Lucifer-sama's face.
"Beliaruin! I promised that'll stop before you could continue with your reign of terror, but it looks like I failed… now, I have more reasons to kill you than before!"
This is the first time I see Lucifer-sama losing his composure. What he creates is not one, but 12 gigantic spears. His Devil wings are also extended, showing that there are as many wings as spears.
"Take this! [Lucifer Light]!"
The spears move as Lucifer-sama moves his wings! No matter if he dodged then, the spears just came back to follow Beliaruin! Eventually, he just he gave up, and felt the attack…
Covered in a white light, Beliaruin stood there. While he was heavily injured, he still could move. On the other hand, Lucifer-sama seemed to have run out of energy, but was less injured than his opponent.
It's clear what happened: the battle has entered a stalemate, since neither of them have won or lost.
"What a shame. Both you and Lucifer consumed as much energy as you could with every attack to guarantee a critical hit. However, you ended consuming too much energy, so the battle has ended in such a short time."
Beliaruin son explained that. Then, he creates a magic circle on his and… summons a needle.
"Now, let's take the last thing we need and go back to my hideout."
Beliaruin injects the needle on Ram! We all want to go and help her, but we are so scared of his power that we're unable to move.
"Oji-san…"
Ram says that in deeply caring tone while looking at Lucifer-sama. That's weird, she normally calls him Lucifer-sama; I wonder why she changed it…
"Now that I have her blood, we can go."
Beliaruin flies towards his father to go away. It's clear they're family, both share the quality of having a Devil wing and a Fallen Angel wing. However, before leaving, his father tells Lucifer-sama a warning.
"Remember this well: I'm the strongest existence, and no Devil is going to take that away from me."
The duo disappears. We have no idea where his hideout is, or how to find it. Then, Lucifer-sama says discouraging words.
"This lost is going to affect us more than we can imagine."
As we all look at our pathetic defeat, we lament over the loss of the Star of Belen Magician Association.
Part 2
"Sorry for putting you under such danger. However, Beliaruin, that family aren't people you can underestimate. When they make a move again, we'll definitely win."
Azazel-sama says that in a serious tone. If he is this serious, then that shows how urgent is this matter.
"Azazel-sama, I have to ask you one thing. It is regarding about something Beliaruin said."
"What is it?"
"Who is Gerard A. Garmen?"
Azazel-sama starts coughing like crazy when he heard that name. Now I'm even more curious to know who that is.
"Sorry, I never thought I would hear that name again. Gerard was someone regarded as the strongest human in history, being the most capable user of [True Longinus]."
[True Longinus]?! The strongest [Sacred Gear] and the original [Longinus]! So that Gerard was its best user…
"But, how did Beliaruin knew him?"
"They were rivals. There was a time when Mal Beliaruin wasn't infected by the evilness of his father and actually behaved like a normal human. During that time, when he was just a kid, he met Gerard, who was already able to use [True Longinus] back then."
So Beliaruin and that Gerard are childhood acquaintances… then, Azazel-sama continued his story.
"Since Beliaruin believed he was too strong because of his blood, knowing someone equally strong was unbelievable to him. They were rivals for some time until Gerard got old and was unable to keep up with Beliaruin."
So when he called me his "new Gerard", he meant that I'm his rival…?
"Well, I hope that cleared up your doubts."
After saying that, Azazel-sama went to talk with Akai. I'm unable to keep up with Beliaruin using just 50% of his power. I don't understand what he sees on me, but I'm sure I'm not fitted to be his rival.
"Can I see your back?"
Lucifer-sama asked that to Ram. She takes out her shirt and shows him… a symbol graved on her back close to her wings. But it isn't just an ordinary symbol; it is the symbol of the Lucifer clan!
"Yeah, the seal looks fine. If he wasn't going after this, I wonder what his true intentions are."
A seal…? Lucifer-sama sealed something on Ram…?
"Lucifer-ojisan, I don't know what his plan is, but I can see that Beliaruin are interested on the Lucifer linage."
"I understand that too. Promise me you'll take care."
"Of course, as long as Silverage is with me, I'm going to be safe."
After having that enigmatic conversation with Ram, Lucifer-sama got close to Azazel-sama.
"I'll go back to the Underworld and inform the other [Great Satan] of the situation."
"Yeah, I'll do the same with the Cadres. Tell me what you can gather, Lucifer-kun."
"You'll never lose that bad habit of calling me that way, Azazel."
After saying that, both leaders of the Underworld disappear. I turn around, and look the man who was left behind, Baraqiel.
"Just for the record, that hug was only allowed because of the emotion of the moment and have nothing to do with our relationship, so don't get used to it… father."
Baraqiel smiles after hearing that.
"I'm happy that we finally make some progress."
After saying that, he also teleports back to the Underworld.
"Good job reaching [Balance Breaker], Rito."
"Thanks, Akai. Now my next goal is to surpass the users of [Innovate Clear] and [Telos Karma] to become the strongest member of Azazel's Team."
"Hahaha, you sure dream high. I hope you can surpass Nicolas of the [Telos Karma], but Denpachi of the [Innovate Clear] is the strongest member of Grigori, so you'll have to work a lot for that."
Yeah, my power still needs a lot of work to surpass Nicolas, and even more to surpass Denpachi, but since I'm Devil, it doesn't matter if it takes years or decades, I'm going to become the strongest member of Grigori.
"Also, good luck reaching [Balance Breaker], Akai."
"Thanks, as long as I have my master at Kyoto, I'm sure I can reach it."
Yes, I heard the reason Yami hasn't been around her team lately is because she's on Kyoto dealing with a Nekomata who found someone to teach Akai how to reach [Balance Breaker].
"Well, I think it's time to be going already."
Silverage says that. Mint seems somewhat grim towards him. I wondered what happened between those two.
"Now we know that the key to defeat the Seven Sins is teamwork."
"Yes, we almost defeated Gluttony just with that, so maybe it'll work with the rest."
Goldentime says that to Ham before bidding farewell. So teamwork, huh. I can confirm that Ham, Mint and I were able to deal some damage to Envy because we worked together as a team.
And like that, Silverage and his peerage were gone.
"Hmm, where is Ellice?"
Ram asked that. We looked around, and she was nowhere to be seen. I feel bad for that girl, but at least her father is fine.
"So that Denpachi of the [Innovate Clear] is superior to Akai…"
Mint was muttering that. Now I seriously need to know what happened between him and Silverage.
While we teleported back home, we couldn't help but to think about what happened today.
Beliaruin. Those men are looking for chaos, death and destruction. While I don't understand their reasons for taking Ram's blood, I won't ever forgive them for what they did to my family.
Destiny has bonded us.
Seven Sins
"Here it is."
As I, the sin of Wrath, received the magic circle handed by Beliaruin to us, I could only think of its possibilities.
"Well done asking him for this, Lust."
"No problem, I reached to that conclusion pretty easily."
Pride has a huge grin on his face. It's clear he's thinking about the possibilities too.
"We need a country of the human world. It needs to have a big population, as well as political influence."
"The United States sound like the right choice."
After hearing Lust proposal, Pride gained bright on his eyes.
"I'm as sure this will make the Mayan gods regret their choice as I'm sure my surname is Lucifer."
Pride… actually mentioned his surname. That's weird for him, since we aren't allowed to call ourselves by our real names because he didn't like his. After all, it connected him to the original Lucifer, and he hated Lucifer more than anything.
"Now then, ossan, let's see how can your protégés deal with this."
After saying that, Pride broke into an evil laughter.
"It's always funny to listen you laugh, Pride."
Lavender comments on Pride's evil laugh. Indeed, it is pretty funny he has one.
