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Chapter 8: Tsuruga Arc - Part 2
(Meeting Table)
After some time deliberating and discussing the strategies to take on the Stray Devil group that decided to hide in the power plant, everybody has gathered at the table. Though, Ragna just stood a bit distant from the others, but close enough to hear on what is going on. Both Sairaorg and his Queen, along with Shiroe, stood in front of everyone with charts standing before them. Shiroe was the first to speak up.
"Now then..." Shiroe started, as he pushed up his glasses. "We are dealing with a group of Stray Devils, each being a capable fighter. They all have taken hideout in the power plant of this city. From what we have been briefed of, it seems that these Stray Devils are bio-terrorists as well. They have animosity against the human world, and wish to see that nature has been taken over." Shiroe informed everyone, causing everyone to look serious at this. It was then Sairaorg stepped up.
"With that being said, taking down these Stray Devils is a matter that we cannot fail at. I want everyone to act quick to take them down and protect the humans here." Sairaorg told them, getting voices of agreement everywhere. It was then Kuisha stepped up as she cleared her throat.
"Throughout out discussions, we have decided that the Peerage members are going to split up and take on the Stray Devils at the same time, since there is a possibility that one of them could possibly damage the power plant." Kuisha pointed out, and then laid out the paper in front of everyone. "According to the data we have provided from the highers ups and the interrogated members, we are dealing with 5 Stray Devils, each being Middle Class Devil. One of the five is the leader, and the strongest of the group. It is said he is considerably close to High Class. The rest a considered weaker, but strong in their own right. With that being said, there will be teams dealing with them." As Kuisha finished her explanation, Shiroe spoke up once more.
"We have decided to have Terra and Sairaorg work together to fight against their leader. Terra's strength is strong with no doubt, and I am certain that Sairaorg-san is strong is well." Shiroe said, turning to the heir of the Bael Pillar, and the Dragon Slayer Mage.
"I have no objections." Terra said while folding his arms behind his head.
"Agreed." Sairaorg simply said, and the two gave a glance at each other, and then gave a small grin. It is like they're eager to see each other's strengths, despite them not fighting each other. Seeing the two strong fighters agree, Shiroe looked down at the documents.
"Their leader is Beiige, a Devil once part of a Peerage and was close to be considered a candidate to take part in the High Class Devil exam." Shiroe pointed out, pointing to the picture in front of him. The picture had a demonic looking man with blue skin. He wore bonelike armor, along with a bonelike mask that hides his true face. He is shown to wield a rather large demonic spear. "He was normal at first, but then began to practice dark magic and experimented on himself. As a result, he became corrupted with said power and turned into this." Shiroe explained. It was then Misteeta stepped up.
"Is there a chance that he has a berserker like mind? Because if so, we can use that to our advantage." Misteera asked and pointed out. Shiroe furrowed his brow for a moment, but then nodded.
"It is possible. From the information we have, he is mad with power. But you must also consider the fact that he is a leader, so there is a possibility that he has some sanity. However, fighting someone like him has some disadvantages. For one, they're unpredictable. You will never know what they'll do." Shiroe said with a serious tone. "That is why Terra and Sairaorg-san must be careful. Your opponent is both strong and possibly unpredictable." Shiroe said to the two of them.
"We'll be careful." Sairaorg answered.
"We'll take care of it." Terra said while cracking his knuckles. Shiroe nodded at the two, and then moved on.
"Next, we have an alchemist that also went mad with power due to the dark art he partook in. He is called Moriah. He is a rather powerful sorcerer, so mid-long range attacks are to be expected. I have decided to have Kuisha, the Queen; Gandoma, a rook and high resistance to magic; and Beruka, a Knight who can fight in the front lines." Shiroe said, looking to the three members of the group. They all nodded at him, seeing that there is no problem with the formation.
"The next Stray Devil is Fritz." Kuisha said, as she pointed to the next picture. The picture showed a man in armor, while wielding two large blades. "Once a Knight of a Peerage, until he decided to leave, seeing that serving his master was no longer needed. Like any Knight, he will have speed. We have decided to have Misteeta, Liban, and Labora will take on him. We have the abilities to slow this Knight down, so we don't have to worry." Kuisha said to the members of the Peerage, to which they nodded.
"The next is Yatsu." Sairaorg took place, looking at the next picture, which showed a rather plump man, but a demonic sword that showed a dark aura. "Considered a Pawn due to his piece, he is considered a strong Pawn at that. He wielder a demonic sword, able to use and master it to its full extent. We have decided to have Coriana and Regulus team up against him." Sairaorg said firmly, and saw his two Peerage members nod at him. It was then Shiroe pointed at the last picture.
"The last mentioned member is named Urufu. He was once part of a Peerage, before he went mad with power and developed hatred against humanity. He is a werewolf, so be expect the opponent to be physically strong." Shiroe pointed out. "I have decided to have Leone, Ragna, and I face off against him. Leone specializes in hand to hand combat, and can enhance herself with Touki, putting her on equal grounds. Ragna appears to be a physical brawler as well, so he can be a great help. I will provide support for the both of them to tip the scales in our favor." Shiroe said, looking to both Ragna and Leone. Leone gave a thumbs up, and Ragna just grunted. Seeing that everyone is agreeing with the formation, Shiroe turned to everyone.
"Is there any questions?" Shiroe asked. Everybody stayed silent at first, before Coriana raised her hand in question.
"Do we have any way of catching the enemy off guard, or are we assaulting them head on?" Coriana asked.
"A good question." Shiroe calmly responded. "Seeing that we went to have as much as an advantage as possible, I have came up with the perfect method of catching them by surprise." Shiroe said, and turned to Terra. "Terra plays a crucial role in our beginning phase, since he has the spell to give us the advantage." Shiroe said, Terra blinked at this, before he snapped his fingers in realization.
"Oh, you want me to use that spell? If that's the case, then consider it done." Terra answered. Shiroe nodded at him, and turned to Sairaorg. Sairaorg gave a nod and grinned.
"Seeing that out strategy meeting is now coming to a close, is there any questions you any of you would like to ask?" Sairaorg asked. Surprisingly, Terra raised his hand.
"Terra?" Sairaorg said with slight surprise and confusion. It was then Terra looked at Sairaorg with a serious expression.
"These Stray Devils. Do they either need to be taken dead or alive?" Terra asked, surprising everyone around him. Sairaorg stayed silent for a while, but then nodded.
"...In most cases, we hunt the Stray Devils and kill them. Sometimes, we take in the criminals. But those are rare cases. Why do you ask? Sairaorg pointed out, but then looked at Terra with a raised eyebrow. Terra stayed silent for a while, before he decided to answer.
"While I do want to stop Stray Devils from hurting people, I prefer putting them in prison and face their punishment." Terra answered. Everyone looked at Terra in silence for a few moments, before Sairaorg broke out of the silence.
"While that seems like another option, I'm afraid that they've been faced with a death sentence the moment they became a Stray Devil." Sairaorg answered, causing Terra's eyes to harden. "Most Stray Devils have committed atrocious crimes that immediately calls for a death sentence. They have murdered both Devils and humans in their path. Even if we do take them into prison, there is no hope of redemption for them. They have gone mad with power, and abuse that power. There are also the elders of the Underworld. Knowing them, they'll immediately call for their death sentence." Sairaorg answered Terra carefully. Terra's eyes just kept the same expression, before he sighed.
"...I see..." Terra said, as he closed his eyes. "So if nothing else can be resolved and you're in the worst situation...I guess killing is the only and last option..." Terra muttered. Sairaorg looked at Terra with a raised eyebrow.
"Why do you seem so hesitant about killing?" Sairaorg asked. Terra sighed as he heard that question.
"To put it simply, I hate pointless killing. Just killing someone for something so pointless isn't something I like." Terra said, and sighed. "If you say what is true, then I guess killing these guys is the only solution, just like you said. Even if we take them in to jail, their going to face a death sentence regardless." Terra said, and then crossed his arms. "It doesn't mean I like it though." Terra stated.
"Nobody here likes killing Terra." Sairaorg answered Terra. Ragna stared at Terra for a few moments, before he decided to look in another direction.
'Pointless killing, huh...' Ragna thought, and then clenched his fist. 'Guess that's one way to put it...'
Seeing that everything is done and out of the way, Sairaorg turned to everyone. "Are you all ready?" Sairaorg asked, looking at everybody. They all nodded, and gave determined looks. Ragna, on the other hand, just crossed his arms and gave a slight nod.
[Yes!]
(Behind the Power Plant)
Everyone stood ready, as they all prepared themselves for the infiltration of the Stray Devil's base. Terra was busy analyzing the vibrations within the ground to see the locations of the Stray Devils. As he did, many of the people were quietly talking to each other.
"So Terra is a user of a powerful magic called Dragon Slayer magic?" Coriana asked with a curios and surprised tone.
"Yes. He told us that he was raised by a dragon, and that dragon taught him how to use said magic." Shiroe answered.
"Amazing..." Misteeta said, looking a bit amazed to see that a human was raised by a dragon, and taught a certain art to slay dragons. It was quite astounding.
"Well, the name itself might sounds cool and all. But once you see Terra in action, you'll be quite caught off guard on what he can do." Leone said while smiling at Terra's strength.
"Can't wait..." Sairaorg muttered while grinning. All this hearing about Terra's power and strength just made him want to find out more about him. But the Stray Devils were first, and then Terra was second.
"Got it." Terra said as he opened his eyes. His words gained everyone's attention, and turned to him. "I've got all the locations of the Stray Devils. I will now prepare the spell to to get to them." Terra said, he he concentrated the magic within him. As he did, the others looked in surprise to see Terra's magic concentration raising highly every single moment.
"Such an intense concentration of magic..." Ladora muttered.
"It's because Terra is preparing a spell for multiple people." Leone answered Ladora, causing the Rook to turn to her with a raised eyebrow.
"For multiple people?" Ladora asked. Leone nodded at him.
"Normally, it takes one person only. But if you have contact with him, he'll drag you down with him. But there are too many of you to touch him, so he is preparing the spell."
"I see..."
After some build up in magic, Terra saw that he had the necessary amount to use it. "Earth Dragon's Tunnel!" Terra slammed his hand onto the ground, and a huge magic circle appeared underneath the entire group. The group looked at the magic circle with a bit of surprise, before they found themselves sinking into the earth. They soon left the surface, and found themselves underground with tunnels ahead of them. They all looked around in surprise, and turned to Terra. Terra looked around, and nodded to himself while smiling. He then turned to everyone.
"I've managed to create multiple networks that lead to the Stray Devils. Each tunnel will lead you to them." Terra said, indicating to the tunnels ahead.
"Amazing...this is certainly useful for infriltation." Kuisha said with an awe-like tone. Sairaorg grinned, as he walked ahead of the group.
"Alright then. Since Terra here managed to give us an advantage, it's best that we make it. Right?" Sairaorg asked all of them, to which they nodded. He grinned once more, and turned to the tunnels ahead.
"Remember. Do not use any destructive and wide-spread attacks. Damages to the power plant will be both harm to us and the humans in this world." Sairaorg informed everyone. He heard agreements made everywhere, and Sairaorg stepped forward.
"Alright. Let's go!" Sairaorg shouted out with energy, as everybody followed in suit.
[Right!]
(Center of Power Plant)
Deep within the power plant stood a figure in front of a nuclear container, as its hollow look stared at the object in front of it. The figure as described earlier had a blue demonic body with a bone-like armor on it, along with a mask. This is known as Beiige, the leader of the Stray Devils.
"Hmhmhm..." the skull masked figure chuckled. "It seems that our plans are almost complete. Once we set the bombs and get out of here, we'll have the pleasure of seeing an nuclear explosion happen in front of our very eyes." Beiige said. "I can't wait. Despite those stupid humans able to find energy through their own means is slightly impressive to the supernatural, little do they know is that the energy they need so much is going to be the death of them." Beiige said while crossing his arms
"Once the explosion happens here and make our get away, the Devils hunting us would be too busy bring to cover up what really happened, while I make my get away. It's quite a perfect plan..." Beiige said with a cocky tone. And then began walking closer to the nuclear tank.
"Now all I need to do is set the bomb and..." Beiige said, as he raised his hand while holding some magical device. Just when he was about to put it, his ears picked up on something.
*Crack*
"Hm?" Beiige turned around, hearing that earthly cracking noise. He looked around, trying to see if someone was there. His surroundings didn't have anyone around, and that noise didn't really seem to make itself known. It was just him and silence. "...Was it my imagination...?" Beiige muttered, before he immediately took a sharp intake of air as he immediately moved his body out of the way.
*BOOM!*
Narrowly, he avoided to fist coming from the ground and onto the air. The Stray Devil saw two people come out of the ground, and land in front of him with fist raised.
"You!" Beiige exclaimed in shock. Terra and Sairaorg immediately turned their sights to the Stray Devil, and went into fighting stance. When the leader of the Stays set his sights on the two, his eyes widened in the mask upon seeing the person in front of him
"Sairaorg Bael!? Those damn Devils decided to send you of all people!?" Beiige exclaimed in disbelief and shock. Sairaorg gave a serious look, and raised clenched his fist.
"Stray Devil Beiige..." Sairaorg started with a serious tone. "You have committed many atrocious acts that brought death to others, and will continue if you're left alone. You will now face your punishment in the name of the Bael Pillar!" Sairaorg exclaimed, as he then showed off a strong aura of power around him. Beiige immediately stepped back at the fluctuation of power, but then stomped on the ground.
"Kuh! Don't shit with me! Just seeing these damn and inferior humans makes me want to kill them all! They're weak! What's the point of keeping them, if they don't do anything to benefit us!?" Beiige shouted out with anger. It was then Terra stepped up.
"Wow. If I didn't know any better, I would say racism." Terra said with a deadpanned tone. When the Stray Devil turned his sights to Terra, he simply tilted his head at him.
"Is...Is that a human beside you?" Beiige said, recognizing Terra as a human. He then chuckled. "Kukuku...how pathetic. You, a Devil, has brought a disgusting human with you to fight me? How low can you get!?"
"I don't know. How low can you get when you're planning on killing helpless and innocent people. You tell me." Terra retorted.
"Shut up! What can you possibly know!? Just for that, I'll give you a slow and agonizing death!" Beiige shouted with annoyance. He then summoned his weapon, and raised it. Seeing the battle that is about to ensue, the Terra and Sairaorg prepared themselves.
"Terra...show me what you can do." Sairaorg simply said to Terra while giving a small smile of anticipation. Terra simply gave a small smirk at this.
"With pleasure." Terra responded as he raised his foot into the air. "Earth Dragon's Pillars!" Terra slammed his foot onto the ground. Beiige's body immediately sensed an incoming danger, and instinctively raised his weapon to block the incoming attack. A rather large earth pillar, around the size of his torso, popped out of the ground and impacted with the Stray Devil.
"Guh!" Beiige grunted out as he was sent flying back a bit, and skidded his feet on the ground. As soon as he was able to regain his footing, he looked to see Terra immediately closing in on him.
"Fist of the Earth Dragon!" Terra's fist became encased in stone, and launched forward his attack. Beiige responded with using his spear to intercept the fist. But to his surprise, the demons weapon only left a slight dent on it as the blade met the stone fist. Once again, the Stray Devil was sent flying back once more. His back skidded on the floor, but then soon regained his fighting stance as he flipped himself and stood up.
As soon as he stood up, he found Sairaorg standing right in front of him, with his fist ready for impact. Beiige immediately responded back by channeling demonic energy into his arm, and also sent it forth. The results was an explosion between the two, as the two were sent flying once more. Sairaorg jumped back without any scratches on him, while the Stray Devil slammed onto a metal pole and slid back down.
"*Whistle*...that's impressive." Terra said while giving a small grin. He witnessed a Devil able to send a powerful impact with pure strength and fist alone.
'From what I can deduce, he's a close combat fighter. I only sense a small amount of magic in him. His entire body structure has been gained through years of rigorous training...in terms of pure strength, he outmatches me in my current state.' Terra thought analytically. He then turned back to the opponent.
"I can't really cause wide spread damage here, or else the entire Power Plant will be damaged by it." Terra muttered to himself. "Well this limits my options...guess I'll go with the sand style then." Terra said, as he raised his fist once more. As he did, Sairaorg gave a small smile at Terra.
"Impressive Terra. I can see why you're considered a Dragon Slayer to others." Sairaorg said.
"You're not bad yourself. That's some serious muscle power you have there." Terra responded back. "But enough with that. We're not done here." Terra said, as both saw the leader of the Stray Devils standing up and patted the dust off of him.
"It seems I underestimated you." Beiige muttered with an annoyed tone. "If that's the case...then there's no point in holding back!" Beiige exclaimed, as he released a powerful amount of demonic energy from his body. The muscles soon began to grow, while the spear began to shake with the energy poured onto it.
"This is the results of my experiments! Let's see how my guinea pigs will last!" Beiige roared out, as he jumped forward and closed in on the two fighters.
(With Leone and others)
Meanwhile, as Terra and Sairaorg fought with the leader, the group also found themselves fighting a formidable and strong opponent.
"RAH!" Ragna roared out, as he swung his gigantic blade down to his opponent. Ragna was able to summon the blade due to him keeping it stored within a pocket dimension of his. His sword was called the Blood-Scythe, a special and unique demonic sword that Ragna wields. It's properties? Able to suck the life force out of the target if it manages to hit.
However, the opponent proved to me quite agile, as he was able to jump back and dodge the attack. Thanks to the werewolf traits the Stray Devil had, he was highly strong in the physical areas. The Blood-Scythe impacted with the ground, leaving a small crater on it.
"It's pointless! Now matter how many times you try, you'll never get up to my level!" the Stray Devil growled with fierceness. He immediately raised his weapon, the took shape in a heavy magic blaster, and raised it to his opponent.
"Die!" the blaster sent out a large blast of demonic energy. However, Ragna responded back with his own.
"Dead Spike!" Ragna swung his sword upwards, sending a wave of dark energy that took a form of the jaws of a beast. The two attacks collided, causing an explosion to occur between the two. As the flash happened, Leone immediately appeared in front of Urufu, using the explosion to her advantage. However, the Werewolf was able to smell her, and immediately raised his gauntlet covered arm to cover. As the impacted happened, Urufu felt his arm shake a bit due to the Touki-infused impact, causing him to skid back.
"Just what kind of strength does she possess!?" Urufu muttered, but then shook it off as he pointed his blaster at her. Just when he was about to pull the trigger, Shiroe sprung into action.
"Astral Bind!" Shiroe called out, as he summoned forth magical threads from the ground and onto the arm at the possible second. The threads pulled, causing the the Werewolf-Devil to misfire and aim it towards the sky. As he missed, Leone gave a small grin.
"Thanks Shiroe!" Leone said, as she burst forward with speed and closed in on her opponent. The opponent gave a snarl, as he pulled with all his might and managed to severe the threads. He immediately used his speed to dogde the attack, and headed towards Shiroe.
"If I deal with you, it won't be so annoying, you human!" Urufu snarled as he closed in on Shiroe. Shiroe immediately put his guard up and prepared to use a spell, but Ragna immediately appeared in front of him.
"That's the least of your worries, you damn mutt! Hell's Fang!" Ragna sped forward while his fist became coated with a dark energy. The two first collided, causing a shockwave of air to pass between them. It was then Ragna's second hand became encased with energy, and used it to attack the open spot of the Stray Devil. Urufu screamed in pain as he felt the impact on him, and was sent flying back, giving a good distance between Shiroe and the Devil.
"Tch. You alright there?" Ragna asked while narrowing his eyes at the enemy while readying his blade. Shiroe nodded at him, and raised his staff.
"I'm alright, thanks to you. Here, I'll help you with this. Keen Edge!" Shiroe said, pointing his staff to Ragna's sword. Ragna blinked in surprise, when he saw his weapon glow with energy.
"What the-!?" Ragna exclaimed in surprise, and turned to Shiroe to ask what was going on. Shiroe simply pushed up his glasses.
"I've managed to increase the power of your sword. I'll also help you with this. Overunner!" Shiroe said, pointing his staff at Ragna's body. Ragna blinked when he suddenly felt his body became a lot more lighter. He looked at himself, and found himself glowing with faint energy. As he did, Shiroe decided to explain.
"This spell gives you speed. This should help you with your opponent." Shiroe simply explained. Ragna simply gave a small smirk, and readied his weapon.
"Heh. Thanks. Now this fight will be less troublesome." Ragna said, readying his blade. Leone also gave a small smirk, as she readied herself.
"Don't leave me out of it." Leone said. The two fighters looked at each other, before they nodded. They immediately moved towards their opponent.
(Back with Terra and Sairaorg)
Terra and Sairaorg immediately moved as their opponent delivered a barrage of powerful blows that came down towards them. The fist impacted with the ground, leaving cracks to form on the ground. As they did, Beiige roared out as he moved in on Terra with spear ready. When Terra saw this, he immediately called up a spell.
"Earth Dragon's Sand Barrier!" Terra summoned sand from the ground, and shielded himself from the attack. The demonic spear impacted, causing the sand barrier to crack. However, the Stray Devil kept up his relentless assault as he continually kept attacking the barrier. In fact, the sand barrier began to weaken, and began to crumble.
"That ain't good..." Terra muttered. Granted, his Sand Barrier is a weaker variation of his Wall spell. The trade off of the sand barrier is that it is mobile, yet strong defense. But it's a rank lower than his actual stone barrier. Considering that Terra has to use the sand style spells for the safety of the factory, his options are highly limited. But just because he was limited, it doesn't mean he is weak. Seeing the assault, Terra sprung into action with his next spell.
"Earth Dragon's Sand Wave!" Terra then summoned forth a large wave of sand, forcing the attacker to be forced back due to the force. Seeing the distance between the two, Terra immediately formed the next attack.
"Earth Dragon's Sand Bullets!" Terra then manipulated the sand barrier to break apart and form into multiple sand bullets. The bullets shot forwards, causing Beiige to twirl his spear in impressive speed, deflecting off the attacks. As he did, he noticed Sairaorg immediately behind him. Beiige's body immediately told it to move, but he couldn't. When he looked down, he saw his feet stuck in hardened quicksand. Before he could wonder how it got there, he felt a massive impact on his body, and was sent flying sideways.
"GAH!" Beiige shouted out in pain, as he was sent flying away and impacted with a wall. The Stray Devil fell onto the ground, and coughed up blood as he forced himself to stand up. As he did, Terra didn't hesitate as he used his next attack.
"Earth Dragon's Sand Arms!" Terra slammed his hands onto the ground, causing multiple arms of sand to pop out of the ground and restrain the Stray Devil. Beiige saw multiple arms stuck onto him, and struggled to get it off him.
"D-Damn you!" Beiige shouted, as he struggled against the attacks. Seeing the chance, Sairaorg sprung forward and went in for the finishing blow. As he did, Beiige decided something else.
"I won't let you, you bastard!" Beiige screamed, as he mask glowed, and energy formed in front of it. Terra's eyes widened a bit when the demonic energy short forth in a powerful beam. Terra immediately saw the attack coming towards Sairaorg, and immediately saw that he couldn't use his sand defense to defend Sairaorg from harm.
"Sairaorg!" Terra screamed out to Sairaorg, as he took on the full brunt of the attack, causing a large explosion to ring through the air, as well as smoke everywhere. Terra frowned when he saw the attack hit Sairaorg, and immediately tried to look through the smoke to see Sairaorg's condition. As he did, he heard laughter from the other side.
"Hahahaha! I've managed to get that annoying Bael member! He was nothing more than a failure, considering he cannot wield the Bael's signature weapon! Ha! Victory is-GAHHH!"
Terra first head laughter and gloat, before he heard screamed pains echoing through the area. When Terra saw the smoke clear up and looked to see what was happening, his eyes blinked when he saw Sairaorg standing perfectly fine in front of him. In fact, the only condition that Sairaorg was in was just a few tattered clothes.
'...This guy...!' Terra thought, his eyes widening as he saw the durability of the Devil in front of him. He witnessed Sairaorg take a powerful blast head on, only to energy with only a few scratches? It was quite astonishing to see such a sight. And speaking of sight, Terra saw Sairaorg holding the Stray Devil by the throat, while the said Stray Devil tried to get out of his grip.
"L-Let g-go o-of me, y-you son of a b-bitch!" the Stray Devil gurgled out, as Sairaorg tightened his grip on the Stray Devil.
"Unfortunately, mercy wasn't granted to your victims. So you should receive equal treatment." Sairaorg stated. Before the Stray Devil could retort on what Sairaorg said, a snapping noise echoed throughout the area. The Stray Devil's body soon limped, and Sairaorg dropped the body to the ground. When Terra saw this, he immediately frowned upon seeing the dead body.
'...No other way, huh?' Terra thought, before he closed his eyes and sighed. '...Damn. This just sucks.' Terra thought as he scratched the back of his head.
While he does protest killing, especially pointless killing, there are times when you have to kill to protect and save people. It was a harsh truth of the reality. Even if Terra knew about this, he would still try and minimize the deaths that would occur. Unfortunately, killing the Stray Devil in front of him is the only way to save thousands of lives. It was either sparing this guys life for better moral feeling, or face reality and do the dirty deed.
Terra immediately shook off the feelings he had, and walked towards Sariaorg.
"You okay there Sairaorg? You did take on a blast head on." Terra asked while raising an eyebrow at the small minor injuries that Sairaorg held. The Bael member simply gave a simple chuckle at this.
"Do not worry about me. I'm certain that I can deal with heavy blows like this. After all, I trained rigorously to attain this level." Sariaorg said, while looking at his body that he has earned throughout the years.
"I can tell." Terra said while giving a small smile, and his ears ringed when he turned his head to the other area. "It seems that the others are almost concluding their fights." Terra stated, causing Sariaorg to nod at this.
"Indeed. We should go and check on them."
(Back with Leone and the others)
Both Leone and Ragna kept up their assault on the Stray Devil. Urufu was busy trying to weave and block the incoming attacks coming his way, but both Leone and Ragna were both at high speed now (thanks to Shiroe boosting Ragna). As the two kept up their assault, the Werewolf had enough as he punched the ground, causing the ground to spike up. This caused the two fighters to jump back from the surrounding damage.
"Enough of this! I'll deal you without my weapon!" Urufu roared, as he tossed aside his weapon, and then burst forward with high speed. Leone widened her eyes at the high speed, but then blocked herself as the Stray Devil launched his fist towards her. She was sent flying back, and impacted with the wall.
"GH!" Leone grunted, feeling her body impact with the wall. Thankfully, the impact didn't do that harmful to her. Thanks to her Shishi body and Touki, she'll be able to shrug it off in a few moments. She took herself out of the wall, only to immediately move to the side as a leg headed towards her. The results was rubble flying everywhere as the werewolf impacted.
"So you were able to dodge that, eh...?" Urufu snarled, as he took his leg off the wall. Before he could move, Shiroe sprung into action.
"Thorn Bind Hostage!" Shiroe's staff glowed once more, this time causing five shining blue roots to erupt from the ground and entangle the target.
"Nrgh! Damn roots!" Urufu tried to rip them off, but no avail as the magical roots stuck on him. Seeing this chance, Ragna sprung forward.
"Carnage..." Ragna swung down his sword in a diagonal, leaving a gash on the Stray Devil's chest. Ragna then spun, with dark energy flowing out of him. "...Scissors!" Ragna delivered the final blow, as two spikes of dark energy popped from the ground, and they were in the form of an X like formation. The attack ended up impaling the Stray Devil, causing a choking noise to be heard. Before Ragna even knew it, the thorns he cut glowed with energy, before the Stray Devil himself became engulfed in energy, screaming in pain as he received so much damage to his body.
As soon as the lights ended, the Stray Devil's body fell to the ground. Silence passed the area for a while, before Ragna carefully walked up to the body. After examining it, he turned to the others.
"...He's dead." Ragna confirmed them. Seeing that the battle was over, Leone sighed, and then rolled around her shoulders.
"Well...that's done. Sheesh, Werewolfs really are tough to deal with in close combat." Leone said with relief, as she stretched her body.
"At least we were able to succeed." Shiroe said, pushing up his glasses. Ragna took one more glance at the body, and then turned away from it. He then decided to sheath his blade back into his pocket dimension. Ragna just gave a "tch", and decided to walk away from Leone and Shiroe.
"Not worth my time..." Ragna muttered, as he narrowed his eyes as he walked away. '...And I still couldn't find those bastards...'
As Ragna walked away, both Leone raised an eyebrow while Shiroe kept a gaze at Ragna. Ragna was about to leave the area, but then felt a tug on his pants, he turned, and saw no one near him. He raised an eyebrow, and thought he was imagining things. However.
"Ragna...please don't leave yet..." spoke a small voice, causing Ragna to finally turn his head to the source of the noise, and found Yorokobi standing there. He raised an eyebrow, and wondered where this guy has been this whole time. The answer to that question is Shiroe and his cloak. When Ragna saw and heard the cat's request, he simply sighed.
"Sorry, but I don't really have any reason to stay. I've gotta-" Ragna answered Yorokobi, but then flinched and froze when he began to see Yorokobi looking at him with, a lot of irony, the puppy dog look...with tears threatening to leak from his eyes. Ragna froze as he saw this, and couldn't comprehend the situation he was in. Unfortunately, Leone decided to join in as well.
"C'mon Ragna. You don't want be called a merciless man for causing a cat to cry! You should know that cat's are connected to lions. And considering I am a Shishi, I won't allow you to cause a fellow cat to cry!" Leone told him with a teasing tone. Ragna flinched even more, and glared at her indignantly.
"Leone..." Shiroe said while giving an awkward smile and sweat dropping.
"Hey, you stay out of this! And I'm not trying to cause this cat to cry!" Ragna yelled at her. He then looked back at the Yorokobi, who still kept up his looks at Ragna. Ragna gave a bit of sweat under the looks, and eventually, he just sighed in defeat.
"...I guess a short break can help." Ragna muttered begrudgingly, causing Yorokobi to instantly break out of his tearful state and into a happy one.
"Yay!" Yorokobi cheered, as he then began to run out of the area and towards Terra and the others. Leone laughed at this as she followed the Exceed, Shiroe sighed but gave a small smile, and Ragna just followed the group while sighing.
(Homebase)
After everyone has dealt with their targets, they all decided to meet back at their home base in Tsuruga. Sariaorg's group was happily chatting with each other, as they've managed to avert a crises, while Terra and his companions happily talked to each other on a job well done. Ragna stayed for a while and sat away from the group. And after some time, he just stood up and decided to leave. Nobody stopped him, seeing it wasn't their business to interfere with his hunt for the Old Maou faction.
As everybody was chatting with one another, both Terra and Sariaorg sat off in the distance, watching the group interact.
"Well...that happend." Terra commented.
"Indeed." Sariaorg said while lips formed a smile. "It was one moment when everything was serious, but now we are here, talking like its a job well done. Moods tend to change quickly." Sariaorg commented.
"Hm." Terra merely made through his mouth. After the two went silent for a while, Terra decided to ask something.
"Hey, Sariaorg." Terra said to the heir, gaining his attention.
"Yes Terra?" Sariaorg asked.
"Do you immediately have to return to the Underworld after we took care of the Stray Devils?" Terra asked. Sariaorg raised an eyebrow at the question.
"Well, in most cases, yes. But considering that we finished the Stray Devil case earlier than the usual time thanks to you and your friends, I suppose the elders expect me and my Peerage not to soon. Why do you ask?" Sariaorg asked curiously. Terra gave a small grin.
"Well, seeing that this whole case is over, and we've recovered from out battle with the Stray Devils...I was thinking." Terra stated, and gave a suggestive look. "Before you go back to the Underworld, how about a spar?" Terra asked, catching Sariaorg off guard.
"A spar?" Sariaorg said, surprised by this. All Terra did was give a small excited grin, and his eyes gave a challenging look.
"Yeah. Just a spar between us, before you go back. How about it? I want to test my strength against you." Terra asked with a tone of determination, as he clenched his fist.
Sariaorg went silent for a moment, looking at Terra for a few moments. But it didn't last too long, as Sariaorg gave back a grin of his own.
"Sure. I would love to."
(Secluded Forest Location)
Ragna just lied against a tree with his arms crossed behind his head. Have stared at the sky, and stayed silent for the time. He has decided that after the Stray Devil incident, he should rest for a bit before heading off to find the Old Maou Faction, and exact his revenge on what they did to him.
"Just where the hell are they..." Ragna muttered, as he narrowed his eyes. "Of all the places and time, one of them chose the orphanage and wreck it just for shit and giggles. Next thing you know, they disappear." Ragna muttered darkly, as he gritted his teeth. "I'll never forgive them. Not what they have done to me and the others..."
He shook his head, as he saw it was useless to remember such dark memories. It would only get him more frustrated and angered. He just quietly sighed to himself, and decided to close his eyes for a bit and lie the for a few moments. Just to enjoy the quietness around him...
"So you think this is the right spot to spar, Sariaorg?"
"I think so. We're far from the city, so what we do here won't affect the humans."
"Good to know."
Ragna just opened up an eye at the noise, and slowly looked at where the noise came from. It sounded familiar, and he turned to see two people standing off in the distance. He saw them standing in a clearing with no trees or grass around. It was just the earth itself. When Ragna saw this, all he did was give an eyebrow.
"What are those two doing?" Ragna asked himself, as he quietly got up and watched the two from afar. As he did, he saw both Terra and Sariaorg nod at each other.
"Yosh. Seems like the perfect spot." Terra said, as he looked around the area. Sariaorg nodded in agreement.
"Seems like it. Are you ready?" Sariaorg asked. Terra nodded at him and gave a small grin.
"Yeah. Let's do this." Terra said, as he and Sariaorg walked in opposite direction. As they did, the stopped and turned to each other. They all got into fighting stance, as they looked at each other with a focused look. When Ragna saw this, he raised an eyebrow.
"Are those two going to fight?" Ragna quietly asked, and hid himself a bit more. Since he won't get his nap, he might as well watch the fight that is about to ensue between these two. He particularly didn't have anything better to do, so might as well watch.
(With the others)
"Hm? Where is Sariaorg-sama and Terra?" Misteeta asked. When the others heard that question, they all raised an eyebrow.
"Hey, Regulus. Did you see where Sariaorg-sama and Terra went?" Kuisha asked the lion, who was resting and lying on the ground.
"Yes. Both Master and Terra headed off in that direction." Regulus answered, as he pointed his tail to a certain direction.
"There? Why would they do that?" Liban asked. All Regulus did was just rest his head on his paws.
"Master has told me that he and Terra were going to spar, and told me he would be back. So I trust he will come back soon." Regulus said. When the others heard this, their eyes widened.
"They are going to spar?!"
(With Sariaorg & Terra)
The two immediately began, as Sariaorg broke off into high speed towards Terra. However, Terra was familiar with the physical prowess of the Devil in front of him, and decided that he would have to be serious if he seriously wanted to damage Sariaorg. He slammed his fist onto the ground, and channeled magic.
"Earth Dragon's Pillars!" Takuya slammed his fist onto the earth, as multiple large earth pillars of earth popped up from the ground, and bended as they headed towards Sariaorg. One popped under Terra as well, as he elevated high enough for Sairaorg to reach. When Sariaorg saw the multiple earth pillars coming towards him, he immediately weaved his body through the incoming stones, dodging each one fluidly. Sariaorg then bent his knees, and jumped high up into the air, leaving a small crater behind him as he did. When Terra saw this, he saw Sariaorg dropping down on him while his leg was in position to do an axe kick.
Terra immediately dodged, as Sariaorg's leg impacted with with the pillar he was standing on. Terra's eyes widened when he saw the pillar easily reduce to rubble as a result of his kick.
"Damn...and that was a magically enhanced rock to boot too..." Terra muttered while slightly grinning. As he landed on the ground, he immediately prepared another spell.
"Earth Dragon's Rock Arms!" Terra shouted, summoning a huge magic circle in front of him and shot forth. A gigantic earth fist headed towards Sariaorg. However, all Sariaorg did was give a laugh. Not one of mocking, but one with excitement.
"Amazing! So this is your power with the earth! I don't regret sparring with you Terra. Not one bit!" Sariaorg shouted, as he cocked back his fist and punched the incoming rock fist coming his way. As he did, the rock arm was stopped, and exploded due to the immense pressure Sariaorg put out. As he did, he looked ahead of him and didn't see Terra. His instincts immediately told him to look up, and found Terra up in the air dropping down at him.
"Earth Dragon's Stone Scales!" Terra casted forth a magic circle underneath him, as stones began to form all over his body. As he did, he performed the next spell. "Earth Dragon's Jack Hammer!" Terra's stone encased arm soon formed into a fist with pistons attached to it. He immediately dove down at Terra with his fist heading towards him, and Sariaorg reared back his fist to meet the incoming attack.
The two attacks met each other head on, and caused the ground beneath them to literally give away and form a crater underneath them. That was because the downward pressure Terra has put on Sariaorg, along with Sariaorg standing strong, has caused the ground to drop. Terra's eyes widened when he saw the attack stopped by somebody's own hand. Before he could even respond, the hand that stopped Terra's attack grabbed on, and dragged him towards Sariaorg. Sariaorg immediately dealt a blow to Terra, causing a massive impact against his stone armor. Terra felt the air leave him, and was sent flying back and skidded on the ground. Terra gritted his teeth, as he made himself balance again, and flipped to stand back up. His armor cracked, and soon crumbled around him. As he saw this, all he did was give a small grin while coughing at the same time.
"A-Amazing...I didn't you you'd destroy my armor in one hit." Terra said, as he wiped the sweat off his forehead. "It's been a while. Not a lot of people kept up with me and the earth around me." Terra commented. Sairaorg gave a grin of his own.
"And that strength of yours is amazing Terra. I didn't think you'd have that much strength and power to cause such damage. I have said it before, but I can see why you're considered a dragon slayer. Such a powerful body and magic indeed." Sariaorg said, as he put up his fist once more. "But praises aside, do you want to keep going?" Sariaorg asked. Terra gave a small grin, and nodded at him.
"Yeah. However, with the way I am now, I couldn't really damage you. That's why I'm going to do this." Terra said, as he focused his magic into his body. He felt energy surge through him, and he a change of power within him. Sariaorg noticed this, and raised an eyebrow. Though, he stood there and waited to see what Terra was exactly doing.
"Sairaorg. Let me tell you one crucial fact about the earth itself." Terra said, as a magic circle appeared underneath him. Sariaorg raised his fist once more, and prepared himself for what is to come.
"Resort to what?" Sariaorg asked. Terra simply smirked at him.
"You'll see." Terra answered, as the magic circle began to glow and envelop him in energy. "They say that the earth is the foundation of life itself. It provided the land and soil for life to grow. It provided the components to makes tools. It provided us homes to stay safe from the harsh elements. Earth is a keystone to life. And let me tell you something..." Terra said, as silver energy enveloped him.
"Earth can come in different forms." Terra said, as his pupils dilated at the change of energy within him.
"Earth Drive..." Terra whispered, and prepared for the spell that is to come. "...Crystal Mode!" Terra roared out, as he slammed his fist into the ground. Before Sariaorg knew it, multiple crystal structures popped up rapidly from the ground and headed towards Sairaorg. Sairaorg immediately dogged and moved out of the way for the incoming attacks. As he did jump back, he noticed a large crystal pillar popped up behind him. He didn't have the time to slow himself down, and slammed into the crystal wall. Before he knew it, a crystal pillar popped up from the ground and slammed onto his body. This caused crystals to explode everywhere, causing sparkles to fill the air as it reflected the sun.
Terra immediately felt the earth underneath him, and he confirmed that Sariaorg wasn't done yet. Not by a long shot. Soon, a Sariarog got himself up from the crystal pile, and merely give a small smile at this. His clothes and skin had a few scratches and scrapes, but that was about it.
'That durability of his is sure strong...' Terra thought, but then grinned when he knew this battle wasn't going to be over. Not just yet. The two didn't trade words, as they shot forward and were prepared to continue their fight.
"Earth Dragon's Crystalized Drill!" Terra's arm became surrounded by crystals and took form of a large spear. It then began spinning in a rapid fashion, making it resemble a drill. Sariaorg saw this, and immediately thought that taking that attack will cause damage to him, though not too seriously. Sariaorg decided to jump to side, causing Terra to miss the attack. Terra looked a bit surprised, seeing how Sariaorg finally dodged the attack and not go against it head on. He saw Sariaorg immediately appear by his right said with his fist ready to attack. However, Terra immediately gave a smirk.
"Earth Dragon's Crystalized Pillar!" Terra immediately pointed his right arm's finger upwards, causing the a crystalized pillar to pop out underneath Sariaorg, lifting up Sariaorg in the process. Sariaorg's eyes widened as he felt his body going upwards, and it caused him to have his fist go above Takuya's head. The pillar launched Sariaorg into the air, and Terra was his chance for the attack.
"Earth Dragon's Crystal Missile! Terra summoned a magic circle, and shot forth a large column of crystal shoot forth towards Sariaorg. Sariaorg saw the incoming attack, and guarded his body with an X formation. The attack impacted, causing an explosion to occur. Terra leapt back a good distance, and immediately looked at the clouds clearing up from the attack. He saw that his attack sent Sariaorg a good distance away from him, as well as having a few more scratches on his body. But other than that, Sariaorg was still up and ready to go. He then burst forward in great speed, faster than before. In fact, Terra barely had time to set up a crystal wall between them, as Sariaorg's fist impacted with the magic enhanced crystal wall between them. Soon after, Sairaorg then went into a blur, and kept moving around Terra in circles.
'He's faster than before...' Terra thought, gritting his teeth as he had to keep up his crystal wall defense and his reflexed to avoid the impacts of Sairaorg's fist. His eyes then widened when he realized something. 'In order to be that fast, then...!' Terra thought, and then grew an idea. Terra immediately slammed his fist into the ground.
"Earth Dragon's Crystal Spikes!" Terra then summoned forth multiple crystal spikes to pop from the ground, forcing Sariaorg to jump back and avoid the sharp objects before him. It was then Terra channeled magic into his body once more.
"Earth Drive: Stone Mode!" Terra's style of magic then changed, and immediately went into action. Sairaorg didn't have the chance to ask why he changed, before he saw Terra slam his hands onto the field.
"Earth Dragon's Quicksand Field!" Terra's magic then spread rapidly through the ground, and resulted in having the ground suddenly soften up around the field they are once standing. They were now standing in a field full of moist sand, waiting for the people in it to be sucked in. Sairaorg immediately saw Terra's tactics, and gave a small grin. Sairaorg was able to move in the quicksand, but he found it rather a chore just to move one leg at a time. He noted that his speed isn't as going to be fast as he thought.
'Now's my chance!' Terra thought, as he then decided to use the spell to finally deal some damage to Sairaorg once and for all.
"'Earth Drive: Crystal Mode!" Terra shifted into his crystal form once more, and then channeled a lot of magic into his spell. "Earth Dragon's Crystalized Roar!" Terra then breathed out a storm of crystalized dust towards Sairaorg, causing Sairaorg to immediately widen his eyes at the incoming attack and immediately guarded himself for the incoming attack.
*BOOM*
The attack immediately impacted, sending Sairaorg back and knocking him back a few trees. Crystalized dust then exploded everywhere, causing the whole air to glitter with multiple colors. Terra lightly panted, seeing how he has been fighting Sairaorg with his powers and strength. The smoke cloud soon cleared up, and revealed the status of Sairaorg. The condition Sairaorg was in was considered quite amazing, to say the least. The spell was meant for high damage and impact, and Sairaorg stood strong while having tiny cuts over his arms and fewer ones all over his body. Sairaorg stayed silent at first, before he grinned as he began walking towards Terra. Terra's eyes widened when he saw Sairaorg walk towards him once more, and ready to fight.
"...Just how durable is this guy?" Terra quietly asked himself, but then began to chuckle. He then stood full straight up, and gave Sariaorg a grin. "Seriously, how many hits can you take Sairaorg? No matter how much I throw at you, you'll just get back up!" Terra shouted goodheartedly to Sairaorg, causing the Bael hair to grin at him. He then pounded his chest.
"This is through my years of training, Terra! Even though I couldn't inherit my clan's power, day by day do I train and push myself to the utmost limits! I will make sure these fists of mine will carry out my dream, and help me crush my obstacles!" Sariaorg shouted out with energy. Terra nodded in respect to Sariaorg, and could only give a small smile.
"Sounds great Sariaorg." Terra agreed, as he then lowered his fighting stance. "I should say that this sparring match should end, neh? I think I got a pretty good grasp on your strength." Terra suggested to Sariaorg. Sariaorg made a slightly disappointed face, but then chuckled in agreement.
"I guess. I'm quite disappointed that we aren't able to continue, but I'm confident we'll fight again in the future." Sariaorg said to him, causing Terra to nod at him. The two then walked to each other, and gave a strong hand shake.
"I guess with out next match, we're going to have to fight each other with all we got, huh?" Terra said to Sairaorg, causing Sairaorg to nod in agreement with him.
"I'll hold you up to that, Terra." Sariaorg said while grinning at him. As the two finally ended their handshakes, they heard a voice call out to them.
"Terra!" "Sairaorg-sama!"
The two turned, and found their respective groups running towards them with worried or anxious looks on their faces. Terra and Sairaorg could only laugh at this, seeing the group catching up to them.
(With Ragna)
"Holy shit..." Ragna muttered, as he just witnessed an intense battle between these two. Sariaorg's complete physical strength and monstrous endurance, along with Terra's quick thinking and magic was just a sight to behold between these two. "Damn. I guess the heir to the Bael lives up to his name. And Terra certainly cuts for the Dragon Slayer title...maybe." Ragna muttered to himself, as he is yet to see a mage slay a dragon. He then looked at his right arm, and clenched it.
"...If they're that strong, then where do I stand..." Ragna muttered to himself. He stayed silent for a few moments, before he sighed. "Seems like I still have work cut out for me." Ragna muttered to himself.
"My Ragna. For you to realize your standing and strength? I guess stubborn dogs do learn tricks." spoke a feminine voice, causing Ragna to jump up in surprise and immediately turn to the source of the voice.
"Rabbit!? Where the hell did you come from!?" Ragna shouted at the girl in front of him. Said girl who had pale skin, long blonde hair tied into two pigtails with black ribbons, and red eyes. She wore a Gothic Lolita dress with a frilly black gown and jacket, red ribbon bow tie, a red bat symbol design cross from the front to the back on her dress, another red cross on her shawl and bottom half, high heeled black boots with a red cross, and a red ribbon on her right ankle. Her appearance gave that of a young girl as well.
The girl in front of Ragna is none other than Rachel Alucard herself, a member of the Vampire species. Rachel could only sigh at him, while two other certain creatures near her decided to speak up.
"Hey! Don't go talking to the princess like that, stupid!" a red plump bat known as Gii shouted at him.
"Yeah! Do you want me to sew your mouth shut, you insolent whelp!?" a large black cat known as Nago shouted at him as well.
"Piss of you two!" Ragna shouted at the two. They were about to speak more, until Rachel decided to smack them.
""OW!""
"Nago. Gii. Do hush, or I'll be sure to have Valkenhayn discipline you." Rachel told them without even giving a glance at them, causing them to deflate and say "yes princess" to her. Rachel then turned to Ragna, and simply sighed at him.
"Oh, I was simply bored at my castle. So I've decided that a nice stroll through the woods might brighten up my day. Sadly, there seems to be a certain pest that's in my way." Rachel stated elegantly, causing Ragna to grit his teeth in annoyance.
"Oh yeah? Well this certain "pest" will certainly doesn't want any of your presence around. So I'm leaving..." Ragna retorted, as he immediately walked off. Rachel sighed once more, seeing the usual attitude Ragna gives her. She then noticed the field near them, and raised an eyebrow at the sight.
"My...I never expected the Bael Pillar's heir to be here." Rachel commented, causing Ragna to stop in his tracks and scratch the back of his head.
"Same here Rabbit. Never expected him to be here either. And by the way," Ragna said, as he tuned to Rachel, "It turns out that Stray Devils were here, and not those bastards. So any new information on them?" Ragna asked. Rachel sighed once more, causing Ragna's eyebrow to twitch.
"Not even a please from him. Truly a pest, as they lack the manner in doing so." Rachel stated in her elegant tone, causing Ragna's eyebrow to twitch.
"Rabbit. I'm really not in the mood for these games..." Ragna said holding back his anger, causing Rachel to simply blink at him. Rachel sighed and shook her head.
"If telling you would calm that temper of yours and save me the trouble of dealing with it, then I suppose I should tell you." Rahcel said with a patronizing tone. "To be honest, there's not much to be known as of right now. It's a bit slow, so you're going to have to wait." Rachel answered him, causing Ragna to slump at this.
"Man, this bites..." Ragna said bitterly, as he then sighed and sat down and leaned against a tree. "Whatever. All this chasing and dealing with the Stray Devils just made me tired. So I'm going to take a break..." Ragna stated, as he leaned back and closed his eyes. That is before he suddenly sat up and clamped onto his mouth.
"Mph...!" Ragna grunted, as he clutched his hands against his mouth, as if trying to prevent something from happening. When Rachel saw this, she didn't seem the bit surprised.
"It looks like you're in the need of blood once more Ragna. I wonder how many years you have endured, avoiding a source of blood and refraining yourself from drinking it." Rachel said to him. "Even though your body is that of a Damphir, you're nonetheless a Vampire. Thus, you need blood." Rachel told him.
"S-Shut it..." Ragna grunted at her, before he grabbed a sharp rock nearby and cut his hand with it. Blood poured out of the cut, and dropped some of the blood into his mouth. He swallowed the blood, and his body managed to calm down. He sighed tiredly, as he slumped against the tree.
"Even though you drink your own blood as a substitute, that's still not enough to fully quench the thirst." Rachel told him. "Eventually, your body will grow weak and hunger more for the blood. Surely, you know of this?" Rachel asked him, causing Ragna to give a tired glare at her.
"No matter what...I'm not going to suck an innocent's blood for my own safety...I'm not going to give in to this urge." Ragna grunted at her, causing Rachel to sigh at him.
"What an idiot..." Rachel softly said underneath her breath. She then turned, and began walking away from Ragna. "I suppose I should take my walk elsewhere. Do try to not ruin the nice scenery around us with that attitude or yours." Rachel told him, and all she heard was a grunt from Ragna. Rachel then continued on walking, before she looked back at the group nearby. Outside of Sairaorg's group was Terra and his friends, as they all fretted over Terra's condition with his fight against him. When Rachel laid her eyes on the group, she merely raised an eyebrow.
"That boy..." Rachel muttered, as she eyed Terra. "...It gives off the scent of a dragon. How intriguing..." Rachel quietly said, and began walking off. "...Things might change in the future from here on...with that boy around." Rachel said to herself, before she disappeared with rose petals twirling around the spot she stood.
(New Spell List)
1) Hell's Fang! - Ragna's move - This technique allows Ragna to coat both his hands with dark energy and use it to punch his foes. This attack is considered strong, as it is able to deal high damage upon impact.
2) Keen Edge! - Shiroe's move - This technique is a support technique, and increases the attack ability of a bladed weapon.
3) Overunner! - Shiroe's move - This technique gives the intended target a boost in speed, making them fast and agile.
4) Earth Dragon's Sand Wave! - This move is based on Gaara's sand wave from Naruto. Just as the name implies, it shoots off a huge wave of sand to push back enemies.
5) Earth Dragon's Sand Arms! - This move was also based and inspired by Gaara. Arms made of sand pop up and grab the intended target. They're quite durable and hard.
6) Thorn Bind Hostage! - Shiroe's Move - One of my favorite technique for me to see in Log Horizon. This move essentially binds the target, trapping him in magical thorns. When they're cut, they explode on the target, and deal high damage. This move is strong in both game and real life.
7) Carnage Scissors! - Ragna's Move - If you seen this technique in Blazblue, then I don't need to explain. But for those who don't know, it's basically a high damage combo attacks that basically shoots of dark energy spikes in the form of scissors.
8) Earth Dragon's Stone Scales! - Similar to Gajeel's Steel Armor, Terra encases himself in stone. This technique actually increases his stats in attack, defense, and surprisingly speed.
9) Earth Dragon's Crystalized Drill!
10) Earth Dragon's Crystalized Pillar
11) Earth Dragon's Crystal Missile!
12) Earth Dragon's Crystal Spikes!
13) Earth Dragon's Quicksand Field! - This technique converts the ground the user is on into quicksand. This makes it for opponents to move. Terra can easily move though it, considering he is the Earth Dragon Slayer.
14) Earth Dragon's Crystalized Roar! - Unlike his regular roar, this roar is considered more for cutting and shredding, like Gajeel's dragon roar.
And that is a wrap to this chapter!
I've gotta say, my imagination went crazy went coming up with the battle scenes in this chapter. I mean, this chapter was literally heavy with action, huh? I gotta say, it was fun. Then again, that's what fan fiction is about. Having fun and pour out your imagination.
(Terra's Crystal Drive)
You were quite surprised in this chapter, huh? For Terra to reveal that he has a drive just like Sting and Rogue from Fairy Tail. Though, his is similar, yet different to the White and Shadow Drives.
Terra's Crystal Drive basically allows him to use and manipulate the power of crystals and use it for both offense and defense. Considering that this is Earth Dragon Slayer Magic, the crystals are way more enhanced than Terra's Default Form, which is basically rocks & stones themselves (sand is included).
With that being said, here is another surprise for you guys: Terra actually has one more drive in his arsenal. Although, he cannot use it due to certain circumstances and reasons of his. Though, it will be revealed later in the story.
(Ragna is a Damphir)
Yes, Ragna in this story is not human, but a Damphir instead. This is actually based on his real game counterpart, because when Rachel saved his live during a certain incident, this led her to transform Ragna into a Damphir in order to save his life.
It kind of disappointed me that game-Ragna never showed any vampiric urges for blood. It's as if Blazblue decided that Ragna's supposed Vampire traits isn't needed, and tossed it out of the window. So in this story, I intend on showing that Ragna is an actual vampire.
By the way, this isn't the end of showing Ragna. He's going to be shown more through the story.
Visionary Help:
1) For the Stray Devil Terra and Sairaorg fought, his appearance is based on Beiige, Vanguard of Dark World from Yu-Gi-Oh.
2) For the Stray Devil Ragna and co. has fought, his appearance was based on Assasult Mercenary from Yu-Gi-Oh.
The rest of the Stray Devils were based on Baron of the Fiend Sword (Yu-Gi-Oh), Crisis Revenger, Fritz (Vanguard), and Alchemist of Black Spells (Yu-Gi-Oh).
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