Hello, to all of you readers out there! This is dad90 ready for another chapter of All's Fair in Love & War.
Now, this chapter is important for many reasons…
1. This is the last chapter under the term of President Barack Obama.
2. I'm going to try to finish this before Mr. Numbskull (Trump) becomes (The Worst) President
3. I'm very excited to getting an even better IT Full-Time Job with my Interview coming later this month.
Now then, we got a pretty big episode coming up, along with a lot of explanations, so let's get right to it as we head into Episode 5 of….
All's Fair in Love & War!
A Highschool DxD x Majikoi x Akame ga Kill crossover
"Speech"
'Thought'
"Dark Dayo/Darkness"
"Matsukaze"
[Dragon Speech]
Technique Name/Name of Weapon
Disclaimer: I do not own ANY anime or manga whatsoever, but I do own my OC.
All Chapters will either have 'Seriously' or 'Kill' in it, or in some rare cases, both.
OP Song: Only in Love and War by Toni Braxton
Episode 5: I Want You to Battle Me, Seriously!
Previously on All's Fair in Love & War….
After settling in both Kuoh and Kawakami Academy, Dayo and his gang came across many things in the span of 2 days, including Fallen Angels, a class full of girls with special powers, a Nurse suspected as an Angel, and the Red Dragon Emperor/Empress Onizumi Hyoudou.
Both Natsu and Justin have managed to save Izumi from the Fallen Angels, only for them to be exposed with the Gremory Clan.
After dealing with some perverts, Dayo was forced to stay late at night after Mio fainted from the homeroom due to the curse, only for the Masked Man and his minions to make their move after Yuki tried to kill Mio earlier at the school roof.
Luckily, Night Raid, Rias' Peerage, and another group of girls well-known for their Maken all arrived to stop the Masked Man's plans, but at the last second, he attacked Izumi and let Mio know that she was to blame when other races are involved.
Now, the three groups all meet at the Occult Research Club classroom at the Old School Building behind Kuoh Academy so many questions can be answered, while Mio thinks about what the Masked Man said.
But first, let's go somewhere else where a mysterious mercenary is about to receive another mission…
** At a Hospital **
(3rd-Person POV)
"Please! Avenge my husband!" a feminine voice of the injured pink haired, green-eyed woman sitting up on the hospital table pleaded. She looked like she was in her late 30s to early 40s. Her right arm was in a cast, her right eye and forehead was covered in bandage and her left leg was also in a cast. "The members of my Peerage are either dead or too injured to fight at the moment. I have no one to ask but you!"
She was speaking to a man who stood in the shadow of the hospital room. The shadows of his long hair covered his face. He wore black clothing and carried something long on his back. He was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.
"That b*tch of a Queen killed him. He was innocent and in accordance to Devil Law, a devil who killed their master must be killed on sight." That was what the first lady told the man. He can feel the thick hatred building up in her. "I know now I don't have the power to beat her in the state I'm in…but please! You've got to understand!" she begged.
The man stood there in silence as if contemplating. She first heard of this man from her father's reports and at first she thought why would someone want to live like that. No sense of loyalty, no sense of communal gain and certainly no sense of pride but now she was desperate, her family was too busy with their own problems and her Peerage's strength has literally been sliced apart. She saw him removing himself from the wall and placed his hands in his pockets.
"Contract accepted." He answered her.
This man may not be important now, but he soon will be by the time this Episode ends.
** At the Old School Building **
(Dayo's POV)
The room inside the Old School Building was eerily dark and quiet as it features a horror-theme like atmosphere as candles lit up separately from all places with dark patches overtaking the less lit areas of the room. Two candles lit up from the main desk where Rias was sitting, accompanied by her sister Kita from her right, and Akeno on her left. Windows were left open as small gusts of wind passed through it, blowing the curtain softly as Koneko and Yumi were sitting in one seat, while Mio and Yuki sat in another seat, while Haruko and Furan sat on the last couch, with the other members of their club stood behind them.
Sadly, for the rest of us, we were forced to stand beside the wall, but luckily, we all didn't mind as we used to stand most of the time when Najenda gave us missions.
Yuki looked around curiously. "It is quite strange being in a location helmed by devils."
"You'll get used to it," Yumi eased her.
"Right…"
As everyone was getting settled, Mio tightened her fists in frustration. 'Maybe I should…'
Rias sighed lightly as she said to us, "Now then, first and foremost of all, I do believe that you have a lot of questions that you want to answer."
"Damn right!" Natsu replied. "What's with all the Devils, Fallen Angels, and all that stuff?"
"I'm going to admit," I replied. "I should've told you all of this, but I was afraid that you'll be bored by it. Now, you're going to see that it's not so boring after all."
"And as you can see, the ones who are Devils are like this," Rias spoke as she snapped her fingers. At that point, Rias, Akeno, Yumi, and Koneko all had their dark bat-like wings sprouted behind their backs, including Izumi from another room while she was being treated by Maria. Even Mio had Devil-like wings behind her back.
"Hey Mio, since when did you get wings?" Yuki asked.
"Oh….I forgot about that…" Mio blushed in embarrassment.
"Now then," Kita spoke. "Izumi is our newest member of our clan thanks to my idea of us asking her to join us instead of just letting a Fallen Angel kill her….although Rias let Izumi grope her breasts."
"T-T-That's only because you made me!" Rias said in embarrassment as she covered her breasts with her arms.
Yes, Rias let Izumi grope her breasts to become her servant and she almost lost herself in ecstasy due to Izumi's impressive skinship. It shook her pride, but the deal was made.
Haruko, Koneko and Kodama all twitched their eyes for the moment, but I noticed it, but I pretended not to.
"A-Anyways," said Rias, trying to get back on topic. "We've been monitoring you guys for quite some time, especially with Mio. There are no 2 questions in mind that many Stray Demons and Fallen Angels are coming after you."
"Which leads to the Masked Man that we confronted earlier," Furan interrupted.
"We should probably try and figure out who that guy's with," Haruko suggested.
Rias nodded in agreement. "That would be a good start. Although, I got to ask. What are you Angels doing here?"
"Angels?" Justin asked as Haruko, Furan, Kimi, Chacha, Kodama, Uruchi, Azuki, Yuuka and Inaho all had white wings sprouting out of their backs.
"We mean no ill-intent on trying to harm you or anyone here," Furan replied. "Although that this is a crazy coincidence, we are here to not only make sure that our 2 schools go along peacefully, but we just got word from our authorities that we are also here to monitor Mio as well. And besides, we've already formed a truce with the Student Council, and we would like to form one with you as well."
Mio and Yuki all looked at Furan with suspicion.
'More observers…' Yuki thought as she silently tsk'd at this situation.
"I see," Rias answered.
It was then that Natsu's head experienced another form of headache as the memories of the black-winged woman came back to as he immediately recognized her, and then he quickly asked, "By the way, did you watch the attack from the Fallen Angel at the park by any chance?"
"Why, yes we did," Kita answered. "That black-winged man that you, Justin and Izumi all stumbled across earlier was also a Fallen Angel. And he tried to kill all of you due to the fact that Izumi possess something inside her body that would be a potential threat to them."
Justin then said, "Yeah, I remember that Fallen Angel woman at the park say 'Blame God for planting a Sacred Gear inside your body.' Something like that."
"They don't care about Maken, but it's the Sacred Gear that counts," said Rias.
Akeno continued from there, "It's an unusual power that resides within certain humans. It is said that most of the great men in history possessed it. They sometimes rival those elements called Maken."
Then Kita contined, "With those 2 types of power alone, they're formidable enough to threaten demons and Fallen Angels. Now Natsu, both you and Justin are special as your powers are different that of a normal Sacred Gear or Maken. In fact, we don't sense any of that inside your body except for your unknown power that you unleashed during your fight with that Fallen Angel."
"That's because they don't," I answered as everyone looked at me. "I have that kind of power, too. However, you also don't know about Imperial Arms?"
"Imperial Arms?" Rias asked as I explained about Imperial Arms and how similar they to Sacred Gears.
"Interesting," Rias said with curiosity. "So, basically they respond according to the user's feelings?"
"Exactly," I answered. "But unlike Sacred Gears, Imperial Arms can break, and when they do, the user is risking death. And Sacred Gears pass on to another user; I don't know if Imperial Arms can do the same, but I'll figure it out. And the people behind me either possess Imperial Arms or special weapons that I created for them."
"So, you make weapons?" Kodama asked.
"Yes, I do," I answered. "I create all sorts of weapons, and in some rare cases, weapons that rival Sacred Gears and Imperial Arms."
"Nice," Kita said in awe. "However, we cannot bring all of this yet to the other factions, seeing that you all might get their attention."
"What do you mean by that?" Justin asked.
"During the Great War between Angels, Fallen Angels, and Devils, the three factions were crippled on all sides," Furan answered. "It was so devastating, that they relied on humans to replenish their forces in a sufficient time."
"Which means…" Tatsumi said before Yuki replied with her head down.
"Yes….the Devils and Angels suffered great losses during that war, and they have to rely on humans in order to survive."
"And at the same time, the Angeloids took advantage of the loss of the Angels and took over half of Heaven," Haruko sadly added.
"Then what happened to the all-time devils deceiving the humans and dragging them down to hell by committing sin?" Justin asked, only to hear a slight giggle from Rias.
"That's just an old depiction of the Devils…In truth, we never really cared for the humans until after the Great War…It was only implemented by Lady Necromancer in order to maintain the balance between good and evil," she explained, but had a sense of pride at saying Lady Necromancer's name.
"Lady… Necromancer?" Natsu and Justin asked as Yumi answered them.
"Well…everyone calls her that. None of us have actually seen her, and only Demons of the 72 Pillar families are allowed to learn the names of the Necromancers. Only the 5 Great Satans, and the heads of the 72 Pillar families are given knowledge on the names and faces of the Necromancers," she spoke awkwardly.
And that's true, because when it comes to the Necromancers, they could be face to face with them and not know it was them unless somebody told them. And let me tell you, they aren't like the other races. In fact, as Devils, they had been treated….more harshly, let's say that. They had been placed under heavier rules that kept them from being allowed to abuse the knowledge they would gain.
This was a rule that Eucliwood Hellscythe and I settled, and no one has broken that rule ever since.
"I haven't heard about the Necromancers, so who are they exactly?" Tatsumi asked.
"They are our supreme rulers, all beings in the Underworld are ruled over by them….well, her, to be exact. Thanks to Hades, the one who found Lady Necromancer and adopted her as his daughter, she and Lord Necromancer have ruled over the Underworld for a very long time," Akeno explained to us. "Fallen Angels, Megalos, Devils, Youkai of the Underworld, Grimm Reapers, all races who reside in the Underworld are all subject to their rule."
This was a spoken and unspoken law that you gave the Necromancers everything they wanted, and when they wanted it. And at the same, nobody, and I mean nobody, but the highest of classes were given the knowledge of who they were.
"Well, since I'm Half-Devil, can I be promoted?" Mio finally asked.
"Unlikely," Kita answered. "And our servants here are Low-Class Devils, and each Class is separated into multiple ranks. To become a High-Class Devil, you would have to be promoted through the ranks of Middle-Class. Then, after you achieved each rank and attained the highest Middle-Class rank, you can take a test to become High-Class. If you pass, the results of your test will be taken to Lord and Lady Necromancer, and they will decide if you are worthy of becoming a High-Class Devil."
"But the last promotion from Middle to High-Class was over 50 years ago. Nobody has been found worthy of making the leap in status," Rias sadly replied.
"In fact, wasn't there supposed to be an Ultimate-Class, if I can remember?" Mio asked.
Rias nodded. "That's right, but that is still considered to be the same as High-Class when it comes to status. It is more of declaration of power than a true status. Though, I am surprised that you didn't ask about Megalos. Yumi and Akeno had no idea what they were when they joined."
"From what I heard, they sound adorable to me," Azuki spoke.
"Same here," Kodama agreed.
"Ditto…" Koneko admitted before she took a bite of ice cream and shivered as her head ached a little. Brain freeze. And then Leone stole her Ice Cream as Koneko glared at her oldest sister.
"I got this," I said. "When it comes to Megalos, they are Human souls who go to the Underworld after death, but are crushed by their regrets and turned into monsters. They regain physical bodies, and get powers. They are like Danger Beasts, but sadly more…fluffy."
Yeah, Megalos. They were like giant-stuffed animals…killer stuffed animals that are many times bigger than humans in most cases, but still stuffed animals.
"Megalos sometimes come to the Human world, so anyone who finds them has to kill them. It is something of a law. They are only allowed the right to live in the Underworld," Akeno spoke with a sadistic giggle of her own. She always did enjoy killing them in the most long, drawn out ways that she could think of. Most of which involved magical lightning, fire, ice, and water, and even a combination.
She liked to torture things.
And…is it just me, or did Yuuka make a sadistic giggle herself?
"And now that I think about it, when Izumi recovers, she should be careful of not fighting Fallen Angels, Magiclad Girls, Angels, Exorcists, Megalos, and even Stray Devils as they would love nothing more than to kill them," Rias warned all of us.
"So, once someone runs off without your protection, they'll be fair game?" Sheele asked.
"That's correct," Kita answered as Mio shook her whole entire body.
"Don't worry, Mio. Magiclad Girls care more about killing Megalos than Devils. Angels are also less likely to come here…well, almost everyone," said Yumi as she looked at the Maken-Ki girls. "Fallen Angels also tend to avoid killing Devils, unless they are Stray Devils. Unfortunately in your case, they are all probably coming after you, especially with Exorcists, Stray Devils…and Megalos."
"So, what's the point of the Underworld following these Necromancers anyway?" Benitsubasa asked as Rias and Kita frowned and nearly glared at her.
"That's Lord and Lady Necromancer to you, and you would do well to remember that. They have unimaginable power. They can turn anything into reality, and change the fate of the world around them with their emotions," Rias spoke with a harsh tone.
"That's right. In fact, just a drop of their blood grants eternal youth. They have ended wars, including the Great War, and together, they created the modern society that the Underworld lives by. For as long as we can remember, we have always followed their rule..." Kita spoke just as harsh. "Nobody in the Underworld is foolish enough to disrespect them."
In fact, that was one thing you NEVER want to do in the Underworld. It wasn't a law; it was an unspoken agreement that had been held by all of those of High-Class. And if you caught a person disrespecting their leaders…you ended their lives right then and there.
"In fact, they alone are THE oldest living beings in the Underworld. They are living historical records, whose lifespans are endless. They hold infinite power, and none can truly stand before them. They are our supreme rulers, both kind and neutral. They look at things from a greater point of view. When someone wants to give birth, they get the blessing of Lady Necromancer herself…our society moves forward only because of them," Rias stated as she and Kita ranted on and on about something they felt great passion about.
"Uh... Are they okay?" Mio asked with a worried tone as Rias and Kita continued to speak with their eyes sparkling as they talked.
"Rias and Kita were born into a High-Class family... so you could say that they were taught from a young age to respect and worship Lord and Lady Necromancer," Yumi whispered to her. Akeno and Koneko were like her, and either lived in the human world... or simply didn't care enough to learn about the Necromancers. They did hold great respect for them, of course, and they followed all of the laws that had been created by them... but Rias and Kita have always lived with the knowledge that their lives belonged to them.
And here's the sad part: Necromancers can even give some of the strongest Dragons a run for their money. Their words can make a BIG impact on us during fights, and it usually gives them the upper edge on winning, shattering our pride tenfold.
After all, Eucliwood did manage to do the impossible in which I will be forever in her debt; give my 3 aunts and my 8 sisters the sanity and good side that they all missed. They are all still trying to balance it, although they are failing almost miserably. Almost.
"-That is one day, as I volunteered to be the heir to the house of Gremory, I wish to meet them in person," Rias finished off her rant, and was a little out of breath.
"OK, and how about Maken?" Natsu asked. "What's so important about them?"
"Ah! That reminds me! Principal Rokujou wants to have Professor Dominus as our Advisor for this club and the Student Council and check on Maken-Ki club tomorrow!" Kita exclaimed. I gained a giant tickmark on that.
Minori planned this all along behind my back!
"You mean…the Kenkeibu club?" asked Haruko.
"What's the Kenkeibu club?" asked Mio.
"I'll explain this one," answered Haruko. "Basically, you could say it's Kuoh Academy's public order team. I'm the club Vice-President, Furan is the President, and everyone behind me are members as well. And needless to say that technically, the Student Council, and the Occult Research club, are our helpers."
"So that explains why Ms. Rokujou wants us to join these clubs…" I sighed in frustration as Minori explained that to me earlier before the evening fight.
Then, out of nowhere, she put on glasses…from god-knows-where, while Rias and Kita presented a huge-screen TV from Rias' desk, which I assume that they have formed a truce. Now, it was Haruko's turn to explain.
"In all of our schools, there is a group of people representing the students, namely the Student Council. Of course, all kinds of troublesome incidents are reported in the school. Here, taking care of those is the responsibility of both them and the Madou Shikkoubu and an instructor from Year One and up."
Yep, I think I know where this is going.
"Additionally, to support the Shikkoubu, we have both the Occult Research Club and the Kenkeibu."
Rias added, "Even though they haven't had the chance to be in action lately, now that the school has become co-ed, it's likely that there will be more trouble. And you Mr. Dominus, you have shown how to take care of that trouble by beating those perverts earlier today."
"You have our gratitude, Professor Dominus," said Haruko. "And that's why I, Haruko Amaya, as Club Vice-President, we'll be really active again. In other words, the peace of Kuoh and Kawakami Academy from today onward will depend on our efforts. To allow every student to a live a bright and happy school life to Kenkeibu gives its' best every day. And most importantly, with the help of Medaka Kurokami, keep the Big 4 Divas of Kawakami Academy in check, especially with Momoyo Kawakami."
I'm going to give Minori a smackdown if I could!
Just then, Maria finally got out of the other room where Izumi is currently resting.
"So, how's Izumi?" I asked Maria.
"Her wounds are closed, and her pulses are normal," Maria answered. "As long as she gets some rest, she'll make a full recovery."
"That's good to hear," Rias sighed in relief. "In fact, we should now figure out about that guy who attacked our roof earlier."
Maria shook her head in response, "I can almost guarantee that he's with the new demon lord."
"Which probably means…" Natsu said.
"That means that he's after Mistress Mio's powers," Maria answered.
"That means that a**hole is coming back," Tatsumi groaned in annoyance as he scratched his head in frustration. "That means that we need to set up more defenses."
Mio remained silent; her fists tightening in frustration.
"Then, let's get started," Kita responded. "We also have to let our maids know about this as well."
"Yeah, that's a good start. After all, those Demons are also in the Underworld as well since they have taken over half of it," said Rias as Mio stood from her seat.
"Erm, I need to wash up?" Mio asked.
Rias raised an eyebrow and pointed to the door over shoulder. "Hm? OK. There's a washroom in the back."
Mio stiffened lightly and then shook her head. "U-Uh, I, uh, would feel more comfortable with the school's rooms."
Rias and Kita looked at each other in confusion. "Okay…?"
And just like that, I looked at Mio with great suspicion. In fact, I can tell that she's lying.
As Mio walked out of the room, even Tatsumi felt that something was wrong, and decided to help her out.
"Wait! I'll go with you just in case that guy comes back."
"D-Don't follow me, you creep!" Mio shouted back.
"You take that back, Mio!" Mine angrily protested, but Mio ignored her and went out of the room.
I then stood up and quickly followed after Mio before running out of the old school building and looked around, only to find out that Mio disappeared.
"Mio, you slimy son-of-a…"
The others came up to me. "Guys! We have to find Mio! I think that idiot is planning something really stupid this time!"
Maria frowned in annoyance. "Oooohh, and even after I told her not to!"
"Not to what, Maria?" Tatsuki asked.
"I think Mistress Mio's going to hand herself over to that guy."
I tightened my fists in anger. "Even after all this time that I said that we'll protect her….that son-of-a-b*tch! Oh wait! The Master-Servant Pact!"
After concentrating for a few seconds…
"Right! I think I know where she is," I said as I suddenly vanished.
"Hey, wait up!" said Natsu as he and Justin took off not long after.
"W-What the?!" Rias shouted in surprise. "Where'd they go?"
"Fast!" Inaho said in awe.
Yumi gaped slightly. "T-They're moving even faster than me…"
Yuki just frowned suspiciously. 'Something's not right about them…'
** At the Forest **
(3rd-Person POV)
Mio transported here via illusion magic.
'The spell to keep people away is complete,' she thought. 'This is for the best. Dayo, Maria, everyone. I'm sorry.'
And as if someone was expecting her arrival…
"It would seem that you've reached your decision."
…the Masked Man from before was right behind her.
"If you're willing to be the sole sacrifice, then…"
"That's right. I'm the only one…" Mio said to the Masked Man before launching a surprise attack. "…who should get hurt fighting!"
She then launched a fiery tornado towards the Masked Man before setting off a few electric spells towards the tornado.
"Not yet!" she yelled as she launched a few fire bombs, making the tornado explode high into the sky.
"Now…" Mio panted as the smoke began to clear…
"Are you satisfied now?"
…only for the Masked Man to still be there without a scratch.
As Mio prepared to fire another spell, the Masked Man said, "Your flames are quite pretty. Shall I order my subordinates to try and see? Your fire spell or the home where that man, along with one of the Top 10 Strongest Beings of all time, Momoyo Kawakami—Which do you think will make the prettier flame?"
"You coward!" Mio yelled back. "You're the one who got them involved."
"Well, if you're blaming anyone, you should blame yourself," the Masked Man argued back at Mio, in which she dispersed her fire immediately.
"You're after me, are you?" she asked as she looked down to the ground with her eyes closed and shadowed. "Please, don't lay a hand on Dayo or the others."
"That's a wise decision. You have a deal," the Masked Man smiled behind his mask as he walked towards Mio. "Give me your hands."
Mio does so and the Masked Man cuffs her hands in a dark cloud. "Shall we go, then?"
"Where do you plan on taking me?" Mio asked.
"The Demon Realm of the Underworld," the Masked Man answered as he summoned a large dark circle in front of them. "We must make haste. Lady Necromancer must not know any of this. And our Master is expecting your vis-"
"Not on my watch, buddy!" said a familiar voice as jumped down the tree line.
"D-Dayo?!" Mio shouted in shock.
"You and I are going to have a long talk by the time this is all said and done," said Dayo as the rest of Night Raid, Natsu, Justin, Rias and her Peerage, and the Maken-Ki girls all arrived here. "But that's in the future, because right now, I think it's about time that you let her go!"
"And why should I?" the man muttered.
"Because if you don't," Rias warned. "You will have all of us to deal with. Now, unless you want to die, release our friend."
But before the man could say another word, he was attacked out of nowhere by Yuki.
"Y-Yuki?!" Mio gasped as Yuki attacked the man, only for him to ward off every attack by using his shield. "Why?"
"I'm surprised you would ally with these Devils and Angels," said the Masked Man.
Yuki magically had armor and a long blue cape behind her back with her sword Sakuya in hand. "I simply can't forgive you after you tried to hurt him and his allies."
"That's right!" Tatsumi replied as he shouted, "Incursio!"
The demon armor enveloped the teen and before the Masked Man knew it, Tatsumi was already behind him with his clawed foot slamming his down into the dirt. The other members of Night Raid were surprised to see Tatsumi's newest evolution of the armor, thanks to Dayo and his training, including learning about Iron Dragon Slayer Magic.
In this form, the armor is more segmented, and has a more savage, reptilian-based shape with claws on the gauntlets and feet, as well as a secondary pair of eyes on the helmet. The entire visage of Tatsumi in his armor was unnerving to see, as he truly looked like a beast in that armor.
"And that's from my training," Dayo told the others. "Now, you're going to see it come to fruition."
However, the Masked Man won't be fooled twice. He quickly creates a shield around him as Tatsumi and Yuki all attacked at the same time.
Yuki thought to herself, 'Mio, why would you offer yourself after Dayo and the others say they will protect you? I am now beginning to understand why.'
'Now let's see if this works,' Tatsumi thought as he shouted, "Iron Dragon's Sword!"
Tatsumi's right arm transforms into a giant iron sword with multiple spikes and attacks the shield, and to the Masked Man's surprise, the barrier shatters instantly!
"H-How did you break the barrier?!" the man asked in shock.
"If you can't cut it down in one stroke, then keep cutting until it breaks," said Yuki.
"Now, Yumi!" Rias ordered Yumi.
"Sword Birth!" Yumi shouted as the Masked Man's sensors told him to jump out of the way, and he does just that as multiple swords pop out of the ground from where he once stood.
The Masked Man stood on top of the building as he said, "Guess it's time to play dirty."
"Move!" Kodama shouted as everyone all jumped clear as the Masked Man made a big attack that caused the ground to explode and create a large crater.
And at the same time, an array of beasts all jumped out and began to attack!
"Maken: Compressor!" Chacha shouted as she grabbed a tree trunk and it grew 10 times its normal size, and swung the beasts away like using a baseball bat!
The Masked Man growled as he said, "In that case!"
A series of small demonic balls formed around him.
"Oh, shoot," Dayo said as he knew that what was about to happen isn't good.
"As if they would hurt us!" Natsu shouted as he began to inhale.
"Wait, no!" Dayo said to Natsu, but it was too late.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu shouted as he blew fire from his mouth, in which at the man released the balls of magic and exploded in mid-air on contact, pushing Natsu back, and could see that he suffered some damage.
"Natsu!" Justin said in shock as Natsu tried to get up; slowly, but surely.
"It's time to end this!" said the Masked Man as he made a large ball that's even bigger than the building he's standing on.
"No, don't do this! I don't care what happens to me!" Mio said to the Masked Man, trying to stop him. "They aren't involved!"
"Impossible," the man replied. "Anyone who interferes with my mission will be eliminated."
"And for that," said Haruko as she begins to summon her own energy. "You must be taken down, HARD! Maken Lock: Heaven's Gate!"
A blue orb formed within her hand as a big chained lock starts to surround her hand, wrist and arm.
"This Maken can open an extradimensional gate. Sealed beyone the gate is a Maken possessing great power. Tear the sky, Maken Murakumo!" Haruko shouted as the chained lock turns into a bright light and transforms into a sword within its sheath.
Haruko attacks the ball with all of her might in front of Yuki while Dayo stands there shocked.
'Impossible! Murakumo?! Does that mean….no, it can't be. I don't sense any holy power from that sword, but it's strong!' he thought.
At the same time, both Rias and Kita began to envelop their dark energy and waited for the right moment.
Yuki looked at Haruko wide-eyed.
"Go, Haruko!" the other girls of the Maken-Ki club shouted.
'I know I'm going to regret this, but…' Dayo said as he pointed his finger at Haruko, giving her more power as the sword begins to glow, and in no time, she destroys the large ball!
Everyone looked at Haruko in awe as the Masked Man said, "I see. I now have to readjust my evaluation. The biggest hindrance to my mission, is you, Haruko Amaya, a servant to Gabriel!"
All the Devils gasped as Rias and Kita said in shock, "G-Gabriel?! The strongest woman in Heaven?!"
"That's right," Haruko admitted. "We, the Maken-Ki girls, are proud and loyal servants to Lady Gabriel, and we're going to make sure that we eradicate you for Mio's sake!"
As the Masked Man unleashes more small balls of magic, Rias said, "NOW!"
Both Rias and Kita unleashed their dark energy, while Kodama and Akeno all unleashed their lightning powers to destroy the magic balls that were trying to attack Haruko.
"Oh yeah, and one more thing," said Dayo. "Maria!"
Out of nowhere, Maria, in her succubus form, punches the Masked Man, destroying his aura barrier.
"A succubus?!" the Masked Man asked in shock.
"Go Justin!" Dayo ordered.
"Lightning Dragon's Fist!" Justin shouted as he punches the Masked Man as electricity travels all around him at blinding speed!
The man falls from the building but quickly manages to recover.
"Too slow!" Leone shouted as she finally gets her turn as she punches the man's stomach with both of her fists at fast speed. Koneko, wide-eyed, looks at her oldest sister in awe, but only for a moment.
"Lubbock!" Leone said as Lubbock used his Imperial Arm: Cross Tail to trap the man with the set of strings as it formed a spider's web. The Masked Man tried to get out, but…
SLUNK!
…all he heard was the sound of his own flesh being pierced through by a sword, but what happens next, stuns all but the Night Raid members. Lots of black markings began to envelop over the man, and before he knew it, he falls to his death.
And then, one more slash of the sword cuts the man and the web in half, revealing…
"Oh, hello Akame," said Dayo. "Where have you been?"
Akame Himejima, Akeno's oldest sister.
"Sorry. Been in contact with an old comrade," Akame answered as Mio's cuffs disappeared and Maria ran into her.
"Mistress Mio, I was so worried!" Maria cried.
"I'm sorry," Mio apologized.
Suddenly…
SLASH!
…everyone looked at Dayo as a monster appeared out of nowhere and slashed at his torso!
Mio looked at Dayo in disbelief before she shouted, "NO!"
It was then that she was enveloped in bright, red energy, shaking the whole ground, throwing everyone but Dayo off, as he gained back consciousness and kills the monster with ease before healing himself.
"Really, you have to do a lot better than that, bud," he said before looking at his surroundings. "What the?!"
The area around him was virtually destroyed, as if he entered a war zone.
"is this a part of Demon Lord Wilbert's power, or is it something else?" he asked as Rias managed to get up.
"This isn't good! We need to seal off her power!" Rias hissed in frustration.
"D-Dayo…" said Mio.
"Calm down. See? I'm fine," Dayo replied. "It's all over now."
"You can't!" Mio cried as she floated up in the air. "Holding this power back is all I can do, and I can barely do that."
'So basically, she can't control her power for too long,' Dayo thought. 'In fact, she could destroy this world if I don't do something about it!' "Not to worry. I-"
"Professor Dominus," said Haruko who came next to him. "I got this."
Haruko looked up at Mio and said, "We're going to save you. Your power is strong enough for me to open the seal to Heaven's Gate, and I'm going to help you seal your power. You are our family, and we're going to protect you, no matter what kind of race you are!"
Mio looked at Haruko with shock before having some tears in her eyes.
Haruko breathed before grabbing her sword and makes a huge slash in the air, and unbelievably, a portal of green energy from the sword began to absorb the energy surging from Mio before she dropped to the ground.
'Unbelievable! She was able to control Mio's powers?!' Dayo thought. He was now more determined to talk to the Angels after this.
"Yes! As expected from the Strongest Girl in Kuoh!" said Azuki as she and the others all congratulated Haruko for saving Mio.
However, Akeno looked intensively at Akame and vice-versa.
"It's been a long time, Akeno," Akame stated walking over to Dayo to check on him.
"7 years," Akeno stated in return. "Where is Kurome?"
"With Father," Akame stated.
"Are you okay, Akeno?" Rias questioned softly, getting a soft nod from her friend. Rias also looked at Leone, knowing that she is Koneko's oldest sister, which lead her to believe that she too could be a fugitive, so she had to warn Sona about that.
However, as he and Leone were checking on Tatsumi while Natsu's wounds began to heal itself, Dayo had other things in his mind as he looked at Haruko.
'I now need to keep an eye on her, because if she has THAT sword, then I know that Aunt Amaterasu, Uncle Tsukuyomi, and Uncle Susanoo will all not like this.'
** At another area **
(3rd-Person POV)
Somehow, and in someway, the Masked Man was able to escape.
"That was a close call. If I was the puppet decoy I sent in my stead, I've surely would've been dead.
"…I've underestimated them, especially with that man. I considered him and his team as battle-hungry children in over their heads, but instead, they have become professional assassins just as the rumors mentioned. In fact, I'm glad that man didn't fight, or else I would've lost immediately. And unfortunately, with lots of Supernatural people around this town, this definitely poses a problem…
"It seems that I'll have to opt for a more…direct and stealthy approach…"
END OF FIRST HALF: Dayo and his team all arrive at Shimazu Dorms.
START OF SECOND HALF: Yuki gives medicine to Maria at the Dorm Entrance.
** At the Bridge – September 24th, 2013 **
(Dayo's POV)
As we and the Kazama family were all heading to school, I had to quickly recap of what Akame did last night.
(FLASHBACK TIME! – 8 hours ago)
** At the Shimazu Dorms **
As the others were in bed, I quickly sneaked into the Kitchen not to get a midnight snack, but to meet with Akame as she has very important pieces of information.
"So what did you find, Akame?" I asked to the girl who was eating a large steak. Really? At this time?
Akame finished eating it rather quickly and cleaned her mouth before responding, "Dayo, I found my old comrade Raynare, and thanks to Azazel, he was able to stop her from her mission before things got worse. And what's more, I found an abandoned Church where many of the Fallen Angels are residing, and it wouldn't do well for the authorities to evict us upon trespassing. Being discovered would have too much interference with the original mission."
"I see," I said to Akame who scooted next to me and lean her head on my shoulder. "Coincidentally, both Natsu and Justin confronted her while trying to save Izumi and they almost destroyed her. Well, now that she's still alive, what did you find out about Raynare?"
"She found a Nun with a special Sacred Gear that was capable of healing Humans, Fallen Angels and Devils alike and planned to take it from her. It would have killed her in the end," Akame finished getting a nod from me.
"That's good to hear," I said. "But something's not right. Why are the Fallen Angels still in the church when Azazel managed to catch Raynare and some of the others."
Akame realized this as well and bit her lip.
"It would seem that we have more to worry about than just Raynare."
"We'll let the others know about it, and I may have to visit the Church there. And don't worry…" I said to Akame as 12 black wings spread throughout my back. "If this doesn't scare them, I don't know what will."
"Well, we'll going to have to see," Akame said with a small smile and blush.
(FLASHBACK ENDS!)
"Yo, D! You want to hang out with us after school today?" Gakuto asked as we were at the Entrance at Kuoh Academy and Kawakami Academy.
"We haven't done that in a long time," I answered. "And since tomorrow is Friday, we can hang at the Club area at the Dorms."
"That's good to hear," Capt. Kazama replied with a huge smile on his face before another voice was heard.
"Excuse me, Professor Dominus."
In front of us was the Student Council President of Kuoh, Souna Shitori, and along her was the Vice-President, Tsubaki Shinra.
"Ah, yes, Ms. Shitori?" I asked her.
"Please come with us. Principal Kawakami and Principal Minori are expecting your visit," Sona said seriously.
I looked at the others and said, "I'm afraid that this is where we part. Make sure that you attend all classes and pay attention to the details that are given to you."
[YES, SIR!] the members of Night Raid replied. Mio and the Kazama Family all simply nodded.
** At the Principal's Office; Kawakami Academy **
Coming to a stop before a set of doors leads to the Principal's Office. Sona raised her hand up and knocked twice and we didn't have to wait long before the door opened to reveal Principal Minori in her orange tracksuit.
"We've been expecting you. Please come in," Principal Minori encouraged as she steps to the side to allow us entry. This room was more Japan-style temple-like than a regular Principal room, and as we entered into the room, Tsubaki had already left.
"She's heading to class," Sona told me as the chair at the Principal Desk turned around to reveal Tesshin as he was holding a folder and flipping through it.
"Please, be seated," Tesshin said a calm and collected voice as Sona and I did just that. However, Minori was standing to my right and was a little bit close, but I paid no notice.
"Right," Tesshin said as a few minutes later, he closed the folder and looked up to me. "Now, as for why I called you here at such an early time like this is because of Mio and what happened last night."
"So, you're aware of the incident between us and the Masked Man?" I asked.
"That is correct," Tesshin answered. "Not only that, but Sona here is now fully aware of the circumstances that have transpired last night."
"Like Rias and Kita, I myself am a Devil of the Underworld," Sona remarked.
"That, I am already aware," I said to her, surprising Sona a bit before continuing.
"But unlike Rias and Kita to some extent, I'm far more direct. Now, since this territory has the Kawakami Academy and you as the highest priorities before Rias and Kita and myself, I do believe that we want to know about Mio's current situation and how this will affect the current standing here."
"Well, before I answer that, I want to ask you this," I said to Sona. "I've heard word that you are allies with the Maken-Ki, in which they are Angels, and are servants of Lady Gabriel. Are you aware of that?"
Sona was taken by surprise. While she knew that Furan of Maken-Ki asked Sona to ally with her just to keep the 2 schools in order, and while she knew that they were Angels and hold no ill-intent on them, she didn't expect them to be servants to one of the Archangels.
Sona quickly coughed to hide her embarrassment and said, "W-Well, I'm aware of that now. And also, I'm sure you know about Natsu and Justin and Tatsumi, right?"
I nodded as Sona continued, "I felt that you and those three have dragon powers within them."
"And that would be correct," I replied. "And it's a good thing that the man hasn't found out about that yet."
"And then there's Izumi Hyoudou," Minori butted in. "I've heard that she has a very strong Sacred Gear."
"Not to mention about Rias' plan to reincarnate her, but I'm glad that Kita managed to get into her senses," Sona said as she adjusted her glasses. "Nowadays, had it not been for Kita, Rias would've moved very impulsively and irrationally as what has been transpiring within this town has somehow put her on edge. Sometimes, Rias tends to act with her emotions more so than her head. And sometimes, her personal maid isn't making things any better, either."
"And who would that personal maid might be, I ask?" I asked Sona in which she shook her head and decided not to answer that question.
"And to think that the sudden departure of the Fallen Angels, the arrival of the Nekomata, the alliance between the two, and the appearances of the Stray Demons and I believe that all of that involves you," Minori said to me. "It's no wonder why these guys are so confused and wary of what's going on."
"You're right about that, and believe it or not, all of this involves Mio, because as you know, she has inherited the previous Demon Lord's powers, so it's no surprise that many of them would be looking at her. Don't worry, though. I'm going to inform Rias and Kita about this as well, because, thanks to Chisato, we're going to need as many allies as we can to protect her."
"So Chisato was the one who gave you that advice," Minori sighed before smiling. "She never changes."
"And believe it or not, I hope that we can be allies as this will be heading towards my ultimate goal," I said.
"And what would that goal be?" Sona asked.
"You'll find out sooner or later, and I believe that Azazel would be pleased about it," I answered.
Sona and Minori narrowed their eyes in suspicion. The name of the leader of the Fallen Angels has already put them on edge.
"Oh, and don't worry. Tonight, I'm going to give Rias and the rest of her Peerage a good wake-up call," I said to them as Tesshin gave me the signal that I was dismissed.
"And by the way, 2 things," I said as I was at the door. "Sona, if you wish to help us protect Mio, that'll be appreciated. And the other thing is, about that Masked Man….I already know who he is, and I'll be speaking to him at lunch today."
Sona and Minori gasped in shock as they have just realized that the Masked Man happens to be one of the students in this school!
'Damn! How could I not notice this?' Sona asked in frustration.
** 3 hours later; At the Hallway **
(3rd-Person POV)
"You went behind my back!" Rias snapped at Sona in a hushed whisper as the two were watching Mio and Akame doing some exercises in P.E. on the sports field.
Souna had gone to Rias after her meeting with Dayo, Minori and Tesshin and explained everything that had happened. Rias had only grown more and more frustrated as she learned of what was going on, especially with the fact Dayo was going to come to them and give them all a good reality check. And when she heard that her childhood friend had gone behind her back, it had hit a few nerves.
"I believe that I made the right decision," Sona explained. "And Yuki was not at all thrilled about how humans are being reincarnated into the 3 Factions. After all, she's from the Hero Tribe and she and who knows how many are observing Mio. And there's a possibility that they will be observing us well. That's probably why she's there to prevent from us reincarnating other humans because she obviously thinks that we're making them our servants."
Rias frowned as she raised a hand to her forehead in frustration; how was she supposed to tell Izumi that being a member of her Peerage was not some kind of slavery as it was with some of the other Devil households; she and Kita treat their members with love and kindness, as if they were practically family.
"You don't think Rias, and even Kita and your personal maid are getting concerned. You simply follow what you believe is right."
"You could of at least let me come to see what you were up to," Rias sighed. "This is our territory, Sona, and I don't need you to look after it."
"That's where you're wrong Rias," Sona countered. "This is Kawakami territory, with that family having the highest priority, and then the Principal actually gave Professor Dominus the second-highest, meaning that you and I have the 3rd-and-4th highest priorities. And besides, I'm not the one who reincarnates a human out of sheer panic!"
Rias glared at Sona before they heavily sighed.
"I apologize; it has been a stressful day. We are both on edge and with everything that is going on, especially with Mio, we need a break," Sona sighed as she pushed her glasses up her nose.
"Agreed, maybe Kita and I'll come over to your house later and use that sauna of yours," Rias smiled while Sona scowled in annoyance.
"Make sure that it's only you two and Akeno that attends; we don't want to think that we're trying to take them by force."
Rias nodded in understanding, however, convincing Akeno to come along was going to be another thing entirely.
** At the School Roof **
(Dayo's POV)
It was lunch break for both schools, but I'm sacrificing that to confront and meet with the Masked Man who tried to attack Mio.
And as expected, he was already waiting for me as soon as I arrived.
"Hey, Professor Dominus," Yahiro greeted to me. "Sorry for calling you at a time like this."
"Well, for someone who's the only one other than Principal Minori for opening this lock, I wouldn't be surprised," I began.
"This is a big school after all," Yahiro said as I continued to walk up to him. "2 big ones, to be exact."
"Yeah. In fact, speaking of big, I have a big question for you…how did you manage to escape?"
"Well, you suddenly slammed me last night and then ditched me."
"Not that part…." I said as I poked his stomach. "I mean by somehow able to escape from one of my teammates' sword attacks that's said to kill that person instantly within seconds…."
After a few seconds of silence, Yahiro asked innocently, "What are you talking about?"
He then felt shivers down his spine when he looked at me with a very serious face. My eyes were narrowing into a semi-glare, no killing intent being used, and for MANY good reasons, but even then it was enough to make his heart skip a beat. However, he managed to avoid my surprise attack as my hand transformed into a dark claw that was supposed to damage his right ribs, but he disappeared at the last second and reappeared a few feet away with a smirk on his face.
"When did you notice?" Yahiro asked.
"The moment you met me last night," I answered while looking at him. "You literally gave yourself away at the second sentence, although I'm impressed that you managed to avoid one of my basic attacks, and I was holding back."
(FLASHBACK TIME! – Last Night)
"I was surprised when she suddenly collapsed," Yahiro said to me. "Her face was bright red… she seemed awfully embarrassed."
(FLASHBACK ENDS!)
"Wouldn't one normally think she had a fever, if she was wobbling and had a flushed face? Then again, I wouldn't know because I was in a meeting with Principal Minori at the time," I said to Yahiro.
"No, seeing Naruse's unusual reaction, I knew her succubus attendant must have been involved right away, but I never would've expected to see the 2 sisters of Lucifer and Gusion be involved as well, but then again, they do act before they think," Yahiro admitted. "Those girls had so many openings that I had trouble holding my laughter after that, so…"
"OK, buddy. It's time to drop the nice act," I said to Yahiro seriously. "And before you can even activate your powers, I can defeat you with my eyes closed and still have lunch time left over."
Yahiro smiled and shivered at the same time as he was impressed by the aura I'm holding, and it's not even at 1%.
"Now, I think it's about time that you answer my questions, and answer them truthfully, or else I have to kill you where you stand," I said to him. "You are the one the acting Demon Lord sent to observe Mio, right? In fact, your goal is to help her awaken her powers while you were observing her. Not to mention that also has something to do with Lady Necromancer. Right?"
"Guilty as charged," Yahiro answered. "In fact, even with the help of the rogue Fallen Angels, things were going extremely well back there at the park, especially with the Red Dragon Empress."
"So, you're also after Izumi, too? What is your status with the rogue Fallen Angels?"
"Well, if you must know, the Demon Lord also wanted the Boosted Gear as insurance to his Master Plan in overthrowing Lady Necromancer and the 5 Great Satans. And when he heard that one of the Fallen Angels almost killed that girl, we tried to take advantage of that situation…"
"…and it lead to a failure due to her becoming a servant to the Gremory clan," I finished. "Well, if he finds out that you failed twice in your mission, I bet that the Demon Lord will send someone even more powerful that I can quickly squash before they even try to attack us. And I'm more than ready to deal with them all."
"I see."
"And with Rias, Kita, and Sona, and the others beginning to figure out what's going on with Mio and Izumi's current situations, I suggest that you either continue to observe them and pretend that nothing's happened, or you and that succubus can tell the acting Demon Lord that I screwed up, which I won't."
"You sure are fearless and bold, Professor Dominus. But keep in mind that we are enemies, and there's no telling when I might betray you."
"I will know it when I see it, but as of right now, I'll trust you. The others probably won't, that's for sure, but if you be on your best behavior, then one by one, they'll begin to trust you."
"And what makes you say that?"
"For starters, we are talking right now, and had you been sliced through my partner's sword, then none of this would have happened. Not to mention that the shadow demon that attacked me didn't kill me. In fact, I've seen a whole lot worse than that to actually damage me. Plus, the weapon it used clearly avoided my vital spots, not that it matters anyway."
"That could simply have been luck."
"And then there's Maria, and my partners Leone and Akame, and of course, the reincarnated Angels of Maken-Ki, in which Principal Minori is one of them. If she didn't admit you to this school, you would have attacked them from the first day. And that's why I'm going to believe you…for now."
Yahiro knew that he was cornered before smiling and said, "You've got quite an observation. But now, things have gotten difficult for me after what happened. Since you're stronger than me, I won't argue. So, let's make a truce. With that said, I must be heading back. Lunch is almost over."
"But before we do, I actually have one more question," I said as Yahiro stopped walking. "Assuming that you know about Mio's past, do you know who actually killed Mio's foster parents?"
"Well, there's one specific Devil who kicked off this whole mess: Zolgear," Yahiro answered. "He was Naruse's observer before me as I was formally the observer of the Red Dragon Emperor, but you know how those Fallen Angels are, and when it comes to Zolgear, he's a rare-breed, even among Devils. He's forced hundreds of Devil women into Master-Servant Pacts and has used its….side-effects for his own amusement."
He has just landed on one my Top 10 People that needs to be killed right there.
"Ah, and let me give you one warning about said Pact," said Yahiro as he began to leave. "If anyone but the Master takes a Servant's body, the Curse will activate at full power and destroy their mind so that they can't reveal any secrets. And let's not forget that he's not the type to remain patient forever. He will make his move, and I'm pretty sure that the Fallen Angels will do the same."
As Yahiro left, I need to be careful. I let Momoyo do whatever she wanted to Mio, but thankfully, she's fully human and was able to soothe her curse. However, the bigger matter is how to stop Zolgear from getting both Mio and Izumi.
It was then I had an idea, and I hope it works…..
** At the Kawakami Academy Principal Office **
(3rd-Person POV)
Tesshin was having a phone call with someone.
"Yeah, I got a message from him."
[I told you so, didn't I?]
"So, as long as the chance was there, he'd rise to the occasion. After all, he's the one that not only holds the Balance of the Infinity Clan and the Great Red clan, but he can also save the tension of the 3 Factions and prevent them and any factions from starting another War."
[Yeah, that's right. Please keep an eye on him and the others while you're at it. The last thing we want is to see the wrath of the Matriarchs of the Infinity Clan.]
"You and I both." 'So, Mio is not the only one. No one can run away from their past or their destiny…'
Tesshin hangs up and then he feels one familiar aura he knows all too well….
"Momoyo is getting antsy…"
** At the Hallway **
(Dayo's POV)
As I was heading to my next class, I still can't believe what Minori said to me a few days prior to the Masked Man incident….
(FLASHBACK TIME! – 3 days ago)
"What the crap is this?!" I asked with a big scowl on my face.
Right now, I'm in the Principal's office as Minori gave me a list of clubs that I was going to go to. Of course, by force.
"Well, Dale," Minori began. "Since this is a new year and this school has gone co-ed for the first time in 10 years, there's a new rule here: All students and staff, no matter which school, MUST join a club. So, if you think about running away, you're sorely mistaken!"
Well, there goes my chances of having some free time right there.
"Also, based on what happened yesterday, you are becoming an inspiration to both genders, and that's quite an accomplishment, if I say so myself," Minori continued. "Now, that paper I just gave you are the clubs that you need to look at due to the popular demand of the students. I also suggest the last two as favorites: the Occult Research Club, and Maken-Ki. I already talked to Souna earlier about joining the Student Council as well. They could use the extra help."
A large tick mark gained on my head as I screamed, "You should've let me know about this from the first day!"
"Listen, Dale. I'm the boss, which means I get to do whatever I want. Not to mention that I'm your supervisor."
I snapped my fingers and growled in defeat as Minori does have a point.
"So, it's time for you to get going now! A lot of students are waiting for you," said Minori with a huge grin on her face.
I could only glare at her as I left the room. She's lucky that she's in a non-aggression zone school.
(FLASHBACK ENDS!)
Well, in a way, she's somehow right, and my idea confirms it.
"Get back here, you filthy scoundrels!"
"Over our dead bodies!"
And then suddenly, the two perverts I beat up yesterday, Matsuda and Motohoma, were currently being chased by Yui Kotegawa and Hayuru Himekawa.
Yui has long black hair and dark brown eyes, she is often seen with an angry or unpleasant face. Yui Kotegawa is a high-strung and uptight girl, she has little to no tolerance for anything perverted, students who bring personal items to school, misbehaving, or whatever she does not consider to be "acceptable behavior". Her opinions, quick temper, and habit of speaking her mind often results in her vocally reprimanding classmates. Yui quickly grows annoyed and disgusted by eccentricities and bizarre actions. She is the head of the school disciplinary committee.
Hayuru is a beautiful young woman with black eyes. She has long black hair which is decorated with red ribbons, that keep her hair styles into twintails. As a member of morals committee, and like Yui, Hayuru has a very harsh and strict personality, and is very impatient and can be angered easily.
"You 2 idiots will get detention after trying to peep into the girls' locker room!" yelled Yui.
"Says the girl who thinks all boys all bad!" Matsuda yelled back.
And, for some reason, I actually felt some sort of power from the two girls, but I couldn't figure out what. And then, I saw one of my students looking at me with narrowed eyes. She is a beautiful young woman with long eyelashes, white skin, red eyes, long silver hair, and gossy pink lips. And also looking at her, I can tell that she's a serious, and somewhat shy and stubborn person. Not to mention a wicked tongue and likes to look down on other people. I also have a feeling that she wants more power than she currently has, but just don't know how. She's Aine Chidorigafuchi.
"Just by looking at you, I think you are around the same like Bastet," Aine noted with her wicked tongue. "I'm Aine Chidorigafuchi. You should express your joy that I gave you my name. Now, dance the dance of joy and make this me enjoy the attraction."
Oh NO she didn't go there! Tell me that she did NOT compare me to that adorable cat!
"I will keep an eye on you and Mio," she said and simply walked away.
And did she also just say that she's watching Mio? If that's the case, and I think it is, then I have my work cut out for me. And also, I have a feeling that we'll be meeting each other more often…
"Seriously?! A battle at the schoolyard with Senior Momoyo?" asked Haruko not too far from the Hallway, who just finished talking with Aine as they ran past me.
"Along with that puny pink-haired punk named Natsu," Aine answered.
Now THAT has raised my attention as I decided to check it out and see what's going on, and since that Momoyo's there, along with Natsu, I can tell that something BAD is about to happen.
Outside, Kodama, who was sitting on a branch of a tree, reading a book, checks it out too.
** At the Kawakami Academy Schoolyard **
There were a lot of students from both Kawakami and Kuoh Academy, including Class 2-F, 2-S, and Class 1-2-3-A all watching the upcoming fight, and boy, was it a BIG one.
There was indeed Natsu with a battle smirk on his face, along a bulky, muscular man in red hair with ripped clothes, thankfully, not the uniform, named Kai Kuragasa, who is, believe it or not, a first year.
"Well, a guy who dedicates himself to workouts," said Lubbock in particular.
I also notice Momoyo looking at the red-head girl with a bandage on her gloves named Azuki Shinatsu of Maken-Ki.
"Are you sure?" asked Azuki to Kai.
"If I win against either one of you two, you'll become my lover," Kai exclaimed.
As Azuki puts on her gloves, she responds back, "Yeah, but if I win, you promise that you won't pester me anymore, and I get to have my big battle with Senior Momoyo."
"As if that's going to happen," said Natsu as he prepares himself for battle. "I already dropped my badge on top of Momoyo's, so I get dibs on her first."
"Natsu, what the hell are you thinking?" I said to myself.
You see, according to the Kawakami Academy rules, in order to challenge someone to a duel, the two participants must drop their school badges or IDs on the ground. From there, Principal Tesshin would arrive, like he just did now, and he and Medaka Kurokami would be watching the battle.
Unfortunately, Azuki and Kai's IDs were on top of them as well.
"Azuki, it's you again?" asked Haruko.
"Ha, Vice-President, you're almost late, and this is going to be one for the books," said Azuki in excitement.
"What is it about this time?"
"A senior is responsible for taking care of stupid younger students."
I looked at my profile and it says:
Kai Kuragasa
16 years old
Works out a lot
Never has a girlfriend
1st-year student at Kuoh Academy
ARE. YOU. SERIOUS?!
"Goodness, fighting for such a reason," said Kodama who came out of nowhere. "Well, being able to express your love straightforwardly is way better than some peeping trash. In fact, I'm surprised that a freshman wants to express their feelings to the Goddess of War, and most men here are too scared to do that."
Some of the students glared at Matsuda and Motohama at that.
As Mio, Justin and the other members of Night Raid arrived to see what was going on, a female went to Azuki and whispered something to her. After the girl left, Azuki was madly blushing looking around for something. Then she saw me. Lucky, lucky.
"HEY! YOU WITH THE BLACK SUIT!" Azuki yelled. Everyone turned towards me. Oh boy….
"Yeah?" I asked in a boring tone.
"You're also going to be in the duel as well!" Azuki said with an angry tone.
"I second that!" said Momoyo almost instantly.
"EHHHH!?" everyone yelled in shock of Azuki's and Momoyo's actions.
"And why?" I asked.
"Because you are, and that's final!" Azuki and Momoyo said growling while cracking their knuckles.
"P-Professor, what the hell did you do?" Mio whispered to me.
"I don't know, I never even spoken to Azuki until now," I said. "However, I've been waiting for this battle for a long time, Momoyo."
Both Kodama and Medaka, who just arrived now, went to Azuki and asked why she wanted me to be in the duel as well. Then, the two whispered to Tesshin and chuckled immediately before he noticed me and gave me a serious look.
I have a feeling that he's up to something….either way, I decided to drop my badge, which was gold for some reason, to accept the challenge. After all, I wanted to see on how much Momoyo has improved since I was gone for almost 4 years, anyway.
"Then it is settled! For the first time, we're going to have a Free-for-All battle!" Medaka declared, making many people in the audience gasp, especially for the Kazama family.
"I don't feel too good about this," said Yamato.
"Big Sis is really serious, even though she is smiling," Kazuko replied as me and Momoyo looked at each other with such killing intent.
"As expected of my love, he accepts the duel without hesitating," said Miyako, who was completely serious, but she can tell that my manner is all too relaxed. "And yet, somehow, I'm a little nervous about this."
"Miyako is right," said Yukie as clasps her katana tightly. "I can't feel anything from Dayo. This is not something the warriors do in a fight, especially against Senior Momoyo."
"Can he really fight against Big Sis?" asked Kazuko who was both excited and worried.
In fact, the fighters among the audience can clearly sense a storm of fighting spirit between me and Momoyo, but with Azuki, Natsu, and Kai in the mix, this was going to be a massive hurricane that's about to unfold.
In 2-S, the elites were eager to see the duel, including the clones.
"Yoshitsune…who do you think will win?" Benkei asked as she turns to her master, whose eyes haven't turned away from us standing in the middle of the open field.
"I don't know….Yoshitsune….cannot predict anything in this battle," Yoshitsune answered and then said nothing else.
Knowing that this was going to be a big battle, Tesshin sets up a barrier around the open ground, along with Lu as it only meant to keep out the force that the battle might create; this told everyone that this battle was going to be very dangerous….
** At the Kuoh Academy Hallway **
…which immediately caught the attention of Rias, Kita and Souna.
"That barrier…" said Souna as many students zoomed by. "What's going on?!"
"Didn't you hear? Professor Dominus and Natsu are going to duel Azuki, Kai and Senior Momoyo!" said one of the girls.
"WHAT?!" Rias, Kita and Souna asked in shock. They decided to get their groups and check it out for themselves.
** At the Kawakami Academy Schoolyard **
Many people watched me as I equipped my limiters, each weighing at 100 tons.
Tesshin raised his eyebrows for the moment before he announces in a loud voice, "Now, we can start with the battle. Momoyo Kawakami, Kai Kuragasa, Azuki Shinatsu, Natsu Dragneel, and Professor Dale Dominus in a free-for-all! This is an official duel on the Academy grounds, the rules are still the same. If you get taken down, you lose. And in the event that all fighters cannot continue, it will become a draw."
"Are you ready?" Medaka asked.
"I'm ready," Momoyo immediately responds.
"I as well," Azuki did the same.
"Same here," Kai answered.
"I am all fired up and ready to go!" Natsu said in excitement.
I gave them a thumbs up, signaling that I am ready as a rectangular gleam appeared all over the open field as the height of the barrier is 50 feet and its width is also sufficiently wide enough, allowing us the freedom to move.
"Senior Momoyo, I want to ask a question. Do you like to fight strong opponents all the time?" Azuki asks with a smile, as she felt excited by Momoyo's battle aura.
"Of course, what's the point of having power?"
"Excellent. You have exceeded my expectations. Then I'm looking forward to battling you after I'm done with these 2 so-called strong freshmen," Azuki answered.
Azuki, you should be careful about Natsu. He's much stronger than you think.
"We'll see, Azuki. But first, I want to battle…." Momoyo said as she looked at me, trying to be careful about my name. "…Professor Dominus, as he is very powerful. I can tell just from looking at you."
"Thank you, Ms. Kawakami," I smiled, making her and many other girls in the audience blush. "I do hope that you're ready for a beating that you'll never forget."
Momoyo smiled at that.
"Then, I'll start the duel with the battle ritual," Kodama announced while placing her hand between us. "The five flows oppose with each other. The path of five crosses here. To open one's own path. One's soul shall be sworn to live in Kawakami."
"The path of the sun!" Azuki exclaimed.
"Shall be imprinted in the sky!" Kai and Natsu exclaimed.
"But will you see the path of…the Infinite?" I asked.
(Battle theme: Michael Jackson's Bad Remix with Sonic 3's Launch Base Zone)
The duel began with Kai charging towards me by throwing a punch, but Natsu will have none of it as he quickly stands in front of me and blocks the huge punch with his left palm, and at the same time, Momoyo opens up with a charge. The gap between her and I was closed in just a second; and once again, Momoyo is going to use the same technique she used when she tried to attack me from behind.
Really, Momoyo?
"Kawakami Style, Musou Seikenzuki (Dynasty Warriors Punch)!"
But this time, there was a dangerous amount of Momoyo's KI concentration on her fist as she throws it towards me.
'I was holding back last time… but let's see if you can still stop this at full power!'
WHAM!
A shuddering force assaults the barrier as both Natsu and I stopped Kai and Momoyo's punches at the same time and causes small tremors on the ground as this surprises everyone, but what came as an even bigger surprise is when they saw Natsu and I blocking the punches with our hands.
'I knew it… he is capable,' Momoyo smiled.
'I'll wait for Momoyo to use her own powerful techniques first, but for now, I will fight normally,' I thought.
I took a step forward and then quickly vanishes from everyone's eyes.
"!"
Momoyo briefly lost sight of me and barely evades a sharp slash kick which aimed for her stomach. She kicks off this time and launches a counter-assault. Momoyo's lightning fast punches rained on me, but I stand firm as I quickly block and parry them all.
I dashed forward and launched an elbow against Momoyo which was blocked by her, but she was sent skidding towards Azuki.
'I see… his strength and speed have improved since we last fought,' Momoyo thought.
CLING!
Then suddenly, we all heard Natsu's offensive punch being blocked by Kai.
"Looks like he just got serious," I said as I saw something different about him.
"Well, what do you think of my Maken? It allows me to solidify my body parts," Kai explained.
Heh. Solidify his body parts, huh? I now know just what to do. I was in a difficult situation before where seeing that an opponent's body can become an armor whenever he/she wants. The first time I tried this, I would try punching him, but I might end up killing him if I use too much power. However, after Uncle Red's training, I know exactly how to take him down, but Natsu is fighting him first, so let's see on how he figures it out.
However, Kai was not going to wait as he was now on the offensive bringing out multiple punches towards Natsu, but he easily dodges all of his attacks.
'I've got to find an opening when the timing is right,' Natsu thought. Then unexpectedly a large fist came towards him.
"Take this! FULL METAL PUNCH!" Kai's fist became a gauntlet and made full contact to his face…
BLAM!
…only to find out that I blocked it at the last second!
Momoyo and the others gasped at how I was able to save Natsu at such fast speed!
"Sorry that I had to butt in, bro," I said to Natsu. "But I had a feeling that if you received that punch, you would've been knocked out immediately."
"I could've blocked it if I could," Natsu responded to me with half-lidded eyes.
"Either way, I-"
"Kawakami Style, Fuji Smasher!"
I was quickly interrupted when I saw Momoyo right above us and performs a dive attack with a very powerful punch.
Avoiding it would've been more prudent since this move is tremendously powerful, but…
"Fire Dragon King's Demolition Fist!"
Natsu, in a desperate attempt to stop Momoyo, quickly thinks fast by charging his fist, releasing a huge amount of fire in the process.
"No, Natsu!" I warned him, but it was already too late as Momoyo releases her attack while Natsu leaps up into the air and throws his, even though it's not fully charged.
The two fists all collided resulting to a thunderous explosion, but surprisingly vanishes very quickly!
'My KI…was it dispersed?' Momoyo asked before looking at her arm, which was badly singed.
What happened after the punches collided was that Momoyo saw her KI being blown away by a white flash coming from me.
"Natsu and Prof., you two have surprised me…but!"
Momoyo still had the upper hand however as her power is off the charts and performs a powerful ax kick and sends Natsu straight down, but Natsu quickly recovered and landed on his feet and right beside me.
"Natsu, I should warn you not to use too much magic," I whispered to him. "The last thing I want to do is to have ourselves exposed."
"Got it," Natsu replied, being careful of what to do next time.
"Now, as I was saying before we got interrupted, I believe that was a good enough warm up," I said.
[TH-THAT WAS JUST A WARM UP…..] they all said staring wide-eyed at me. Azuki smirked as she wanted to know more about us.
"Hold on! H-How did you block our attacks?!" Kai exclaimed. "And you did it without a Maken!"
"Of course I did!" I answered. "And it's going to take a lot more power to take us down."
Kai felt insulted from our comeback, but he knew that if he can beat us as long as he uses his full metal armor, then he can defeat both Azuki and Momoyo and have one of them be his lover.
As if that's going to happen!
"Ha! You think I'm not using my full power? Well, prepare to meet yo-" Kai was cut off when he suddenly didn't see Natsu anymore.
"Think fast!" said Natsu, surprising Kai. Kai was about to use his Maken to attack, but he was a little too slow as he felt a hard punch on the side of his face, making him crash into the nearest wall, and knocking him out cold.
"Kai Kuragasa has been defeated!" Medaka announced as everyone stared at Natsu in shock that he took down someone who is WAY bigger than him with one punch.
The Maken-Ki girls were dumbstruck, while the Kazama family could only stare in awe, Class 2-S were now beginning to think that they were underestimating Natsu, while Mio and the Night Raid members were surprised. Justin and I only smiled, while Azuki and Momoyo were now excited to find not one, but two strong opponents.
Also, in the audience, Yuki had a feeling that there was something more to us. The same can be said with Aine, Hayuru, and the others from my class. Yahiro, on the other hand, was impressed, but not by much.
'Hmph. That guy wasn't even in full metal armor and his face became the vital opening. And by talking, that makes his armor almost useless; therefore, Natsu took the opening and struck, not giving his opponent a chance to use it.'
Rias, her group, Souna and the Student Council were all amazed and surprised.
"T-That's Natsu?!" Genshirou asked in disbelief.
"Impressive…." said Koneko, wide-eyed, but only for a moment.
"As I thought, he and Professor Dominus are very strong," Rias said to herself. "Maybe…just maybe…that if we become allies, my little problem will be solved."
Sona and Kita looked at Rias, but Sona quickly remembered that I will be heading to them anyway tonight.
'Be careful what you wish for, Rias,' Sona warned.
And at the same time, Momoyo appeared in front of me and starts off with a storm of punches. I was forced to go into defense mode as the attack caught me off-guard while watching Kai's defeat. I was blown away for quite a distance and Momoyo eagerly pursues me with a deadly barrage of punches and kicks.
However, I put up quite a formidable defense as I prevented most of her attacks from landing on me.
The collision of fists and kicks from the two of us created a dazzling display of brilliant colors and release of force, making this battle look like a fireworks display. No one in the audience was able to say anything; the duel between us was exhilarating and awe-inspiring.
Though Momoyo is steady on the offensive and I was in the defensive, but not only I still had limiters restricting me, but the fight itself was nothing but even.
'This is my first time seeing it, but not only Dayo, but Natsu are really powerful… Dayo must have chose wisely on how to pick allies, and not to mention that he trains not only himself, but his team as well,' Tesshin thought as he watches the fight.
"Now, this is fun! No man has ever fought me for this long except you, even though it was 4 years since we last met!" Momoyo laughed. "All the male challengers that challenged me are all inadequate and weak; they cannot fight me evenly. But with you, I have finally experience a serious battle against a boy!"
"I don't know if I even have the courage to battle her," Haruko said to herself as Momoyo's KI bursts forth, causing a huge spike in her speed and power.
"Grrr…" I growled as Momoyo lands a roundhouse kick on my stomach and then follows up with a punch, although the second attack was blocked. Momoyo then leaned forward and opens up a clear path to land a finishing blow.
"Forbidden Move: Fuji Smasher!"
If I remember, this move had enough power to overcome Ageha's strongest technique and this lands straight on my face.
Everyone was shocked to see it and they were all quick to render that this fight is already over as the staggering shockwave that blew all over the place was certainly enough to convince everyone that I was already knocked out.
"I wouldn't count my brother out if I were you," said Natsu as he pointed at me.
In fact, Natsu was right. The ripple of force wasn't the power of Momoyo being unleashed, but rather it was her KI being dissolved and dispersed again as half of the power of her attack was gone. I took half of the punch's power head-on, which was still very high.
"!"
Momoyo was the first to notice the abnormality. Her attack landed, and just a few seconds earlier, I looked like I was about to get blown away, but my feet plants firmly on the ground and my body stiffens up.
The spectators notice this too, and they became even more surprised. Except for Natsu and Justin, of course.
I then quickly moved, grasping the wrist of Momoyo's outstretched hand and without warning, I unleashed a gut punch that lands perfectly on Momoyo.
The latter was surprised, thus failing to react to the counterattack and ended up taking the blow…
"What the?!"
…and was heading towards Azuki!
BAM!
…and the two hit the wall next to the unconscious Kai, HARD!
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Many of the skilled and sensitive fighters saw something they weren't expecting as a mysterious force blew past everyone, rendering them unable to move for a minute.
But to the master-class fighters like Tesshin, Lu, Seiso who just shifted into Haou and the veteran Kuki butlers, Hume and Claudio, what they saw was my attack unleashing a white light that went through Momoyo, greatly reducing her KI, along with a powerful punch on top of that.
"Guuh!" Momoyo moaned as she got up from the surprise attack. 'That attack….was sharp and heavy….I really felt that one…'
(Battle theme fades)
Momoyo felt her body weakened from that attack alone, and after colliding with Azuki, that provided extra pain. However, it took her a few moments to slowly recover her strength. And in that point, not only Azuki got back up, but Momoyo's KI is back to its original state and swirling around her like a tempest.
I in response unleashed my own aura while releasing my limiters.
It was at that moment that the air began to feel very cold and electricity appeared inside the barrier.
"Oh my…" Akeno blushed in delight.
"This is getting dangerous, Buchou…" Yumi said worriedly.
Rias, Kita and Sona said nothing as they all began to tremble a bit.
The situation was getting more and more dangerous, but on the other hand, I looked up to Momoyo with a smile on my face with no scratches at all.
"They're going to get serious in this fight," Akame warned as she and the others begin to step back, giving us more room.
"And it looks like Natsu and Azuki are getting serious, too," Tatsuki followed as Azuki's KI spiked up and her Maken Hawk appears.
"You should feel honored forcing me to use my Maken," Azuki said with a smirk.
"Sorry, bro. But I'm going to get serious as well," Natsu said as a fiery flame surrounds him.
It was then that Kodama called out one of her Shikigami, Kagazuchi.
"Yes, Princess."
"Do you sense something strange from that man?" Kodama asked.
"Yes, Princess. I did sense a strange power from him when we first looked at him, although it was brief, but it was very powerful," Kagazuchi said. "Not to mention that he has a lot of fire power and electricity inside him as well."
"Well, let's continue to watch the fight. We might get to see just how powerful he is," Kodama said telepathically.
I heard what Kodama and her fire spirit said throughout telepathy as I have that ability, and have some good hearing.
It was at that moment that Momoyo finished using her Instant Recovery move, but the process was halved as her body still felt the blow from earlier, but didn't show it.
I then converged the aura around my body as it shrank considerably, and now only crowding around my body. The aura once again shifted forms and became more fire-like and both Natsu and I unleashed a powerful wave of force that caused cracks around the barrier.
At that time, somewhere around the audience, a woman was watching from hiding spot.
"Show us that power you are hiding, Dale Dominus and Natsu Dragneel," the woman thought.
(Battle theme: Sonic Generations City Escape Truck Chase scene)
"Oh, and just let to you know," I said to Momoyo and everyone else. "I had an extra weight of 100 tons on me, and yet, we were all still holding back.
The world fell silent for 5 minutes, until….
[EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!]
"100 tons?!"
"This man is not human!"
"Wait a minute! He has inspired us men! If he can do it, then so can we!"
"Yeah!"
The many students cheered for me as Kodama and her Shikigami all had their mouths open in shock.
"I-It-It's impossible! How can he be THIS strong?! This power is just incredible!" said Kodama.
Azuki finally got her composure and smirked and said nervously, "I guess you're not all talk after all."
"Yeah, and the same goes for me," said Natsu as he went in front of Azuki in a matter of milliseconds. Azuki barely dodged Natsu's surprise kicks and punches and quickly went back on the offensive by returning the favor, but Natsu dodged them all with ease.
'So fast', she thought.
Then Natsu pushed her back and came at her with a strong sweep kick. He thought he had her for a second, but she suddenly made a back flip while using one of her legs to kick his chin, only for him to phase out leaving an after image.
Natsu then flipped into the air, but as soon as he was about to land, he had to quickly make a crouching stance and dashed off towards Azuki without a moment to spare. Azuki landed on her two feet and dashed off as well, charging at him again.
This time, Natsu was ready, and just as they were about to clash, he did something that made everyone turn wide-eyed. When they were about 9 inches to each other, Natsu quickly disappeared in a flash.
The crowd now became speechless. They couldn't believe what they just saw.
"D-DID HE JUST DISAPPEAR?! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!" Takuya and Gakuto asked at the same time. Rias, Kita, Souna and their groups all couldn't believe it either, especially for Yumi Kiba as she was just staring at the fight wide eyed.
"That speed…." Yumi said to herself. "It's as if he's traveling at the speed of light…"
Azuki was looking around and could not see him anywhere.
"N-NO WAY! I LOST HIM!" she yelled.
"I knew he had some strange powers," said one of Kodama's Shikagamis.
"Yes, I see. He may actually be stronger than he leads us to believe," Kodama said in a calm tone. 'I'll question him about it later,' she thought.
The fight between Azuki and Natsu still rages on as he appeared above Azuki, coming down with an axe kick. Azuki put up her arms to block it just in time as the force of his kick was too much for her to handle.
"Owwww! That really hurts! You almost broke my arms," she said with a scowl.
Azuki dashed at Natsu trying to hit him with some fast kicks, but to her surprise, he smirked as he just stood there, not even moving. As her kick was about to land, it went right through him. Azuki was stunned. She couldn't believe it her kicks went right through Natsu.
"Princess Himegami, did you see that… her kicks went right through him," one of her Shikigamis said.
"Yes I did...I could barely see him move… he's so fast," said Kodama.
Even Yumi Kiba, Rias Gremory's Knight, couldn't believe her eyes.
"Unbelievable! Even I can't keep up at this speed!" she said to herself.
Azuki was getting frustrated, because she couldn't land a hit on Natsu. Every time she tried, he would either dodge or phase in and out.
"I can't believe what I'm seeing," Haruko said staring wide-eyed. "Is he disappearing and reappearing?"
Even Rias and Souna couldn't believe what they were seeing as well.
"How is he doing it… no…. He must be using his Sacred Gear or he's just a magician," they said to themselves.
"No, he's not," said the mysterious woman who was hiding behind the tree.
"P-P-PRINCIPAL ROKUJOU!" they all shouted as Minori walked up to them, not taking her eyes off the fight.
"What do you mean?" Genshirou asked.
Smirking, she answered, "That's pure speed."
All of a sudden, it got so quiet, you could hear the crickets and then….
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTT?! YOU MEAN TO TELL ME HE'S NOT USING A MAKEN OR SACRED GEAR NOR IS HE A MAGICIAN?!" They all shouted wide-eyed.
"That's exactly what I'm saying after Professor told us that he or his friends don't have a Maken and not only that, but we've sensed their powers during our meeting the other day," Minori explained.
"FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN!" Azuki shouted as she jumped high into the air attempting to land an axe kick to Natsu's face, but once again, he blocks it.
And while all of that was happening, a bright light assaults Momoyo's eyes, blinding her and shutting down the rest of her senses for just a brief moment, enough time for me to close in without the worry of being hit back by her.
Then Momoyo didn't know what exactly happened next, but she felt the heaviest blow that she received in a fight, one enough to almost make her lose consciousness. She got hit by me on the stomach, a straight punch that carries the unique energy of my technique, one that will decrease the enemy's KI on hit, to allow the blow to essentially blow through almost of the enemy's defenses, dealing a huge amount of damage, especially around the abdomen.
This attack is called Ikkotsu (Single Bone) that helps me utilize my aura to grant my attacks a force that can destroy most of my enemy's power in one blow, essentially defeating them in one blow. It was originally used by one of Tesshin's colleagues, and one of my aunts just so seems to meet with each other, and long story short, we now have one of the many techniques we learned from them. However, such powerful techniques like that can only be used for a good minute or so; 2 minutes max as the amazing destructive power also takes a lot of my energy, but only for a moment.
'For me to use an attack like that early….as I thought….Momo has really grown over the years as she now has an amazing amount of energy; enough that she won't fall so easily even though she was being hit with that attack. But…then again, she IS one of the Top 10 Strongest Beings of all time, so I'm going to show her how fun a REAL fight really is…' I thought as my blow dug through her body, sending my aura rippling in her body, destroying her ability to perform one of her abilities.
I then pushed my attack, doing nonlethal damage to Momoyo, but still enough to shake her composure, and then I performed another technique called Tsukiyubi (Thrust Fingers) as my index and middle finger made contact with Momoyo's chest.
It was at that moment that Momoyo was immediately blown across the field and almost impacted the opposite side of the barrier, but she recovered just in time to prevent herself from taking more damage but she was forced to kneel after that last blow. Momoyo has never taken an attack that managed to make her kneel; so that streak just ended.
Momoyo was shocked by this fact as she looked at me as the one who dealt such a powerful blow, as well as to the viewers, who also caught off-guard by the unexpected development early in the Round 2 Duel.
"I didn't see what happened… Dayo's speed… it's very frightening…" Yukie said while staring at us in shock. Even she couldn't see what happened during the flash of light; all that her eyes managed to see is Momoyo being blown away. All the other events were denied from her eyes, and the same goes for everyone else, even the clones and the Devils, including Haou and Yumi. The experienced fighters with tremendous senses such as Koneko, Margit, Tsubame, Medaka, and Miyako were left standing in a daze because they too, didn't see what just inspired.
But while everyone stood surprised, the experienced masters that are watching saw what others couldn't and were even more surprised.
'! Did he just use…one of the forbidden techniques of….The Lost Arts of the Shinigami?! Then that means….Shigekuni Yamamoto, you sneaky bastard….' Tesshin thought to himself and about his long-time colleague as he watches his own granddaughter and I keep battling it out.
"Ho, ho, ho… this is getting interesting…."
Tesshin's lightening mood got the attention of Hume, who is beside Monshiro, as he analyzes the fight and frankly, he both got interested and became worried of the fight.
"For him to learn and master the Lost Arts of the Shinigami…. and using his aura to destroy Momoyo's KI at the same time…unbelievable," Hume said with a dark look on his face.
"Hume…can you tell about the fight?" Monshiro asked as she grabs Hume's blazer and asks for the status of the fight. "Is Momoyo Kawakami on the verge of losing?"
"Not yet, Lady Monshiro. The fight is still pretty even. The blow Momoyo received from him was mostly to seal a certain ability of hers, which is very clever of him."
"Instant Recovery…."
"Yes, he may have the ability to counter the technique of his enemies, or rather prevent them from using those abilities in the duration of the fight…that is my guess. But to think that even he learned about the scary techniques of the Shinigami Arts surprises me, and thanks to that, this fight is now even as Momoyo has lost the greatest support for her strength and from what I can see, that boy seemed a little exhausted after that technique that he used, but he managed to recover his strength in record time…I can tell that he has more surprises set for Momoyo…
"And then there's Natsu Dragneel. Despite his size, he too has proven himself worthy, and based on his aura, it feels as if…a sleeping Dragon has entered the battle, and is ready to unleash its wrath…"
Monshiro wasn't able to reply at Hume's words as she simply marveled at his face that was akin to a young boy gazing upon something that excited him for the first time.
'I guess martial artists do get excited at seeing something like this…' she thought as she decided to look back at the match without saying another word.
And on the other side of the field, Lu is the same as Tesshin, Hume, and Minori; very excited about the fight.
"This is unexpected…to think that he would make Momoyo kneel after just a blow…he emphasizes more on technique and counter, and it seemed like he studied Momoyo's fighting style if he uses this approach. But those techniques he used earlier… I didn't see the full of it, but if he wanted to, he could've dealt tremendous damage, especially after the fact that he was equipped with 100 tons all over him prior to this, but he targeted something else… could it be that he sealed something on Momoyo?"
With all the unknown things, Lu couldn't help but get thrilled like a child.
Back to the field where Natsu and Azuki were still battling it out, the one who experienced the greatest surprise tried to slowly stand up straight after recovering enough strength.
"That was probably the most powerful punch I've ever felt in a long time….you've exceeded my expectations 10 times over, Professor," Momoyo said with a fierce look in her eyes.
"Well, as someone who already beaten you before during your childhood years, you shouldn't be surprised," I replied calmly with a smile making others in the audience gasp at that fact.
"Joking at a time like this…this is a serious duel between us, you know," Momoyo frowned at my lack of seriousness, but that was about to change.
I then looked at her with a cold expression and responded, "A joke, you say? I think it's you that treats fights like a joke, Momo."
Momoyo's eyes widened when those sharp words stabs through her heart.
"I don't treat my fight like that."
"You do, Momo…and you have since I was gone 4 years ago. I've heard from Gramps that you've defeated every challenger that faced you in battles that continued until you've grown bored of the daily challenges; you think that no opponent can match you with your great power….I think you may have heard this before, but that is a terrible approach," I said gracefully with a smile, but it wasn't a friendly one; it was laced with so much sullenness, that it didn't look like a smile anymore.
Those critical, yet true comments silenced Momoyo, and even forced Azuki and Natsu to stop and look at me in shock, while the rest of the crowd were surprised that I chided Momoyo, the Goddess of War in the middle of a fight.
And for some reason…
"Brrr!"
Rias somehow felt that those words were coming to her too, and hard as she felt a cold chill in her spine and shivered, as if she felt that this was a warning of what was going to be a big storm approaching.
"You ok, Buchou?" Akeno asked.
"I-I'm fine," Rias answered, but somehow still had doubts, and Sona knows it.
'Well-played, Professor Dominus,' Sona thought. 'Even the strongest knows that sometimes, just because you have power doesn't mean that you'll grant victory every time.'
"Even though I have known you for almost 7 years, you sound just like my grandfather and Hume…" Momoyo responded back. "What right do you think you have to say that to me?"
"Right? I think I have, as an Instructor Intern who cares for every student in both Kawakami and Kuoh Academy, whether they are a fighter or not. You can achieve greater heights than this if you grow out of your childish self. And that goes for you as well, Azuki Shinatsu."
Azuki felt like she had stabbed with a double-edge sword as Natsu had to hold back his laughter. Also, both Rias and Mio felt those words really hard as well.
"H-Hey! I've trained almost every day! How dare you say that I'm childish!" Azuki snapped in anger.
"Exactly my point," I said to Azuki. "And that's why Natsu and I will defeat both of you in the edge of defeat."
"What?" Momoyo asked, speechless at what she had heard.
"What do you mean by the edge of defeat?!" Azuki asked, growing crosser.
"Well, if you have been paying attention," I answered calmly. "That hit Momoyo received earlier? That destroyed one of your abilities during this fight. I think you know what it is Momo, but even with that, you still have the advantage in this battle. We both may have power and experience, but I have a slight edge in technique and judgment….no matter how I look at this, the odds are somewhat in your favor. And on top of that, the attack I used earlier drained a large part of my energy, but you didn't take advantage of it, so now I'm fully recovered, thanks to your mistake."
This infuriated Momoyo AND Azuki to some extent as they felt like they were being looked down upon by being told of the opponent's disadvantage by none other yours truly.
It was at that moment that the air around Momoyo trembled as her energy is released like an angry tempest surrounding her slim figure. Azuki's KI spiked up to the max as well, making everyone being put on edge because of the Goddess of War's dangerous mood, and they all expected for Principal Tesshin and Medaka to stop the fight, but the order didn't go through as the two were at the sidelines, watching the battle with anticipation.
"This fight should be stopped," Mio voiced out. "I think Professor Dominus may have gone too far."
The others around her agreed, and even the boys of the Kazama Family and some from Class 2-S agreed, but without the participation of the fighters in the elite class of the 2nd year.
But before the clamor could get any bigger, Chelsea raised her hand, getting everyone's attention.
"Despite how dangerous things might look, I believe that this fight should continue."
"Yoshitsune agrees with her," said Yoshitsune, as the ones around her were surprised, though there are some who still disagree, but they weren't able to voice any of it because Benkei backs up Yoshitsune and says…
"The fight is not even one-sided. What he said was true. At some point, he was at a disadvantage, but that doesn't mean he'll lose. He's actually a scary one, despite his looks."
And like that, no one else was able to voice their disagreement. After all, Benkei and Yoshitsune and Master Fighters as their words can't be ignored if it's about Martial Arts.
And they are not the only ones. Even the other fighters, with the inclusion of Yukie and surprisingly even Haou who transformed secretly share the same view. Despite what I said about my disadvantage earlier, they can't see me losing so easily. Even Chris, Kazuko, and Miyako know about this as well, and eventually, the boys of the Kazama Family and the rest who disagreed began to see it in the same way.
The surroundings grew quiet; all the eyes back to us in which we didn't move for 5 minutes.
Even a pin-drop can be heard in this silence that surrounds the field, but for the Devils, they knew all too well that this was the calm before the storm, literally.
"I'm serious now…this is your chance to retreat and avoid getting hurt," Momoyo spoke as she broke the silence.
"Are you kidding me?" Natsu asked. "We've come too far to retreat! In fact, I'm getting all fired up!"
"He took the words right out of my mouth," I responded. "And even if I did, you aren't really intending to give me the chance to escape, now would you?"
"So you both found that out…well, this makes it easy for all of us. Well, you two better get serious now, because with all of those things you told me… I'm not going to hold back anymore. I feel really offended with those words you threw at me," said Momoyo in anger.
"And that goes for me too!" Azuki responded, punching her fist with her Maken.
"Then, if that's the case…" I said before looking at Natsu. "Natsu, it's time to turn up the heat."
"All right!" Natsu replied in excitement as flames began to swirl all over him. "Now I'm ready to kick your *ss, Azuki!"
"I've been waiting for this," Azuki responded as they went back into fighting while Momoyo's expression grew even more dangerous.
"Prepare yourself…" said Momoyo before taking a step forward and suddenly vanishes from everyone's eyes, and what happened next is a tornado crashing towards me, but that was a big mistake.
I simply breathed in all of the tornado's air and wind, thanks to the power of Sky Dragon Slayer Magic. Momoyo tsk'd at that and created a good distance between the two of us.
"So you were able to absorb all of that wind…then let's see if you can absorb this," Momoyo said as she once again moved with such speed that her form blurs out and vanishes.
"Kawakami-Ha!"
Momoyo reappears above me and throws her signature energy beam directly at me! Now, any sane person would avoid colliding with this technique, but I on the other hand stayed in the path of the energy beam.
I simply created a Darkness Barrier with my left handthat quickly absorbed the beam, forcing it to disperse like smoke being blown away.
"That was a powerful one, I'll admit. I bet you were trying to do that to throw me off-guard and quickly attack me head-on."
"That's right!"
Momoyo suddenly emerged in front of me, as she quickly threw her signature straight punch me as I took the hit.
Massive amounts of force assaults my body, but despite all of that, I was able to shake it off, much to Momoyo's surprise. I had taken a considerable amount of damage, despite my body not seeing any battle marks whatsoever, but I decided to fight back with Oni Dekopin.
That technique is when I pull my finger back against my thumb and flicks it towards the opponent.
'Guh!'
When Momoyo felt it, she was sent flying towards the barrier, hitting it break-neck speed, making cracks at the barrier, shocking everyone. She cringed as she fell to the ground, making a small crater. She definitely felt the power of that blow, despite it being a flick of the finger. It was something that she just can't ignore. And when she got up, Momoyo tried to use Instant Recovery to heal the damage received, but much to her shock, she found her body unable to perform it!
'I…I can't recover…' she thought as she looked at me with nothing but sheer surprise on her face.
"It looks like you've finally noticed," I said as I stared at her with a calm expression.
"So…you are serious in beating me then…and even back then before you left…"
"I do. And I really don't want to hurt your beautiful face."
Momoyo blushed quickly and grumbled, "Saying those things again…are you really telling me the truth? You're worse than Tsubame, honestly."
"Do you think I'm lying after all these years?"
'It's frustrating that I can't even dare doubt his words…he really is telling the truth. And at this point, normally, my opponent would be unconscious, but…'
"Now that you noticed, I think it's about time that you should get serious if you have any chance of beating me, but it's not going to be easy. I said it before, and I will say it again, I will have you fighting in the edge of defeat," I said to Momoyo as I took a stance, making Momoyo's spirit finally reveal itself: Rampany and Blood-thirsty.
"Good, now you really are serious," said Momoyo as she felt a strong energy pressure, and then she saw it; a dragon-shaped image surrounding me, but what really surprised her was that my eyes were now grey, as at first, it showed no emotion, but they were now burning with barely contained rage, like a ferocious beast close to breaking free of its cage.
That was all Momoyo needed to see as her anger quickly turned to excitement. It was also at that point that she somehow felt that she was going to get beaten. No man has ever lasted this long in a fight against her, let alone her blows dealt that she cannot ignore. To Momoyo, she knew that she finally found a formidable opponent…and love.
On that note, we quickly charged towards each other and suddenly unleashed their attacks without an ounce of reserve. The force of the exchanges between us and between Azuki and Natsu inside the barrier, enchanted all of the spectators with dazzling intensity.
Momoyo's aggressive moves pressed on the attack against me, with her frightening raw power and fighting style; it was a winning combination, but against someone like me in which I was able to read through her moves.
Momoyo advances forward and quickly cornered me, but she can't land a hit as I either parried her, or move at such light speed, just moments before getting hit.
"You're holding out pretty well!" Momoyo smiled.
"Thanks, and you're not doing too bad…for now," I replied back.
"Then let me see!" Momoyo said as her right fist suddenly glowed crimson in which Tesshin, Hume, Lu and the Devils all reacted to it; the energy it possesses clearly surpasses what should be used in a duel between students, but this free-for-all wasn't normal in the first place.
I thrust out my left and caught her fist and cancelled Momoyo's energy with mine with such ease. Momoyo steps forward and throws another punch, but I deflected it again.
As we were crisscrossing around the field, Natsu managed to match Azuki's punches and kicks move for move. And even when Natsu was able to use his Fire Dragon Slayer Magic to increase his combat skills, Azuki was able to dodge almost every attack Natsu made. Almost, as in some of her clothes were burned off in the process, but she was too focused on the fight to notice this.
Even with the barrier that Tesshin and Lu maintained, the spectators outside could still feel the massive energies from the battles happening inside it. Also, the amount of people that can still clearly see the fight has greatly decreased as only the very sharp in their senses could perceive the fight, while the rest cannot see anything other than briefly appearing images of the four and the air shaking from their exchange.
"I can't even see anything anymore…" moaned Kazuko.
"They're too fast," said Chris as they could look at the empty field while constantly backing up one step at a time every time another powerful shockwave ripples from the inside.
"That's not even a fight that I can hope to match..Not only I cannot read Professor Dominus' power, but now, I can't even read Natsu's," Yoshitsune replied who was now standing beside Chris and Kazuko.
"It's too dangerous to pick reckless fights with those 4…thank goodness I was able to see this," Tsubame followed. "Seeing Momoyo almost breaking to her top gear is scary, but even the new teacher is very crafty himself. This is something I need to take note of if I'm to do what I was asked by Kuki."
The fight continues to intensify and as it did, the barrier began to shake and beginning developing cracks, alarming the two masters of how dangerous this supposedly friendly free-for-all had become. But they and Medaka had no plans in stepping in to stop the duel; they were all too interested to do so. All the while, Minori was ready to intensify the barrier if necessary.
"Momoyo is enjoying this fight, and so is Azuki…to think both Dayo and Natsu are able to match them for this long. A grand opportunity for my granddaughter to release all her pent-up frustration," Tesshin smiled as the fight thrills him, especially because he can't fully say who'll win in this fight to its surprisingly even situation. 'And yet, Dayo is still holding back.'
Then suddenly Azuki and Natsu both went up to the air as Natsu quickly kicks the air 3 times, allowing him to make a decent vertical distance between him and Azuki.
The latter however jumps and catches up to Natsu with just one leap from the ground.
"Take this!" Azuki shouted as she quickly tries to land a hard kick on Natsu in the air, but he will have none of it.
"Fire Dragon's Claw!" Natsu shouted as his feet are engulfed in flames, increasing the power of his kicks, thus overpowering Azuki again.
Then, Natsu gets a lucky break when he heard Momoyo say "Kawakami Style: Killer Fireflies!" A swarm of energy spheres were heading towards me, but Natsu quickly inhaled the spheres and ate them all, much to Momoyo's surprise, and as he predicted, they were exploded in black smoke inside him, and yet somehow, he was able to pull through.
"Thanks for the fuel, Senior Momoyo!" Natsu smiled.
Momoyo smiled in return. "Now this is fun! I even considered that small fry worthy enough to be my opponent!"
"Glad to hear that, Momo," I said before dashing back suddenly disappearing and reappearing behind Momoyo and threw a powerful punch, and then performed a reverse somersault kick that strikes Momoyo's shoulder and skidded across the field.
Momoyo quickly recovered and dashes back to avoid a follow-up drop kick from me.
"Nice reaction, Momo."
"And that was brutal of you, too…" said Momoyo as she looked down at the ground to see that I made a crater.
"Hah…Ahahahahaha! This is pretty fun! I'm glad that I've met you! Lately, it's hard to find an interesting opponent, let alone 2, including your adopted brother."
Outside the barrier, Mio couldn't help but feel worried.
"A-Are they really pushing it?" Mio asked.
"Senior Momo enjoys all the fights she gets into," Kazuko responded.
"Mio…Big Sis does enjoy all the fights she receives, but as for this one…." Yamato said with a smile. "In this fight, no, Dayo made her see something she failed to see after all this time."
"Man, as expected of him that he would show Senior Momo her mistakes properly," Shouichi added with a happy grin on his face.
"Wow. Never get him angry again," Lubbock reminded himself. Tatsumi took mental note of that as well.
"But I thought that Dayo was just criticizing Senior Momo," Chris said, looking troubled.
"You're get there someday Chris, just do your best," Miyako responded as she pats Chris on the head.
As for the Maken-Ki girls, even Haruko couldn't help but feel….odd.
'What's this feeling?' she asked to herself. 'In fact, I could even feel Murakamo calling me and trying to stop this fight.'
"I have a feeling that this battle is going to end soon," Justin finally responded as everyone around became more interested in how this duel will end.
Back at the field, Momoyo thought to herself, 'He is serious… Since we met back then, I thought that I was stronger than him, but now, he eerily knows my moves and top it off, I can sense his aura from him…it sends a chill down my spine. There's no one that was capable of making me feel like this…until now. In fact, I now don't mind if I lose to him.'
"Professor Dominus (Dayo), I consider you as a man and I hereby declare you as the strongest male of Kawakami and Kuoh Academy," Momoyo declared, surprising Tesshin and Medaka. "I, the Goddess of Battle, knew this all along, because of your strength back then, and now, you definitely deserve that title as the strongest male in the school."
"Yosh! My expectations have succeeded!" Minori said in excitement who appeared behind Tesshin.
"You actually predicted it?" Tesshin asked with an eye-brow raise.
"Yes," Minori responded. "Both he and Natsu are certainly and exceptionally powerful, and it looks like we're about to see the finale!"
And as Minori finished saying that, Momoyo's KI suddenly calms down, and surrounds her body, however, her body discharges a powerful burst of electricity and the ground underneath her trembles for a brief moment.
"You're right about that," Tesshin said as he traces his beard before looking at me making the one stance that made his heart skip a beat. 'It can't be. It can't be! That stance!' "L-Lu! Strengthen the barrier!"
"Yes!" Lu responded.
"I'll help as well!" Minori followed as she and Lu did just that as they and Medaka all waited for the battle to end.
And at the same time….
"Let's finish this!" Natsu shouted as he said as he began to power up even more.
"Yeah! And I'm going to consider you as a man if I don't defeat you in this last attack!" Azuki responded as she powered up even more as well.
And after, Momoyo's spirit howled over the field as it was powerful enough to affect her surroundings more and everyone that's around her. Some of the students who don't practice martial arts and even those who do, and to the ones who aren't supernatural are slowly feeling weakened by Momoyo's massive aura. I, however, stands unaffected by it.
'It seems that everyone's ready to make their last stand….I shall do so as well…'
I then began to go into a kenjutsu stance that all Kendo Club members knew, but have never seen it before and only thought that it was a myth, which was why Tesshin began to worry.
You see, in addition to many Martial Arts I've studied, I'm a practitioner of the legendary Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū (飛天御剣流, Flying Heaven Govern Sword-Style), which was an ancient kenjutsu style from the Sengoku Jidai, developed to allow a single samurai to defeat numerous foes with one hand. Whoever uses this style uses a combination of superhuman speed and agility (known as Shinsou, or Godspeed), battōjutsu, and acquired observation-based psuedo-clairvoyance that permits that user to anticipate an opponent's movements. Both offensive and defensive maneuvers are executed with minimal movement in order to increase the practitioner's ability to counter-attack and to conserve energy. It also stresses 2-step attacks in order to ensure that user is NEVER (and I mean NEVER) off-guard while executing it.
Then, I increased my aura, now turning dark black as our auras soon butted heads, causing the whole 2 schools to shudder and the skies to darken into purple.
The kendo club members, the experienced fighters and masters looked at me to see if I really practiced this as such a style, especially with Yumi Kiba who has searched for the scrolls containing the katas and stances for the technique, but to no avail.
I managed to find a straight but short pipe as I picked it up and Momoyo made her move.
"Forbidden Move: Fuji Smasher!" she yelled as her power explodes and unleashes her attack that's strong enough to defeat even Ageha's own powerful technique.
The whole skies on Momoyo's side suddenly turned a dark shade of red as she surged forward towards me.
The skies on my side turned darker and darker as I waited for the right moment.
The whole city was shocked to see the skies above them divide in two different colors and then….
"1…"
…and then I struck at Momoyo's fist with deadly accuracy.
"2."
…then the sky explodes in a grand finale that bathed everything in a blinding light. And that's when Natsu made his last move.
"Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade!"
Natsu quickly swipes his arms in a circular fashion, creating a powerful, and highly destructive torrent of flames that barrages both Azuki and Momoyo.
A duo of screams were heard as the barrier couldn't handle it anymore and shatters.
Everyone was forced to look away as the heat and light persisted for a few seconds before slowly vanishing, and as it did, the atmosphere above the city had a large circle carved around, showing space through it.
Gradually, the skies began to return to normal, but as the smoke began to clear, everyone could see that there were the figures of me, Azuki, Natsu and Momoyo all down to the ground, but they could also see Momoyo screaming in excruciating pain, and why not? That last technique made her powerful attack now go against her, and to add to that, thanks to her Instant Recovery being sealed off, almost every bone on her right side have been shattered.
Azuki didn't move, and Natsu and I were on our knees, exhausted and breathing heavily as if all of our energy have been used up. Momoyo was the same, though her breathing is worse, not to mention that she coughed up blood a few seconds later, which to her, was another first.
(Battle Theme fades)
"It's over!" Tesshin declared and thankful that Momoyo was still able to move. "This match has ended in a 3-way draw between Dale Dominus, Momoyo Kawakami and Natsu Dragneel! Azuki Shinatsu has been knocked out!"
Everyone took a few more moments of processing what happened and then reacting with a variety of emotions.
"A draw with Senior Momo?!"
"That's unheard of?!"
"Even that pink-haired guy managed to survive! Impossible!"
"Forget that! There was even no precedence that came close to this."
"So this is a first time that this happened to Senior Momo?!"
"Professor Dominus as the strongest male for both Kawakami and Kuoh Academy?!"
The student body for the 2 schools that watched the fight all clamored at once. Meanwhile the fighters and the supernatural were silenced; they still seem to be processing what they are seeing in front of them.
First the Kazama family.
"Senior Momoyo was forced into a draw by Dayo…" Chris said in a daze.
"That's amazing! As expected of our Big Brother!" Kazuko added with a smile.
"Why is everyone so serious?" Capt asked as he urged everyone to be happy. "We should be happy that Senior Momoyo and Dayo are now rivals for life!"
"I guess we should," Moro stated as he looked at Momoyo, who was now able to kneel, but she couldn't get up, however, she couldn't help but smile, as in satisfaction. The whole Kazama family could not say anything negative instead they just became happy for their senior. They were even impressed that Natsu was able to last long as well.
However, others were not fully happy of this situation; at best, they still feel shocked and surprised and suspicious of either me or Natsu.
Like the Maken-Ki girls, for example.
"How is that possible?!" Uruchi asked in shock. "For Azuki to be defeated by him!"
"I want to fight them!" Chacha added. "They have definitely got my attention!"
"I could write a story about this epic battle!" Kimi added.
Kodama then said, 'They may be strong, but even after seeing it with my own eyes, it sounds too good to be true. In fact, I don't think that they are even human to begin with…'
Haruko, for some reason, felt heavy. "W-What's happening to me? Why am I scared of them all of a sudden?" she asked to herself.
As for the Devils, both Sona and Rias looked at each other and said…
"It's official. We're going to make another meeting with him, and see if he can join our clubs," Rias said to Sona.
"Wait! What do you-" Sona began to say before realizing what Rias had just said. "Actually, that's not a bad idea. We could get a lot of questions answered."
"And we get to help them protect Mio," Kita added. "It's a Win-Win situation for all of us."
The 3 Devils looked at Mio who didn't say anything.
Even the Night Raid couldn't express their shock. In fact, they all silently agreed that I'm not known to be a leader for nothing.
Even Yahiro smiled at the fight and he simply disappeared from the still-shocked audience.
And the 2 students from my class, Aine and Hayuru, couldn't believe what they saw.
"I-Impossible! How could he beat the great Senior Momoyo?" Aine asked in disbelief.
Hayuru clenched her fist in anger. "I think he acted too cocky. I think that there should be a rematch!"
For the Kuki family, Hume was both interested and worried. In fact, there was only one thing that came into his mind.
'The Infinity Clan…Tesshin has brought something very dangerous to this city, and the worst part was that he was here before!'
Thinking about this, Hume made a pretty serious expression. Monshiro who saw the expression of the butler also fell into worry.
'If I'm reading this right…surprising things are about to happen in Kawakami,' she thought.
However, if anyone had a REALLY good eye, then they would've noticed a big figure watching from a tree. The figure had a very good bodybuild and has a lot of muscle, and is wearing a maid outfit, but with a mask with yellow eyes, but the most noticeable features are his wicked "evil" shark-like smile and large-nailed claws. Despite his "evil" appearance, he is very loyal to his assigned Master and will take any measures necessary to complete his given tasks. Using a wide variety of special powers, he has at his disposal along with a practically indestructible body. However he tends to act on his own intentions when he feels like it, and his approach only tends to make matters worse at most times.
This man would also certainly give Momoyo a run for her money, but unfortunately, he's a Devil. In fact, he's none other than the personal 'maid' of Rias Gremory, Kogarashi, also known as The Masked Maid Guy.
He just finished recording the entire fight, and with a big smile on his face, he quickly disappeared.
** At the Underworld **
(3rd-Person POV)
However, this battle would prove to have a bigger impact than they all thought.
In the Gremory Estate, Grayfia was walking down the hallway when she suddenly came to a stop, looking at the window of her before she got a notice from one of the maids.
"Miss Grayfia, Lady Necromancer needs your assistance," the maid said while panting, which meant that she ran as hard as she could.
Grayfia made a serious expression and nodded and proceeded to her destination.
** At the Grigori Headquarters **
A white-haired female with G-cup breasts and a huge twerk-worthy butt was dressed in a black jacket, gray-tank top, black jeans and black boots. She was beautiful, and she had the aura of a dragon. This is none other than Valeria Lucifer, or Vali for short, and she is the current and strongest White Dragon Emperor. Not to mention that she is the descendant of Lucifer.
Right now, she was on her way to give her mission report to Azazel, her leader, when she stopped walking a few times as a strange feeling went through her body.
'What the hell?' she thought, and then, she was surprised to see her blue dragon wings sprouted behind her back. 'I was forced to activate my Sacred Gear?! I need to know who did that. Now that I think about it, I need to talk to Azazel about getting another mission. I need to fight someone strong.'
** In Heaven **
The Angels were scattered in a frenzy when the sky turned into 2 colors, and then a blinding light came over Heaven, and when the light died down, there left a gaping hole from the clouds.
The Archangels all felt it too, and Uriel was not pleased.
"Gabriel! Look at what just happened! What did we tell you? That man who holds the Darkness has almost killed some of comrades out of nowhere, and he's growing stronger by the second. And what's worse, he battled with one of the Top 10 Strongest Beings!"
"Yeah, and even the Angeloids are wondering on what just happened," Michael followed. "What say you, sister?"
Gabriel, honestly, didn't expect that it was Dayo who did it, but somehow, she felt excited. She didn't expect him to unleash a powerful attack against Momoyo and managed to surprise Heaven, but he did. "That boy and even that girl have potential. I saw we keep him and the Lucifer daughter alive, at least until my team manages to get them to our side."
"You're as mad as Father was crazy," Uriel laughed. "If we do not kill this child, even if it's from the Infinity Clan, he and his entire family will become a threat that even we can't handle. Please Michael, you must-"
"Do you not trust Gabriel, Uriel?" Raphael cut in. "Our sister trusted you with a seat at this Council, so don't think of her as foolish."
Uriel frowned at Raphael as Gabriel sighed. "Please brother, we need a little more time. And for that matter, we need to check on the Red Dragon Emperor, too. That girl has 4 of Daedalus' children. With them, Heaven will be powerful again, and we will have Azrael back, but you must trust me."
"I do," Michael responded. "You know I trust you Gabriel, but-"
"They and even Mio Naruse Lucifer are valuable assets to us. We'll keep watching them, and besides, my team is attending the same school as those two. They will oversee their training. They will be powerful, no doubt about it, but with your brother Minos trying to overthrow us with his 2nd-generation Angeloids and his Harpies, we must take the risk!"
Michael shivered at the mention of his twin brother Minos. It was then that Gabriel made a good and valuable point.
"Very well. Report this to Daedalus immediately."
** At Kawakami City District **
Izumi was seen riding her bike and it was late night after a long day in school, especially with the battle earlier.
"I can see better at night," she said to herself. "I thought stuff like Devils and servants was just an analogy. Who knew it was meant literally?!"
(FLASHBACK TIME! – 3 hours ago)
At the Occult Research Club, Rias and Kita were eager for another meeting, but first, they had to explain to Izumi about what a Devil is really about. But Rias wanted to see something.
"Izumi, raise your left hand," she requested.
"L-Like this?" Izumi asked as she raised her left arm.
"Now, close your eyes and imagine the strongest being that comes to mind," Rias instructed.
"Th-this is all too sudden…" Izumi said as her nipples begins to erect.
"Focus, Izumi."
"O-Okay! Focus, focus…" Izumi said to herself, but she sees Rias' panties as she was sitting on her desk.
'Damn! My focus is failing hard because I can see your panties!'
Then Izumi says to Rias, "Still, there must be some kind of mistake."
"That's OK. You are a new member in our society as Devils, so there are some rules that you need to follow, so listen well," said Rias as she was sitting at her desk, with Kita and Akeno standing next to her.
"Demons collect power by forming contracts with humans and receiving compensation for it. Nowadays, no one manually draws magic circles to summon demons, so we just hand the circles out to potential contractors."
Kita then continued, "Now, normally we have familiars do it, but since you're all low-class servant demons, you all need to learn the basics. In fact, there are 10 rules you all need to know."
She gave her full attention to the Gremory sisters.
Rias explains, "Rule #1: You are not allowed to engage in battle against Fallen Angels or Angels unless you have to defend yourselves. The people at Maken-Ki are an exception. Rule #2: As my servant, you are all expected to obey either me, no matter what I tell you to do. Rule #3: You are not allowed to provoke a battle with another Devil, unless it's a Stray Devil and especially not against a High-class Devil as this and battles at this school are 2 different things. And should they try to provoke any one of you, you must bring this to me. As my servant, you are under our protection and that of our house, and as such if they harm you, they must answer to either me or Kita. Our maids will also be there to assist you if necessary. Rule #4: You can't go into a church or shrine, since they are territories of Fallen Angels and Angels and going into those places might result in a war between factions again, and neither side can afford that. Rule #5: You are not allowed to reveal that you are a Devil to anyone, except to our customers. Do you understand so far?"
She nodded at her head at that.
"Then, I'll continue from here," said Kita. "Rule #6: You cannot force anyone to make a contract with you. They have to summon us to do that. Rule #7: If a customer makes a request of you that you consider ridiculous, for example: getting rid of every chicken on Earth, you are allowed to try and haggle them to something more appropriate. It doesn't work often, but you can try. Rule #8: You are only allowed 1 familiar, which is a type of shape-shifting assistant that is totally loyal to you, at any given time. (We'll explain how that works later). If your familiar dies, you can try and acquire another one, but that's difficult so take care of them as best as you can. Rule #9: No sex with humans!"
When Izumi heard that, she quickly fell into depression as Kita explains why.
"A hybrid created from such a union would possess Devil powers but have no weaknesses, which is a potential threat to Demons like us, and it might start another war with Heaven. And lastly, Rule #10: You are not allowed to go into another Devil Family's realm in the Underworld unless you have their permission. If you violate that and they catch you, they have full right to do whatever they with you. Even we can't help you with that one. It's their realm, it's their rules."
"As long as I follow these rules, it shouldn't be a problem, right?" asked Izumi.
"That's right, Izumi," answered Rias. "In fact, if you work hard, and you might get a servant for yourself someday! It all depends on the efforts you put in."
Izumi gasped at that possibility, and the fact that she can become stronger just by completing contracts. How easy is that?
"So, i-if they're servants, they'll obey me, right?" asked Izumi.
Then Izumi went to Rias and asked with a perverted smile on her face…
"Then I can do whatever I want with them, right?"
"Of course," answered Rias.
"Even perverted things?!"
Koneko sighed in annoyance at that question, but Kita answered anyway.
"If they're your servants, then why not?"
Then she giggled to herself as one thought came in her mind:
'If that's the case, then I'll aim to become the Harem Queen instead! And I'll even beat my mother and sisters even if it kills me!'
(2 hours later)
Izumi returned from her trip around the city.
"I'm done with the deliveries!" said an exciting Izumi.
"Then I have one more task for you," said Rias as she was drying herself up after a shower. " Koneko has received 2 summoning contracts, so I'll let you handle one of them."
"Thank you for doing this," said Koneko as she bowed while licking her ice-pop.
"No, no! I should be the one saying thanks," said Izumi as she handed Koneko a fish cookie.
Koneko silently thanked her and ate it as Akeno prepared a magic circle to teleport her.
"OK, give me your left hand, Izumi," Rias ordered as Izumi did just that. Rias then placed her finger on her palm as it glowed red, showing the Gremory symbol.
"This is a carved seal. It serves as proof that you belong to the Gremory household," Rias explained. "Do as I've told you when you're with the client."
"Y-Yes!" Izumi answered. "I'm one step closer to our ultimate dream of beating my family!"
Koneko looked at Izumi, thinking about her sister, Leone and….Kuroka.
Izumi entered the magic circle waiting to be teleported…
FLASH!
…only to find out that nothing happened!
"Huh?" asked Izumi.
"Oh my," giggled Akeno.
"Izumi," said Kita. "Looks like you can't jump."
(FLASHBACK END!)
"Damn it! What kind of demon has to go on a bike when summoned?!" Izumi asked to herself in frustration. "Yet, I can masturbate myself with the bike seat… Maybe I can also make people stare at my *ss for some money."
(1 hour later)
"I suck so much that I didn't even get a pact. I mean, how should I know about Dragon Boy Z?!" Izumi asked as she rode her bike back home.
Moments ago, she got out of the house of her first contractor, but in the end, she failed to make a pact with the man, who was an otaku, and had no interest in sexy women like her.
As Izumi growled at the man's disinterest in girls…
"Izumi!"
…she somehow came across with Mio, who was walking by herself a few blocks from the Shimazu Dorms.
"Mio. What are you doing here?" Izumi asked.
"Well, I-" was all Mio could say before she and Izumi suddenly a felt a cold sensation.
"This feeling! It's just like last time!" said Izumi as a person appeared in front of Mio and Izumi. This time, the person looking at them looks like Raynare, but her hair was red instead of purple and she had spikes on her left side instead on the right.
"Damn it! A Fallen Angel!" Mio muttered.
"How strange," said the Fallen Angel. "I don't seem to have the wrong person. Because you are an empty shell that was ordered to be terminated. No matter. I, Reynelle, have been ordered to erase all traces."
And as Reynelle got closer to the two, the sudden sensation felt stronger.
"No way!" Izumi said as she drops the bike and got next to Mio.
"You have been killed twice, and yet, you are still alive. Why is that?" Reynelle she asked angrily as black wings sprouted from her back.
'Another Fallen Angel?!' Izumi thought, getting ready. 'In fact, doesn't she look like…'
"My sister was supposed to have this taken care of already!" Reynelle hissed as she created a light spear and tosses it towards Mio, who used her magic to block the spear. Then the Fallen Angel made another spear and thrown it towards Izumi, who managed to jump out of the way in time while her hand glowed, showing the mark of the Gremory house.
"The Gremory household seal?" Reynelle asked in shock, seeing the red glowing mark right before her eyes.
Mio caught up to Izumi, who evaded the attack as they looked at Reynelle.
"A-Are we going to get killed again?" Izumi asked in disbelief.
"No we are not," Mio reassured her, but she herself was unsure.
"I see now. You're the one my sister tried to kill while Dohnaseek mistook for a stray, I've heard," said Reynelle. "Who knew that trash like you would join the Gremory household? And as for that girl…"
With a snap of her fingers, 5 more Fallen Angels came beside her, weapons ready, while Reynelle upgraded her spear into a Holy Fire Spear.
"…you either come with us, or die along with that girl who has proven us to be a nuisance one time too many."
"As if I would let you!" Mio said as she fired her fire spell.
"Then this is all the more reason why your dead corpses should bring us amusement, trashes!" Reynelle responded as she and the other Fallen Angels fired back.
An explosion rocketed out as Mio and Izumi were forced to fall back and disappear, thanks to Mio's illusion magic.
"They're not going to get away for the third time! Get them!" Reynelle ordered as her subordinates followed them in hot pursuit.
A few minutes later, as they made their way to the Shimazu Dorms to warn the others, they suddenly bumped into someone. And as they got up, they saw a very cute girl with short neon-green hair and was looking at them cutely.
"I-I'm so sorry! I wasn't paying attention…" the girl said softly.
"It's alright," said Mio as she got the girl up. "Listen, we have no more time to talk. We're being chased by a couple of guys and we need to hurry back to the dorms."
It was then that the girl rushed up and grabbed Mio by the shoulder, as her breasts touched Mio's, making Mio moan a bit.
"Could it be…?" Izumi before realizing their situation.
"C-Can you take me there?" the girl blushed slightly before turning her attention to Izumi.
Before Mio could answer...
"Watch out, Izumi!" yelled Mio as she pushed the girl out of the way and then ran over to Izumi and pushed her out of the way before a light spear impaled the ground at where Izumi once stood.
"Wow, Mio. I didn't know you were this bold," Izumi joked as Mio was on top of her. "But in all seriousness, thanks for saving me."
"You do realize that this is far from over, right?" asked a new voice, which belonged to a girl that was similar to the green-haired one, but with neon-orange hair instead. She grinned from ear to ear as she looked at them. "Nicely done, sis…"
"Hmph. I didn't expect you two to help us kill them," said Reynelle as she and the others caught up.
"Well, it was easy, Lady Reynelle. They are so easily fooled by cute girls," the orange-haired girl grinned as she and the others all summoned their light spears.
"L-Leave Mio alone!" Izumi informed with a frown on her face.
"Oh, we shall," Reynelle replied. "As soon as you give us that girl over there, and then we'll get rid of you. Mother Vretiel will be disappointed to see you alive and with the Gremory clan, nonetheless."
Izumi felt scared; she felt as if she going to die again by yet another Fallen Angel, and worse, fail to protect Mio. She needed power; power to defeat her. Then she remembered something. She remembered Rias telling to image her favorite fighter.
It was without a doubt both Dayo and Momoyo.
She started concentrating. She wanted to be strong, like them. She wanted…power.
"Power…grant me power!" Izumi yelled, raising his hand up.
Then all of a sudden, her hand was glowing brightly while her bat wings sprouted from her back. She felt the power from her hand glowing brighter and brighter while the overwhelming force pushed back the fallen angels.
Then her left arm was engulfed in a red gauntlet with a green jewel in it and two golden spikes on the side…
"Guh!"
Reynelle soon found out that all of her clothes have been shredded off, and so were the others around her.
"Is this…my Sacred Gear?" Izumi asked.
"I…I think so," Mio answered.
The Fallen Angel, who's naked, quickly extended her wings and took off into the air as she escapes. "Impossible! A filthy, insignificant Devil…was able to do all of this…"
"This is not over! Kill her quickly before she uses it!" the orange-haired girl commanded as the other Fallen Angels who stayed with her and her sister all decided to attack back.
"Not so fast, Fallen Angels!" said a new voice as they got in front of both Mio and Izumi in a hurry.
First came a girl with long rosy pink hair which is tightly secured with dark pink ribbons. She also has an "ahoge" which is the long strand of hair that protrudes out of her hair that usually twitches when Izumi is in trouble. She has emerald colored eyes, except for when she is operating in Uranus Mode, during which her eyes turn red, but when in combat, which is right now, purple. Her Hair also becomes more frizzy and messy and a halo appears above her head. Her measurements are Bust: 88 cm, Waist: 57 cm, Hip: 85 cm. She weighs 48 kilograms (105 lbs), stands at 162 cm (5'4) and her wing type is listed as "Variable". Usually she is calm and emotionless, but when Izumi is in danger, she resorts to violence without thinking twice. Since Izumi took her and her two friends in, she's fiercely loyal to her, and will do anything please her. Known as the Uranus Queen, she's a Battle-Class, Strategic Angeloid Type α (Alpha) known as Ikaros.
Next is a petite young girl who's the smallest of the group, and has long blue hair in twin-pigtails with bangs that fall irregularly against her relatively pale skin, ultramarine eyes, and eyebrows in the same powder blue as her hair. She wears a cape of 2 colors – white on the outside and salmon on the inside – that is split into many slitted rectangles and shoulder pads. She also wears high boots that are mainly white, but change to a coal color that goes up to her thighs, too. She also never wears panties. Her measurements are: a bust of 72 cm, a waist of 45 cm, and hips of 68 cm. Her height is 139 cm (4'7") and weighs 29 kilograms (63.8 lbs). At first, she considered humans as "bugs", but after Izumi found out that an unsuspected criminal planted a bomb on her collar, she was able to disarm it, and from there, she swore her loyalty to Izumi. Her wing type is Stealth, Not Variable. Known to be an Electronic Warfare β (Beta) type Angeloid, she's Nymph.
And the final one of the group is tall girl with long blonde hair that reaches down to her ankles. She has the same clothes as Ikaros, but her clothes have other styles that appear to be blue. She also has white blue wings that are designed for hyper acceleration. She has quite an oversized bust. She is somewhat of an airhead and has limited intelligence due to having low processing power, paying homage to the "dumb blonde" stereotypes. She is also quite clumsy, due to the fact that she often stands off-target or even forgets to catch herself when she trips. Despite all of that, she does display a good level of common sense in situations where Ikaros would be clueless about. Ironically, she is also found regularly starving due to the fact that she doesn't know how to hunt or obtain food by her own means. When Izumi found that out, she and her mother helped her how to do that. Unfortunately, this Angel forgets quickly. As for her powers though, they are something that can't be ignored. Her wings are Not Variable, Hyper Acceleration. Known as a Close Combat Δ (Delta) type Angeloid, her name is Astraea.
All 3 of these girls have 2 things in common:
1. They are the only 1st-class Angeloids.
2. They all serve Izumi after "bonding" with her. (This is prior before Izumi became a Devil).
The Fallen Angels growled angrily at the arrival of the Angeloids. However, since they have Angel wings on their back….
"Grr…Even Angels are here?!" the orange-haired girl said in annoyance. "No matter. We'll kill them, too."
Both she and the green-haired unleashed their wings, but unlike the other Fallen Angels here with a pair of wings, these 2 girls had 2 pairs of wings on each of their sides.
"Be careful," Nymph warned the others. "These Fallen Angels are the same as the ones her friends fought two weeks ago."
"Oh, please…Do not rank us with those weaklings…." the green-haired girl informed as she and her sister casted an odd area as the sky turned purple and somewhat darkened the sky.
"What the…?" Mio muttered, looking at the sky. "What is this?"
Once it darkened enough, the Fallen Angels somewhat fused into the darkness, even erasing their presence altogether, causing Mio and Izumi to be back to back, looking around.
"Don't move a muscle!" Nymph said to Mio and Izumi as she scanned the area and her surroundings, and it didn't take long before…
"Quick Attack on your left!"
Astraea quickly took action and summoned a light shield to block a light spear, but some feathers dropped down, along with some blood on them.
"Too slow…" said the orange-haired girl as she and 2 Fallen Angels reappeared, cutting Izumi before disappearing into the darkness again. Ikaros grew angry, and was now more determined to get rid of them as fast as possible.
Looking to her right, she could see a glimpse darting towards Mio, but this time, she was ready.
"No one harms my Master," Ikaros spoke in monotone, and yet the tone itself felt cold.
Suddenly, Ikaros strikes at the orange-haired girl at neck-point with her right arm, causing her to cough up blood as she gets slammed onto the ground with her neck clearly broken. It proved to be fatal as its body disintegrates into ashes.
"You'll pay for killing my sister!" shouted the green-haired one as she impaled a light spear into Ikaros' thigh.
Ikaros gritted her teeth in pain as she knelt down on knee. Mio looked at the green-haired girl as she had a crazy grin that shows that wants bloodshed.
"No…I won't allow to harm them any longer!" Mio shouted as she no longer wanted to be on the side-lines.
"Hehehe….I'll enjoy tearing you apart before taking you to our boss!" the green-haired Fallen followed before darkness spewed from her body as the darkness grew more.
But Mio will have none of it.
"Take this!" she shouted as throws a ball of energy towards the Fallen Angel, only for it to turn into a bomb as it exploded in front of her and the other Fallen Angels as they all disintegrated in front of them.
"Are you alright?" Nymph asked Izumi and Mio.
"I-I'm fine," Izumi winced as the wound looked like it's not going away; more like it was spreading slowly. "But what about Ikaros?"
"I'll…be fine," Ikaros responded, still feeling the pain from her healed wounds.
** At the Occult Research Club Classroom; 1 Hour Later **
"My Sacred Gear?" asked Izumi after being healed by Akeno.
"Yes, this is your Sacred Gear," answered Rias. "If you don't have a Maken or Element, then there's a good chance that you have a Sacred Gear, in which you can activate and deactivate as you please."
Then the gauntlet disappeared from her arm.
"I was so worried that it might just stay there," said Izumi.
"That's amazing, Izumi!" said Akeno.
"But this is now becoming a headache," said Rias. "The Fallen Angels now know you're alive, reborn as a devil. And what's worse, there's a possibility that they are going after Mio, too."
"I'm sorry," apologized Izumi.
"Don't be," said a voice as he and the Night Raid team came inside.
"Professor Dominus!" Rias said, standing up.
"Yeah, I saw it earlier too, but I'm surprised that Izumi and Mio were able to fend them off with Izumi's Sacred Gear, so congrats," said Dale. "Izumi, while you got lucky there, it won't happen twice, so don't let the Sacred Gear become the better of you. I've seen people like that before, and died instantly."
"I-I understand, Professor Dominus," Izumi replied before leaving to her dorm room as the Night Raid team came in.
"Perhaps you have been too harsh," said Akeno.
"No, Lady Rias is harsh for a reason," said Fubuki, Kita's maid.
"She's a novice, so she's need to be alert," said Kita.
"Yes, and I won't let any of those Fallen Angels take away any of my adorable servants," said Rias as Sona and her Queen Tsubaki came in. "Now that we're all here, I do believe that there are some much-needed questions that needs to be answered. First, and foremost of all, Akame is a Fallen Angel, a sworn enemy to us Devils. And Leone is harboring a fugitive that is an Ultimate-Class Devil and can be prosecuted for it. Not to mention that you two are trespassing in Kawakami territory."
"Yes, it's true that my sister Kuroka is classified as an Ultimate-Class Devil," Leone answered as she raised her killer intent, spreading throughout the room quickly. "But keep this in mind: I've evaded all 5 Great Satans and all the hunting parties for years while looking after Kuroka, so don't think I can't hide from them again after I kill the lot of you."
Sona glared at Rias from the corner of her eye as Leone spoke the truth. Not a single trace was found after Kuroka became a Stray Devil mostly for the fact that Leone had covered her tracks and not a single Devil could find either of them.
"Now Leone, we didn't ask them here to fight," Dale said to her. "In fact, are you trying to blow your chances for you and Koneko to make amends with each other?"
It was at that point that Koneko stopped eating and look at him wide-eyed as Leone's KI instantly lessened.
"We don't want to be your enemies," Leone stated. "But if you make it so, we will be."
Rias and Sona frowned as they glanced at one another. Sona was glad that there was a solution forming the current situation, but it wasn't over yet.
Akeno remained standing behind Rias and Kita who both took a seat on the couch opposite of Leone, Tatsumi and Mine while Tsubaki took a seat on the empty couch before Akame sat there as well.
"You don't want to be our enemies," Rias began, but unlike Sona, she was still reserved around this potential threat. "Does this mean you want to be our allies?"
"That, I'm actually putting into consideration," Dale answered. "Thanks to Chisato and her advice, we may need all the help we can get into protecting Mio. After all, since she's Half-Devil, Half-Demon, and you guys are Devils, I think that this would be a good place to start, as long as you don't take advantage of us."
"And as long as you don't interfere with what we do, we won't cause any trouble for any of you," Akame finished. "We'll assist in protecting Mio Naruse should we require immediate help, but-"
"I'm afraid that's a no-can-do," Dale interrupted Akame. "The reason why is because of what happened the night the Masked Man fought against you guys. It actually took the efforts of all 3 of you groups to save Mio. And on a side note, I'm actually in the process of trying to get you two back together after what happened in the past."
"Well, what happened in the past between us is not the choice I personally made," Akame answered as she looked at Akeno with a frown. "But you abandoned both Kurome and me to become a Devil. Is it because you hate Baraqiel?"
Akeno lowered her head with her hair covering her eyes and snapped, "How could I not! He's the reason Mother's dead!"
Dale could only sigh as Akame's fists clenched tightly at the memory of their mother's passing. Akeno was basically a spitting image of her mother as Akame raised a hand to her forehead with a sigh before raising her head to look at her sister.
Akeno took a deep breath before stating, "This isn't the reason why you're here."
It was then that Akame took a step forward towards her as yellow sparks formed around Akeno's fingers, daring her to try anything. The room became quiet as everyone stared at the two sisters who stood across from one another. Akame didn't press forward as she remained in place and simply raising her gaze to look into Akeno's eyes.
"Then are you happy as a Devil now?" Akame asked which surprised Akeno as the lightning vanished from her fingertips as she rose her head up and nodded as she looked into Akame's eyes.
"That's all that matters then," Akame said and turned around and walked over to Dale before turning to Rias, who was eyeing Akeno who stood shock still, shocked at the acceptance Akame had given her, as the confrontation of these 2 sisters was something she had been most worried about when coming to this meeting.
"What's your status with the Grigori?" Kita questioned.
"I'm on indefinite leave," Akame answered. "I believe that Azazel has plans, but I have no intention of following through with any orders from the Grigori from here onwards."
Rias and Kita frowned slightly to each other. That was good to hear, but did that mean that Fallen Angels would come to find her and bring her back? If that was the case, then Rias and Kita would have to intervene as they can't have Fallen Angels walking over this area as if they owned the place.
"That won't be necessary, Rias and Kita," Dale said, surprising the Gremory sisters. "She can handle them on her own."
"Then what about Kurome?" Akeno questioned. "Are you just going to leave her there alone in the Grigori?"
For that brief moment, anger flared through Akame's red eyes.
"While none of your business," Akame stated in a harsher tone than Akeno was expecting as Tatsumi frowned, knowing how Akame got around the mention of her sister. "I will be dealing with that myself, so you don't have to worry about it."
Akeno lowered her head slightly. Did she even have the right to say about Kurome or Akame's actions now?
"And unfortunately, your new servant Izumi, and even Mio are getting caught in the mix," Dale continued. "And Sona, if my memory serves me right, you said that all students must join at least one club, right?"
"That is correct, Professor Dominus," Sona answered, anticipating on what his next move might be.
"On that note, should we join this club, and the Student Council, and the Maken-Ki clubs, you promise that you would all protect Mio, assuming that you won't do anything to her. Correct?"
Both Rias and Sona looked at each other and made a few whispers before breaking up.
Rias smirked at this and added, "Yes. But I got to ask. Why do you want to include Maken-Ki?"
Before Dale could answer….
"Hey, stop pushing me!" shouted a frustrated Mio as she was pushed into the room by Benitsubasa.
"Man, I don't know how much fat you have in your breasts, but it's getting annoying!" Benitsubasa remarked.
Mio stiffened, turning red and retorted, "T-They're not fat! Anyways, why'd you drag me here?"
"To join," Koneko answered plainly.
Mio blinked curiously. "Join what?" She then looked around and then said, "…No. I will not be part of an orgy!"
A few minutes as Dale looked at her with an exasperation look on his face before Rias and Kita bursting out laughing.
"I-I don't know what's going on in that head of yours, but we want you to join our clubs! What you guys do behind closed doors is your business," said Rias as Mio stiffened, her face turning the same color as her bright red hair, and Leone snickering at this.
"Ah! Now I get it," Dale mentioned. "This is to her integrate better with Devil society, and with the extra protection of 2 Devil houses, plus…the Maken-Ki, things will become easier for her."
"You mean easier to keep your eyes on me," Mio frowned suspiciously.
Akame sighed and said, "To keep you safe."
"I'm not stupid. Maria told me about you people were enemies with my father."
Sona frowned in frustration. "Then it's apparent that she didn't tell you everything. In fact, shortly before his assassination, Lord Wilbert was attempting to forge a treaty between Makai and Hell. Apparently, some didn't take the news well to that and killed him. Of course, Lady Necromancer took action after that."
"Yes, and you are effectively the legacy of that attempted peace," Rias followed. "So, in a way, yes, we are keeping an eye on you, and so is Maken-Ki. But only to keep you safe. My reasons for wanting to help are slightly more personal, however."
"And I believe that what you say has something to do with Akeno and Koneko and their sisters," Dale concluded, shocking Rias again.
He then turned to Akeno and Akame. "And since that Makai and possibly other races are at war with Hell, and possibly the Grigori, all knowing that Mio's power is the big tipping point, you know what they say…."
Both Akeno and Akame frowned in thought as they looked at each other.
"The enemy of my enemy…" Akeno said.
"…is my ally," Akame finished as she lends out her hand.
A few minutes later, Akeno did the same and held on, which formed the truce. Same can be said when Koneko and Leone looked at each other and silently nodded.
"Then, the matter is settled," Sona said as she handed papers to me before she and Tsubaki begin to walk off. "Please take your time reading it. You don't have to make a decision right away."
I nodded as she closed the door.
"And now, for the fun part," said Rias.
"Fun part?" Tatsumi questioned.
Kita held a large stack of papers on her desk.
'She's just like her brother,' Dale sighed in anger as a book appearing in his right hand.
Stopping in front of her, he dropped the book on her feet, and it opened up to reveal itself blank.
"Then I would like to give this to you in return. Starting from tomorrow, I want you to train, practice and write everything you learn in this book. Once the pages are black with ink, get white ink and start over," Dale instructed. "You and your sister have potential, and I know that Izumi has potential, but if there's any one thing you need to worry about….is for you to not become a failure….like your brother…"
Rias and Kita gasped in shock at that last part as suddenly, Dale and the Night Raid team were already gone.
'My brother…a failure….?' Rias thought to herself. This was going to come back to haunt her later.
** Next Day; At the Hot Springs **
(Dayo's POV)
I sighed heavily as Lubbock, Tatsumi, Natsu, Justin, the boys of the Kazama family (Shouichi, Gakuto, Takuya, Yamato, and eventually Tadakatsu) and I were somehow at the Hot Springs that gone co-ed.
"Wow, this is truly great!" said Capt. in excitement.
"Yeah, not only is it large, but the decoration is stylish as well," Gakuto followed. "And a perfect opportunity to score some chicks!"
"Why am I even here?" Tadakatsu sighed in annoyance.
"Good question, Tadakatsu. Good question," I replied, as I remembered the previous conversation earlier today.
(FLASHBACK TIME! – 3 hours ago)
I was surrounded by Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Yumi, Kita, Haruko, Furan, Inaho and Kodama. All the while, Leone was massaging my back in a slow and smooth way to calm down, because moments ago, I just learned that Tesshin and Minori had a meeting with the Kazama family and told them about the 3 Factions and Mio's current situation.
I literally had to call Leone to use her magic to soothe my nerves and anger as the two strong Masters did this behind my back again!
"Is that the best idea Haruko? Any one of those boys don't have any Maken whatsoever, and they're not the kind of guys people tend to look to for security," Kodama explained.
"They're not that bad, Himegami," Haruko told the blonde who was now lost in her thoughts. "Not to mention that Senior Momoyo and her friends already agreed to this, much to my surprise. With the entire Kazama family joining us and the ORC, this will give Mio more protection."
"And on a side note, your idea is to induct male students into Maken-Ki?" Furan asked.
"Yes, as Vice-President of Maken-Ki, I find that if all our members are girls, it would bring about judgement calls and we'd fall in favor of the girls of the academy now that we're a co-ed school, which I find would be unfair. Since we have boys attending the school now, shouldn't it be ok for them to join Maken-Ki, so that the males of the academy have committee members to go to?" Haruko explained making Furan sit and think for a while before her eyes turned to me and Leone.
"I'd also like to recommend Professor Dominus and Senior Momoyo a seat within Maken-Ki. They have shown many times that they're stronger than us, and the duel ended in a draw, and yet, their skills can help us close our weaknesses," said Haruko.
"Not to mention that this is also an opportunity to show the 3 Factions that there's possible for Peace between the Factions," Kita added. "And let's not forget that Sona has already given some of them papers to join the Student Council.
"What!?" Furan questioned wide-eyed as she turned away from me and back towards Haruko.
"Principal Minori has also recommended to me Natsu Dragneel for a position. After yesterday, he has shown that he's very powerful without a Maken, and managed to beat Azuki and win."
Furan blushed at the memory of yesterday. "With their power, we could help the students of the 2 academies than ever before."
"Sounds like a good idea to me," said Rias. "Also, I recommend for Professor Dominus to be the Advisor of our club as well, since we are working together with you guys."
"I'd have to agree with Haruko and Lady Rias on this one," Kodama stated. "Professor Dominus has surprised all of us; he'd be a role model for the male students him being a teacher-in-training and all."
"And what does Professor Dominus have to say about all this?" Furan questioned pushing her glasses up. "Do you want to join Maken-Ki and the Occult Research Club?"
I looked at every one of the girls and sighed.
"Well, we already got the ORC and the Student Council down, and now, since the Kazama family are joining you, we might as well," I concluded reluctantly.
"That's great to hear," Akeno said in a much more cheerful tone.
Many of the girls smiled at my response as they already knew that the Kazama Family are already joining.
"I will see you all at the clubroom after classes tomorrow then, bring your Night Raid team and see if they agree to join as well." Furan said, standing up and turning as she exited the Staff Office.
(FLASHBACK END!)
"And for a place to exist at the foot of the Spirit of Mountain Amanohara, this is unbelievable," I muttered as I had a black shirt and black waterproof pants on, while the other boys were in various mid-way designs of shorts.
"Also, why are we welcomed at a Hot Spring, of all spaces?" I asked.
"Who knows?" asked Lubbock. "But this is a first time that I've ever been to a place like this."
(FLASHBACK TIME! – 30 minutes ago)
(3rd-Person POV)
"Oh my!" Yuuka Amado smiled. "I'm surprised to have 9 new members to join our clubs! We're going to be very lively from now on!"
"W-Welcome…" said Furan. Unlike meeting with Dayo, in which she was surprisingly calm around him, she felt very nervous around Lubbock and Tatsumi as they, Mine, Akame, Chelsea, Orihime, Tatsuki, Benitsubasa and Suì-Fēng were at the Maken-Ki club room at Kuoh Academy, right next door to the Student Council room where Sona and her Peerage do their work.
Yuuka continues, "Now then, to deepen the bond of all of our new members, especially with Professor Dominus and Senior Momoyo, even though it's a little sudden, we'll hold an exchange meeting. The self-introductions of the members from this and the Occult Research club will all take place there. Let's get along!"
(FLASHBACK END!)
(Dayo's POV)
"Now we can enjoy the girls in swimsuits without the need of a pretext," said Gakuto in excitement.
And then…
"Sorry for the wait!" said Inaho as the girls begin to come out. "What a wide bath!"
"The view here is very nice as well," Azuki followed.
"Japan is very beautiful!" Chacha replied.
"Indeed it is!" replied a cheerful Rias.
The boys could only stare in awe at the girls as many of them had beautiful swimsuits hugging their figures.
"It's such a beautiful view," said Lubbock as he stared at the girls' breasts.
"Yeah," Gakuto followed.
"What creepy faces I see," said a monotone voice. That was Koneko in a school swimsuit, forcing the 2 boys to slouch in depression.
"You guys," said Kodama with a dark expression and with her blonde hair down. "Koneko knows that she sees your filthy eyeballs for a reason. Do you want me to clean them a little?"
Her hand is now filled with lightning.
"You're not leaving me out now, are you?" asked Akeno, who's in a bold swimsuit, covering only her private areas and her nipples, while sparking lightning on her hand.
Lubbock and Gakuto looked away and answered, "We didn't look!"
'But in such a situation like this, how can we hold back?' Yamato asked to himself.
"Of course, you didn't, you lewd beasts," replied Tatsuki.
"Is this all right?" asked Haruko to Rias in which they were both in a white swimsuit.
"Seriously, don't stare at me, or I'll kill you a hundred times over!" said Mio in an annoyed tone.
"How shameless of you two," said Furan.
The two boys realized that their…'tents' have raised up and apologized. I could only sigh at the hopes of not being seen. Then, I found them being hit by buckets by Tatsuki and Koneko.
"Disgusting perverts…" said Koneko.
"And that's why I said that I didn't want to enter the bath with the boys," Furan complained.
"Calm down," said Yuuka as the others came in with their own swimsuits. "This is an exchange meeting we're holding to deepen the bonds of our new members."
"Yes, and when she means bonding," said Momoyo as she got close to Furan in which she yelped in response as she hugs her from behind.
"N-Not like that, Senior Momoyo!" Furan blushed madly at the beauty.
"Well, as bold as Momoyo did, on behalf of the Student Council, who couldn't be here, I, the bookkeeper of the club, Yuuka Amado, will introduce the Madou Shikkoubu and Kenkeibu members," she said as she introduced Furan first.
"First off, this is the President of the Maken-Ki, Furan Takaki."
Furan pushed her glasses up and said, "Nice to meet you."
"The Vice-President, Haruko Amaya."
"Nice to meet you all," Haruko smiled.
"The Secretary, Kimi Sato."
"Pleased to meet you," said the shy manga-loving girl.
"The Madou Shikkoubou's Uruchi Minaya."
"Nice to meet you," said Uruchi, although she was holding her fist towards Lubbock and Gakuto.
"In the same club, 2nd-year student, Azuki Shinatsu."
"I'll be sure to train you properly," said the red-head with 2 band-aids. "Especially you, Natsu."
I'm not sure about that, Azuki.
"A 2nd-year member of the Kenkeibu, Chacha Akaza."
"Pleasure to meet you! And Kimi and I got our eyes on you, Professor Dominus~~~!"
Some of the Kazama family girls glared at their would-be competitors.
"The same, Kodama Himegami."
Kodama said nothing, but she's glaring at Natsu and Justin for some reason. I think I know why.
"Now, over to the Occult Research Club," said Yuuka.
"I'm Yumi Kiba."
"Koneko Toujou…."
"Fufufu. I'm Akeno Himejima, Vice-President."
"I'm the newest member, Onizumi Hyoudou. You can call me Izumi."
"I'm her little sister, Kita Gremory, even though we're seconds apart."
And then Rias fluffed her crimson-red hair and said, "And I'm the President, Rias Gremory. It's a pleasure to meet you. Now, let's get to know the new members."
"Yes! I'm first-year Inaho Kushiya! Nice to meet you!" she said as she made some…cat-like moves. Koneko and Leone should beware of that…
"Yamato Naoe…" the brunette introduced himself simply.
"I'm Momoyo Kawakami, the Goddess of War, and the strongest of the Big 4. We'll have lots of fun together. In more ways than one," Momoyo greeted with a flirtatious smirk, making some of the girls of Maken-Ki either shiver or look at her in awe.
"I'm Ryuuko Kurokagami. As long as you don't anger me, we'll get along," said Ryuuko with her trademark frown.
"I'm Kazuko Kawakami, Momoyo's younger sister! You can call me Wanko if you want to!" Kazuko greeted with a huge grin.
"I'm Miyako Shiina. I don't talk much. It's a pleasure to meet you," said Miyako slowly.
"I'm Christiane Friedrich. You can call me Chris. I come all the way from Germany, and it's nice to meet you," said Chris with a curt nod.
"I-I'm Yukie Mayuzumi. I plan to make 100 friends, but I-I'm very shy. It's n-nice to meet you," said Yukie. Many of the girls wanted to know on why she wanted to make 100 friends.
"And don't forget me, Matsukaze! I'm Yukie's first friend!" said Matsukaze.
"Yo! I'm Gakuto Shimazu, but you can call me Gaku! Wonderful to meet you!" Gakuto greeted with a smile.
"I'm Takuya Morooka. The geeky one of the group. Moro is my nickname," said Takuya in a low voice. Kimi felt a bit of sympathy for him.
"The name's Tadakatsu Minamoto. And please don't call me Gen," he growled at his nickname.
"And last, but not least, I'm Shouichi Kazama, but since I'm the leader of the Kazama Family, you can call me Capt!" said Shouichi with a big smile on his face.
"Now, I'll introduce the Night Raid members as this is new to them," I said awkwardly. "First is Akeno's big sister, Akame Himejima."
Akame simply nodded with her usual bored face.
"Orihime Inoue."
"It's so wonderful to make new friends. Please take care of us!" the busty orange-haired girl replied.
"Her best friend Tatsuki Arisawa."
"If anyone tries to harm Orihime, I won't forgive you," Tatsuki said as cracked her knuckles loudly.
"Suì-Feng."
"I practice in Shunko, and don't even try to learn about this technique. It's considered as a lost art to certain people," she said to them.
"Now, for the rest, they all have requested me not to give their last names for personal reasons," I explained to them. "First, we have Leone here."
"Yosh! Name's Leone, and I have 2 sisters! Shirone over there is one of them!" she introduced as she pointed to Koneko, who turned away with a slight blush on her face.
"Then there's Mine."
"It's a pleasure to meet you," she simply said, trying to act civilized as possible.
"We have Chelsea next."
"I specialize of acting like you," she said while eating her lollipop as usual. "You'll see what I mean."
"We finally head over to the boys, in which we have Lubbock."
"Yo, ladies!" he said in a so-called smooth voice. "I am certainly glad to meet you ladies."
You can barely hear the crickets chirp after that as Lubbock sweat-dropped.
"And last, but not least, Tatsumi."
"It's very nice to meet you," he said while scratching his head.
"And now, for the 3 members here are considered special," I said. "First, Natsu Dragneel and Justin Hibiki."
"I'm Natsu, and Justin and I take our training very seriously," Natsu said to them.
"And don't be surprised when one of us asks to battle," Justin followed. "In fact, we're going to prove to you that men are just as strong as girls; if not, more."
"…Mio Naruse," the red-head said to herself with a blush. "And as you all know, I'm Half-Demon, Half-Devil."
"And let's not forget about our advising teacher," said Yuuka as a beautiful woman came out. I cursed under my breath 100 times as the Advisor here happens to the school nurse of Kuoh Academy!
"I'm Aki Nijou. Nice to meet everyone here," said the blue-haired busty nurse as she wore a swimsuit that's almost similar to Akeno's.
Many of the boys, except me, Natsu and Justin, were trying their best not to nosebleed, but some failed miserably.
"You idiots!" Mine shouted as they got pelted by a medium-sized rock to their foreheads.
"Everyone, please think of us from the Student Council, Madou Shikkoubu, and Kenkeibu as a part of Madou Kenkei Kikkou. Although our functions aren't the same, from a personal viewpoint, we're all partners. And we're glad to have the Occult Research Club, the Student Council, the Kazama Family and the Night Raid members as our new partners as well! With that said…"
Then suddenly, Chacha threw a large shuriken at a rope and almost hit Tatsumi and Yamato.
"Oh, I missed. I missed," said Chacha. "My hand slipped. It was close. Just 30cm more."
"That was indeed close," giggled Akeno. "You almost had them."
Yep. Both Chacha and Akeno can be a little…sadistic.
"Oh, really?" I asked, picking up the large shuriken as many of them faced me. "Then, I want you to try and miss THIS!"
I threw the shuriken back towards Chacha and she and the others ducked just in time to see the shuriken slice through 8 large rocks, slicing them all in half!
The other boys held on to each other in fear.
"As expected of my dar- I mean, teacher," Miyako quickly corrected herself.
"Whoa!" many of the girls said as they looked at the sliced rocks in awe.
(10 minutes later)
Many of the girls are relaxing, while Fubuki made drinks for everyone.
While I was listening to some Mozart, I observe the place a little bit better. Well, Amanohara's really close. Looking at it like this, it seems as it is in my reach.
"Do you like it?" Yuuka asked me.
"In a way, yes," I replied. "An open-air hot spring. Somehow, I don't feel right."
"So, how was the shampoo I recommended?" Haruko asked to Uruchi.
"Yeah, very good," Uruchi replied.
"I'm glad."
"Thank you very much."
Meanwhile, Kodama glared at Haruko's breasts in jealousy. The same thing for Rias' and Akeno's.
Then, Kodama went to Haruko and pulled her bra up, revealing her breasts! She took out some breast pads, ticking Kodama off. Even Benitsubasa and Tatsuki growled at Haruko's move.
"Haruko, to think that you're trying to show off your chest even more…!" Kodama said in anger.
Haruko sweat-dropped and said to Kodama, "Himegami, wait! Calm dow-"
"Can't you even try to consider the feelings of the ones who small breasts?!"
Koneko came next to Kodama and said, "She has a valuable point…"
"Don't make excuses!" Leone replied.
"I didn't mean to," said Haruko.
Kodama then boldly asked, "Are you afraid that the Professor's eyes could be glued on the breasts of many, especially with Akeno, Chacha and Aki?!"
"That's not true!"
"Then let me and Koneko help you massage them! Koneko!"
"Yes…"
Then both Koneko and Kodama rubbed Haruko's breasts in anger and with such force! Benitsubasa soon followed.
"When it comes to breasts, both Kodama and Koneko can be very passionate," said Yuuka. "And so does Benitsubasa."
"I hope they would be enthusiastic about the upcoming activities," said Furan.
Then Kimi went to Aki and said, "Ms. Nijou. Even though Chacha's, Haruko's, Rias', Kita's and Akeno's aren't small, yours is really big. Can I touch them?"
"Yeah, I don't mind," Aki answered.
"Then, I won't hold back," said Kimi as she groped Aki's huge breasts.
Aki was moaning in the process. "Really? Coming from behind, you gave me a shock."
"So big," Kimi smiled. "Which cup size is it?"
"I want to know as well," said Momoyo as she groped on Aki's breasts as well.
"I didn't know that they would be this…big," said Kazuko in awe.
"The front is nice, too," said Momoyo in a teasing smile. "Very erotic."
"Not at all," said Aki. "I'm already old."
"You look young to me," said Yukie, making Aki sigh in relief.
ROAR!
Suddenly, a large bear that came out of nowhere!
The other members gasped as they saw it.
"It's a moon bear!" said Kita.
"And a big one, too," said Yuuka.
"Isn't that a panda?" asked Kimi.
"If you pour water on it, it'll turn back into a human," said Chacha.
What kind of nonsense is that?! That's a real bear!
"There may be a beautiful girl or a black pig close by," said Orihime
Wait, what?! That's a BEAR!
"It doesn't seem like a big deal," said Chelsea.
"Anyway, now that we clarified the source of the trouble, let's fight it!" said Rias.
"I agree with you, Rias," said Furan.
"Yes," replied Haruko as she held her bokken sword.
"Should we capture it, or beat it unconscious?" asked Koneko.
"We should kill it and cook it later," Akame answered.
"Absolutely not!" shouted Azuki. "Can't you think of anything else than using force and violence?"
"Yeah, it's a bear!" said Kodama. "A bear."
Thank you, Kodama and Azuki.
"If you add a 'Teddy' to it, it'll be more extremely powerful," said Azuki.
What? Are you serious?
"What do you want me to do then?" Haruko asked.
"For now, just driving it away without hurting it should be fine," said Chacha as she grabbed a plank from the fence.
However….
"Go. Away," said an angry Momoyo as she released her aura, and sure enough, the bear was scared and took off.
"Never mind…." said Chacha as she dropped the plank in amazement.
"A-As expected of Senior Momoyo," Uruchi said with stars in her eyes.
"I'm not surprised," said Azuki as she and Kodama all sighed in relief.
"That's Big Sis to you!" Kazuko smiled.
"Right. I better introduce myself before I forget," I said finally. "I'm Dale Dominus, the brother of both Natsu and Justin. I have 8 sisters; 7 older ones and 1 younger one, and they would certainly be more than eager to meeting you. Now, as you all know, Mio is in constant danger, so I want to thank all of you for giving Mio protection. And it's also a good thing that her sister Maria the succubus is not here, or things would've been WAY more nasty."
Then Yuuka clapped her hands in hospitality and said, "Well, we are certainly looking forward to surprising us with your incredible skills and talent, Professor Dominus! Now, let us welcome our new members and our Advisor for the Occult Research Club once more."
Then Rias and Furan stepped and said at the same time, "We welcome you to the Occult Research Club and Maken-Ki!"
** At the Shimazu Dorms **
(3rd-Person POV)
Maria, who was cleaning up in the Kitchen Area, suddenly sneezed.
"Whoo…did someone talk about me?" she asked to herself.
** Next Day **
Izumi was walking with Natsu and Justin once school had ended. Natsu, however, had another strange dream last night.
(FLASHBACK TIME!)
It was a long lost sensation for him. The memories of his past, forever sealed deep within the depths of his mind. Seemingly never to resurface once again... And yet, images of the ever mysterious creature continue to haunt him in his dreams as if it was calling out to him.
He didn't know why it was reaching out to him. He never even knew of that creature as he walked once more to the red earth in his dream.
Yes... The same giant fearsome creature that continue to walk endlessly into the burning world. Adorning its destructive beauty, gazing through the red sky with its snout held high before letting out a menacing growl around him that can crush his spirit in an instant.
That's just how fearsome it is... To be able to bring down a human like him on his knees just by looking at its provoking appearance and nature. Crimson scales are seen throughout its body, adorned with a white binge in the middle. Large scars and scaly tips are also visible in some parts of its enormous body and a pointed tail whipped furiously behind as it generated large gales even in just a simple swing.
It also got four huge clawed legs, stomping the earth that resulted powerful tremors in each step it takes. Huge bat-like wings are attached to its back, seemingly unused for a long time and a pair of yellow orbs are seen through its head that is so intimidating that it made hard for the pinkette look directly at it in the eye.
A moment of wandering through the flames, the creature stopped for a moment as he gazed towards the sky once more in wonder.
What happened after that simply surprised the pinkette as it began to speak in his language.
"Your powers are yet to show their potential... ... Your body is yet to recognize its potential... ... Our time of vanishing from existence has finally ended... Natsu."
A sudden moment of realization came to him as Natsu tried to reply back to the giant creature despite from afar.
"Who are you?! How do you know my name?"
Though instead of answering him, the creature began to sprout its wings in response before flapping them and slowly ascended to the sky, leaving the pinkette with so many questions to ask for.
..
When everything began from fire,
All shall end in fire.
As the rise of the last dragonslayers
shall be followed with flames on his wake.
..
Hearing its ominous chants, Natsu was surprisingly distraught at the mention of something beyond his understanding.
"D-Dragonslayer? What are you talking about?!"
When he tried to demand for an answer, his mind was simply engulfed yet again in flames as he returned back to the real world. The image of the beast disappeared yet again in his sight.
(FLASHBACK ENDS!)
"Aren't you going to the club with the others?" Izumi asked.
"Well, since Justin and I are…human…we don't do devil work like you do," Natsu stated as a matter of fact in which Izumi could only groan in disappointment.
"Haaah, I guess being human still have its perks…" Izumi said to herself.
Then suddenly….
"Waaah!"
…a new voice was heard as they saw someone made a faceplant to the ground. It was a young girl around 15-16 years of age and 5' 1" tall with long blonde hair that flowed all the way down to her back, with split bangs over her forehead and an antenna-like strand sticking out from the top, sloping backwards; green eyes, a "modest" C-cup breast size, and outfit consisted of a dark teal nun outfit with light blue accents, a white veil over her head with light blue accents, a brown satchel slung on her right hip, brown boots with black straps in an X-shaped pattern, and a silver cross necklace around her neck.
And right now, she's face down on the ground on her knees, her dress bunched up exposing her white panties for the whole down to see….
"WHITE PANTIES!"
…and unfortunately, a good view for Natsu and Justin to look.
"Such a magnificent sight to see!" said Izumi, making groping movements as if trying to grab her butt….
WHAM!
…only for Natsu to smack her in the back of her face.
As for the girl, she rolled over on her rear, shaking the cobwebs out of her head.
"Why did I trip again?" asked the blonde girl. "Huh?"
She opened her pure and innocent green eyes to find the 3 standing there with an amused look on Justin's face as he stuck his hand out.
"Thank you," said the girl as the wind blew her veil to reveal her face.
"C-Cute face…" said the other 2 boys as they somehow saw her face and then went to help her recover her veil.
"What a girl!" said Izumi with a perverted smile on her face. "Version: Blonde Beauty!"
"Thank you very much," said the girl as she got the veil from Izumi and put it on. "I got lost and need help," said the blonde girl while putting her fingers to each other.
"We would be glad to help you!" said Izumi quickly with a now natural smile. Both Natsu and Justin shrugged.
Meanwhile, Kodama caught a glimpse of them helping out the new girl, and she does not like what she sees.
"Kagazuchi, get over here," said Kodama as the fire spirit formed next to her.
"Yes, princess?"
"For some reason, that girl is emitting something. Keep an eye out on her and those 3."
"Right away, princess," said the fire spirit as he followed the 4.
** At a Mysterious Place **
Remember the man that accepted the injured woman's request from the hospital at the beginning of this episode? Well, he had just arrived in front of Azazel's house as it was already late, so he would have to take care of his future at another time. Well, house was an understatement as the entire thing was larger than some of the castles that he had seen in his time. How the man could have such a base in the middle of the Shinto Pantheon is anyone's guess, and it was only through the use of copious amounts of redirection wards that no one questioned why he didn't have neighbors and why no one paid taxes for the property. Even though he knew the truth of the matter, he still had trouble believing that the massive property didn't arouse suspicion.
Rather than a Japanese mansion, it was based on an American one, specifically the Hearst Castle, albeit on a smaller scale. There was no way around it, it was simply too large for two people; thankfully though they had dozens of servants and familiars who took care of the mansion.
He arrived in the main living area and immediately went in search of Azazel's office where he was sure to find more information for his mission. The office was one you'd expect to see in a stereotypical rich house. The walls had ebony book cases pushed against them and about 12' high. There was a single fireplace to the side with a decorative mantle. A large ebony desk dominated the room and in front of it were two backed chairs, strategically placed for maximum psychological discomfort. To aid this, the room was slightly sloped that a person who was sitting in the hard-backed chairs would have to look up slightly to see the person behind the desk. It was all for intimidation purposes, but he doubted it would work on any powerful supernatural creature.
Then he saw a picture above the mantelpiece in which he couldn't help but sigh in annoyance. The picture was his leader, Azazel, being crushed under a female Fallen's heel. The woman radiated sexuality and power; her clothes, though not as revealing as many of her Fallen brethren, was skintight. Looking at her made one think of the darker aspects of pleasure and sex, the domination and submission, the mind-numbing pleasure that made men and women putty in her hands. She had long dark purple hair, and a smirk sneered down at Azazel. A part of him had to resist the urge to kneel before the Fallen woman and call her Mistress. This seductive woman that wouldn't have been out of place in a man's dreams wasn't in fact fictional, but the most powerful female Fallen of the Grigori, and possibly the ultimate rival of Gabriel, Penemue.
"Really…" the man said to himself. At one time, he and Penemue were close. Very close, and at some point, they sadly parted ways as she became the serious secretary that she was today.
"Well, it could've been worse…" said a new voice behind the man.
He turned around to see a woman next to the door who looked no older than he was. Her smooth cyan blue hair was messed up which meant that she was sleeping earlier. She wore a simple grey top and wore black skirt. She wore black leggings.
This woman, whom he knew was Valshion, was a very caring person during his childhood and she still hasn't aged a day. When he left home, he never expected her to come back to his life at all. But she did, and she took him in. Maybe he should do something in return?
"Evening, Aunt Valshion," said the man.
"Eveni- What?! You're back!" She grabbed his head under her arm and pulled him down, his head leaning onto the side of her breast. "Just where have you been, young man?! You didn't come back at all last night. You didn't even call! Oh wait, you don't have a cell phone. But still, a little info would still be nice!" she said as she tightened her hold around him.
"I get it, let go of me, Aunt Valshion! Ow!" the man groaned as she flicked his forehead.
"Please don't call me Aunt! I look no older than you!" she complained as she nudged his head.
"But you were my mother's friend! To not call you Aunt makes me feel awkward," he said, trying to defend himself.
"Well, no matter," said Valshion as she found the folder the young man was looking for. "Here's the standard map of the area with hotspots marked down. Both Kuoh Academy and Kawakami Academy are stronghold for Martial Artists, as well as the Devils and Angels and the entire town is under the jurisdiction of the famous Kawakami family. He even took the liberty of preparing your uniform. They're in your room, and your paperwork are already submitted."
"Did he leave profiles on the Grigori members that he assigned in town, as well as one on the targets?"
She slid him over another folder. "Mittelt, Dohnaseek, Kalawarner, Raynare, her sisters Reynelle and Reynella, their mother Vretiel, and Azureil all have been assigned to the targets of Onizumi Hyoudou and Mio Naruse to determine if they have a Sacred Gear than can be used. Orders are to observe and not to make contact unless their Sacred Gears awaken or they are being approached by another faction."
"Wait. Isn't Mio Naruse the daughter of the Demon Lord Wilbert?"
"Yes. It's said that Wilbert died last year, and the Stray Devils and even the Hero Tribe are all watching her. The current Demon Lord wants her power so he can try and overthrow both Lady Necromancer and the 5 Great Satans."
"Either the Demon Lord is completely confident in his powers, or he has a death warrant to sign, especially when Lady Necromancer is involved," said the young man as he looked at Izumi's profile. "Onizumi Hyoudou. 17 years old, and a 2nd-year student at Kuoh Academy. Documented hidden pervert and lost her virginity at the age of 11. Her mother fares no better as she has slept with 500 men and took their virginities. Her 2 sisters Momonose and Ibuki each have begun to develop lust at the age of 9. That would've made Asmodeus proud right there."
"She may be beautiful, but she looks like an idiot," said Valshion, looking at the photo that came with the dossier. "Suspected gear: Mid-Tier Longinus Boosted Gear, and Suspected Weapon: The Witchblade?"
The 2 froze, looking at the information, and double-checking, and even TRIPLE-checking it to make sure that they weren't playing tricks on them. Looking at it one more time and seeing that the words didn't change, they both swore, "Sh*t!"
"I'll contact Azazel and make sure that this information is correct," Valshion said hurriedly as she went to clean herself up in the bathroom.
"First, the Stray Devil Queen, and now this. Make sure that the orders are to observe and report, not eliminate, especially with Mio Naruse," said the young man as he rubbed his temples in an attempt to calm the headache that was beginning to form. "I'm going to get in touch with Vali, and ask her if she can be ready to intercede should the Boosted Gear or the Witchblade awaken in a berserk state."
Pulling out his phone, he sent the White Dragon Emperor a text, telling her that they had located both her rival and Mio Naruse and asking her to be ready in case the gears awakens and they were unable to control Ddraig and Azrael. He didn't expect a response from her right away as she would normally be on a mission or training, but she should get his message shortly.
"Azazel said that the orders are correct. Observe and report. Eliminate if the host is unable to control."
Sighing to himself, the young man brought out his black-bladed katana, Kokusen, and reinforced it with magic, making the blade hot. The blade itself is normal, but with his powers channeled, it was now imbued with the concept of piercing, allowing it to punch through any and all defenses, as well as anti-dragon. Vali certainly hadn't been laughing when he had sliced her armor with it. Hopefully, since it was able to make mincemeat of her Scale Mail, it would be effective against a berserk Red Dragon Emperor.
"I'm not ready to go back to school yet, but we will make our move soon," said the young man with his sword at the ready.
** At another Mysterious Place **
It was a cold and dank place to the young devil as he wasn't used to such a desolate and unforgiving accommodation before. But why would he? He was a High-Class devil after all; he deserved only the best the Underworld had to offer.
But he would tolerate it. He HAD to tolerate it. His life was at stake if he made his…benefactor upset after all.
He finally met with the mysterious figure and bowed his head deferentially, waiting for his lord to speak.
"…What have you found out?" the deep voice rumbled as the young devil felt the ground rumble in accordance to his lord's voice as his body trembled.
"…There has been a change, my lord. There is another person protecting the daughter of the original Lucifer…he seems powerful, my lord," spoke the young devil deferentially. His pride was strong, but nowhere near as strong as his sense of preservation.
"Hoooh…? So the girl has another one to back her up, hm…? Very well, it is of no concern. Are the sisters of the current Great Satans still in Kawakami city?" the voice asked.
"Yes, and the Angeloids and the Angels of Gabriel are there as well, sir. Um…Pardon me, but…what are you planning to do with them?" the young Devil asked.
"Why…it should be obvious…with the help of the Demon Lord in Makai, I'm going to start a second Civil War in the Underworld, and if necessary, a second Great War…and take back what's rightfully mine," the voice said with conviction and certainty.
The young devil just smiled darkly at the news as he contemplated the power he would receive due to being a part of the new order before the voice spoke up again. "Now, leave me….or don't you have a nun to break, Diodora…?"
The remainder of the nun that he was going to break eagerly brought about a sick smile to the young Devil's face. Oh, the delicious screams he would get when he…
"I said begone, you cretin…!" the voice bellowed again, which broke the young Astaroth out of his sick fantasies and immediately scrambled out of the cave of his lord.
All was silent for a moment before a feminine voice spoke up.
"Is it OK to let such a nasty little creature live…?" asked the feminine voice.
Another voice rose up in response and answered her question. "Don't worry… he will outlive his usefulness soon enough. Then I'm sure you will get the pleasure of destroying him yourself, won't you?"
One more voice rose up from the darkness in response. "Not that it matters anyways….soon enough, we will destroy the pretenders calling themselves 'Maous' and claim the titles for ourselves…and it's all thanks to you and Milgauss and Dogma, my lord."
All was quiet as the first speaker stayed silent for a moment and then spoke.
"The time is soon here, my friends…we shall soon take what is rightfully ours…and take the Underworld from the pretenders, and overthrow that Necromancer as well! Prepare yourselves accordingly," the first voice finished.
[YES, LORD LUCIFER!]
To Be Continued…
ED Song: Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson (Remixed with Sonic 2's Chemical Plant Zone)
On the next episode…
After escorting the nun, Asia Argento, to the church, Rias warns Izumi, Natsu and Justin that the Fallen Angels reside there while she herself learns that Akame used to be there as her secondary home base.
The Gremory Peerage and the Night Raid members not only encounter a couple of Stray Devils, but an A-Class Megalo as well. In the process of explaining about the Chess Piece system, they get interrupted by a Magiclad Girl.
And later, Izumi goes to a house with a dead man and a crazy exorcist named Freed Sellzen, and a big fight ensues, but with Asia and the two Dragonslayers Natsu and Justin, things start to get pretty tense.
All the while, the Matriarchs of the Infinity Clan begin to assign more of the maids from Dayo's mansion to move into Kawakami City for extra protection, thanks to Yu Fujikura's request.
There has been a LOT going on in this episode, and you can bet your Grandma's dinner that there's more where that came from! Why?
Because All's Fair in Love & War! Seriously!
Whew! A BIG Chapter done, and the 2nd-longest chapter written to date! Major props to Glorious Burden and I'mherepresent and RekkingPride and some inspiration from wiErD SpeCtrumz to make this Episode happen! And as you can see, there were a LOT of characters, techniques, and action in this episode, and I promise you that we're going to keep it up for the future episodes ahead!
Now, a few pointers.
1. Keep an eye on the young mercenary as it said that he's with the Fallen Angels.
2. Elements of Is This A Zombie? will be coming in the next episode.
3. If you remember Puzzle & Dragons, Dogma is one of the major antagonists.
4. The history of the Himejima sisters, and the Nekomata sisters will change a bit, and you will see why later on.
5. For the Khaos Brigade, there's going to some enemies from other anime and manga, particularly aiming at Rosario + Vampire, Dragonar Academy, Is This A Zombie?, and a few Arcade games like the Time Crisis series.
6. Does The Witchblade sound familiar to all of your Marvel readers out there? Yeah, Izumi has that as her secondary weapon.
7. As for Bleach…it was indeed a disappointing ending to the manga where it had so much potential. Where did it go wrong, author? Where did it go wrong?!
With this chapter done, I'm going to take a break! And I need it because I have just lost my latest chapter that I've worked on so hard for 9 days straight. Just now, the file became corrupted and the computer deleted it already! I was SO ticked! Nevertheless, I have to calm down and figure out how to do that all over again.
With all of that said, read and review, and no flames! Flames will be ignored!
