Devils of the Void NEW

Ren, boy reincarnated into the world of Highschool DXD and a Servant to Rias Gremory. however, things are not what they appear to be as more worlds begin to converge and new mysteries unfold.

Hi everyone and welcome back to the next chapter of this epic tail! in this chapter, we get to see Ren take on Voban and the end of this arc. On another note, the poll on my profile will end on christmas day. For now though, enjoy!

Chapter 18

"I don't know how long I'll be able to keep my Balance Breaker active," I thought as I stared down Voban, "It won't be long, I know that much. I just have to buy some time for Godou to recover."

"Well now, isn't this interesting," said Voban, "I don't think I've ever had the pleasure of fighting a Sacred Gear holder who could use a Balance Breaker. This may actually be entertaining!"

He held out a hand and a lightning bolt shot from the sky straight at me. I gritted my teeth and vanished, the bolt blasting a hole in the earth right where I had been standing. I reappeared behind Voban, sword at the ready, only to be blasted back by a massive gust of wind that sent me tumbling. I landed on my feet, skidding back a few feet, before jumping to the side, just in time to avoid being turned to salt as Vobans eyes flashed.

"Oh damn it, I forgot about that," I muttered, before vanishing, moving fast enough to leave after images behind me as I darted between lightning bolts, hurricane force winds and attempts to turn me into seasoning.

"You certainly are skilled at running away," said Voban, his gaze following me relentlessly, despite my speed, "Weren't you saying you were going to beat me?"

"Well excuse me for not wanting to become jerky!" I yelled as I dodged around another lightning bolt.

"Your pretty tough," said Voban, sending another lightning bolt at me, "You know, you remind me a little of myself from long ago. Knowing nothing about magic I defeated a god and mastered a power not even mages could learn, all through my fighting spirit!"

"You talk to much," I growled, switching my Z-saber for my gun and unleashing a wave of yellow energy bolts that the Duke easily deflected with a gust of wind.

"And you are an impudent brat," said Voban, once more unleashing a bolt of lightning at me. I dodged to the side, easily avoiding the energy.

"You need to work on your aim old man," I said with a grin.

"Oh, are you sure you want to dodge this?" asked Voban with a grin.

My eyes widened and I spun to see the lightning was heading towards the three girls, all of whom were distracted with trying to revive an unconscious Godou. I gritted my teeth and vanished.

"This is gonna hurt."

I reappeared in front of them, just in time to block the bolt with my sword.

"ARARRR!"

With a cry, a forced the bolt to the side.

"REN!" yelled Yuri as I fell to my knees, panting.

"I'm fine, just focus on waking up Godou," I ground out, before wiping my face and seeing the hand come away sticky with blood.

"Damn it, I'm just about at my limit," I thought as I struggled to my feet, ignoring the blood flowing from my eyes and nose, "I cant keep this up for much longer."

"It seems that this fight is mine," said Voban, raising his hand and unleashing another bolt of lightning.

I brought up my sword to block, only for the lightning to blast it from my hands and me back into the wall with hundreds of volts running through my body.

"Fuck you," I snarled, struggling to my feet, "I won't give up, not yet. I cant afford to lose!"

I fell back to my knees as my legs gave way, my armour vanishing as my Balance Breaker faded.

"You have fought well, young warrior," said Voban, "As a reward, I shall make your ending swift."

He raised a hand once more and unleashed a lightning bolt at me once more.

"REN, NO!" yelled Yuri as the bolt approached.

"One who supports the heavens and the spreads throughout earth! Those who bestow grace and victory. Show me the proper path, for I am noble!"

Before the bolt could hit, a gust of wind blew across the area and Godou appeared in front of me, glowing with the orange light of his Authorities. The Seventh King seemed to catch the lightning bolt, the energy turning from purple to blinding yellow.

"WHAT?"
"You know you aren't the only one who can control lightning," said Godou with a smirk, before firing the bolt in his hand at the older King.

"Heh, you're late," I muttered, grinning painfully.

"Sorry about that," said Godou, "You're a mess."

And I was. The strain from using my Balance Breaker when exhausted had caused my nose and eyes to bleed and the impact with the wall had caused me to cough up blood. my face was covered in the red liquid and I probably looked like something out of a slashed film.

"Still look better than you," I quipped, "Now stop talking and kick his ass!"

Voban tossed the lightning bolt Godou had fired to one side, blasting another crater in the field.

"Now boy, I shall show you my gratitude!" exclaimed the elder Campione, gaining a green glow as he channeled even more power into his Authority, "You have done well in elevating my boredom!"

"Crap," muttered Godou, before jumping as Erica landed next to him, "Erica?"

"I am your sword master," she said, a red glow appearing around her, "And your shield. I shall fight alongside you anywhere."

Liliana stepped up on the other side of the King.

"For right now I am one of your Knights Godou," said the silverette, "And I shall stand with you."

I looked up as Yuri knelt beside me, a worried look on her face.

"Are you OK?" she asked.

"I'm fine," I said, "Right now though, we should focus on helping Godou."

I raised my voice.

"Hey Godou, you can take my power too," I said as my body gained a golden glow like the two Knights, "I never let my friends fight alone if I can help it!"

Yuri nodded and closed her eyes, gaining a green glow of her own.

Godou looked down at his hands as he became shrouded in golden light.

"This is everyones power" he muttered.

Voban growled and unleashed a massive lightning bolt in our direction, only for Godou to raise his hands and deflect it as a golden barrier appeared around us.

However, it was clear that the King was struggling to hold back the energy. Just as it seemed that the King would fail, the shield began to glow brighter as the voices of the Dead Servants began to echo in our ears with pleas of vengeance. After another second, Vauban's attack spluttered out and Godou allowed the shield to shatter.

"Breaking through any animosity, whether it be man or demon, for I shall do this!"

The King brought down his hand, summoning a truly massive lightning bolt to strike the Monster of the Balkans, who raised a hand and attempted to block the attack, despite the insane amount of power behind it.

"Everyone give me your power," said Godou, "I refuse, I refuse to lose like this!"

The bolt struck, blasting a massive crater in the ground and seemingly destroying the Duke.

"Don't relax yet!" I shouted as Godou seemed ready to collapse, "Hes not done!"

"Hehe, your excellent!" shouted Voban as he clambered from the hole, looking none the worse for wear, "Would it be appropriate to say we're moving onto the third round now?"

His eyes flared bright green.

"If thats what you want I'll stay with you all the way to round ten old man!" exclaimed Godou.

"You tell him Godou," I said, struggling to my feet, "I'm right behind you!"

"Stop it that is quite enough," said Yuri, stepping in between the two Kings, "If you do not stop this madness then I will…"

She wasn't given a chance to finish as Erica looked up at the sky.

"Its daybreak," she said as the sun broke through the clouds.

Voban looked up at the lightening sky in shock before gritting his teeth.

"Godou Kusanagi, I shall give you this victory," he said, "But the next time we meet, I shall hunt you with everything I have!"

The old man vanished as a twister covered his form.

"I thank you, King," said the Dead Servants as they vanished.

"Be free, you can all rest in peace," said Godou with a grin.

"Oh man, now I just need to rest in piece," I groaned as my body finally gave up the ghost completely and I collapsed, followed shortly by Yuri. I tuned out Godou and Yuris conversation in favor of closing my eyes and enjoying the feel of the sun on my face, listening with half an ear as Erica pretended to collapse and used to destruction to kiss Godou. As that was going on, I felt a presence sit next to me and opened my eyes to find Liliana looking down at me, sword still in hand.

"Why did you help us?" she asked.

"What do you mean?" I asked, "I helped because Godou, Erica and Yuri are my friends. Well, that and Voban kidnapped one of my friends."

"Cut the crap," said Liliana, surprising me, "Theres no way that a Devil would help simply because of friendship!"

I blinked, before a light chuckle emerged from my lips.

"Well then, you obviously don't know much about Devils," I said, closing my eyes again, "Whether you believe me or not, I really don't care. I truly do fight with Godou because hes my friend. I don't need another reason. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to pass out."

The next time I opened my eyes, it was the the ceiling of my bedroom. I blinked a few times before taking a quick stock check. Magic now at full capacity, muscle damage fully healed, energy levels at 100%. All in all, I was back to full health and more comfortable that I ever had been. I closed my eyes again, wrapping my arms tighter around the warm object that was snuggled up to me, feeling it snuggle closer as I did. Wait, what?

My eyes snapped open and looked down to find that I was not alone in bed. I swallowed nervously as I saw the silver hair of my girlfriend snuggling against my chest. Now, normally I would have absolutely no qualms about waking up like this, but since Koneko was here, that meant she most definitely knew about the fight with Voban and the condition I had been in. And since she was gripping me tightly, there was no way I could sneak out and escape my doom for a while longer.

It was at that moment that I realised that I was looking into Konerko's hazel eyes and that she was awake.

"Um, morning," I said, "Please don't kill me."

Koneko just let me go and sat up, stretching like a cat and rubbing her eyes. It was then that I caught sight of her night attire and my jaw dropped. It was a catsuit, a literal catsuit, as in, furry PJs with a hood with a pair of pointed ears sticking out of it and a tail on her butt. While not the sexyest night attire in the world, the cuteness factor was enough to make even the hardest of hearts melt. I closed my mouth with a snap when I realised I was staring and shook my head to get my mind back on track. Just in time to register Koneko laying back down on my chest rather than punching me into the sun.

"Um, you're not mad at me?" I asked tentatively.

"I've given up on being mad at you for fighting," mumbled the girl, "Its a part of you, just like Isseis perversion and I wouldn't change anything about you. Just make sure you don't die."

I nodded and wrapped my arm around her shoulders, earning a sigh of contentment from the girl.

"Alright, whats going on?" I asked, my eye twitching as I stood in the kitchen door half an hour later.

The reason for my question was that the normally empty table that would only be inhabited by me, Mom and Niko was now being occupied by two more girls.

"I don't trust you," said Liliana around a mouthful of omelette, "So, I decided to keep a close eye on you."

I sighed and turned to the other new addition.

"And what about you Yuri?"

"Your mother invited me," said the Hime-Miko, "I also want to make sure Liliana doesn't do something foolish."

"I see," I said, glaring at Mom who looked positively innocent.

I sighed and sat down next to Koneko who was already eating. As soon as I did, she grabbed my arm and pulled it close, shooting a smug look at Yuri who seemed to be gripping her chopsticks a little tighter than normal.

"Oh fuck, I think I'm starting a collection," I thought as I saw Liliana glare at her fellow silverette out of the corner of my eye, "Why does this have to happen to me?"

Nothings changed here, moving on quickly.