Welcome to the next chapter of the Twin Dragons. Now, before starting the story lets answer some reviews:
Hellspam: I'm glad that you liked it, it was also another part that I liked in DxD. It depends on the length of the chapter, yeah Ophis' reasons for why she approached Kazuki against will be revealed.
Zero: I don't know whether or not I will add her to anyone's harem.
Ahsoei: Thanks, I thought that Freed deserved that much after their initial encounter. That will be soon revealed next chapter. It took me a while to get into the flow of writing a DxD Story, but I got the hang of it after a while; especially since this arc and the one before were the Gremory Group instead of Kazuki and the others. Things will get more original afterward.
Imperial-samaB: Okay.
Ryujomaru5: Thanks, I'm glad I got the chance to write another chapter again since I finally got my laptop working correctly again.
Wacko12: Don't worry, I got it corrected. I don't know if I will be adding her to anyone.
: Here it comes.
DraigTrueEmperor9: Thanks. I know for someone like Kazuki, it would be hard to hear that fellow believers like him were abused like that. It would be difficult for them to be saved since most people can't get over that kind of thing without a great deal of counseling. Sometimes I wonder whether or not Odin was the old man who talks to Issei when he was a kid. PS Response: I have considered making a story since they were so similar to one another, but I don't think that I have the time to work on another story.
Blue Eyes Pendulum Dragon: I don't even know how long Vali can use Juggernaut Drive since it was only said to be a limited amount of time. As I said before in a previous chapter, the story will be getting a bit more original in the future chapters. I'm not sure whether or not I will be adding Serafall into anyone's harem this story. Compared to his twin brother who had trouble fighting against Technique-Types, Kazuki would be seen as having the edge in a fight.
Guest: The fight between them will be one to remember for centuries since their generation of Sekiryuutei and the Hakuryuukou goes through an odd evolution. That sounds like an interesting idea for the climax of their fight.
Shogun of Shorrow: I already have an idea of how to make Kazuki's version of the Juggernaut Drive.
Guest 2: Gracias
Spikemaster18: Thanks. It will be continuing.
For the one you Love
Azazel stood before the almost too stoic Ouroboros Dragon, the infinity dragon was without gender and took a form that better suited it. Originally it took the form of a cute little girl whose hair went down to her hips and wore gothic clothing. The governor fallen angel knew that a specific form didn't matter to this being, but was still wondering why Ophis took the form of a girl around the same age as Kazuki. So, he asked her that question to answer his own curiosity.
"Is there a problem, with that?"
Ophis asked without a shred of emotion in her voice.
The sudden question from Azazel who she had little to no interaction with felt odd to her. Azazel who still wanted an answer to his question decided to reiterate it.
"Then, I'll explain it. You, a being who originally held no interest in this world suddenly approached a middle school student in a town like Kuoh. If that was just a coincidence, then I would have understood that much, but then you approached him a second time this time in the form of a Bishoujo-sama the same age as him."
Azazel replied to her question.
It was worrying for him that Ophis became interested in one of the two heavenly dragons before either of them even officially awakened their sacred gear. Even for Azazel who just had an assumption that the Hyoudou twins possessed the Boosted Gear and Divine Dividing so he had his subordinates watch them. Despite not showing a hint of emotion, Ophis still have off a creepy aura that could only belong to her.
Now hearing his reasoning for questioning her, Ophis opened her mouth in an attempt to answer causing his attentions to be directed at him.
"I felt a familiar dragon aura in that town, so I went to see what it was. I found, a small child who smiled at me." Ophis answered. "His dragon aura was faint, but it was a bit stronger than the older one, it was indeed Albion."
"It makes sense that the Dragon of Infinity found out about those two being possessors of the heavenly dragons before my organization."
Azazel mumbled to himself as Ophis continued.
"I first thought that it was odd that the Hakuryuukou would have bought me snacks, so I thought that he wanted my snake like everyone else." Ophis had said while tilting her head cutely to the side. "But, when I tried giving him one, he laughed and said it sounded 'ecchi'. Most would have taken the snake then left, but he stayed."
Ophis continued to ramble to herself as if even then him not taking one of her snakes was odd to her, it was an odd situation that she never went through before. Since most members of the Khaos Brigade and even those before them would have taken her snakes for its power, then left. Kazuki did neither of that and was even kind to Ophis, so it was confusing for her. Azazel began to grasp what her motives were then and now.
"She never experienced anyone being kind to her for no reason and talking with her normally…of course it would be odd for someone like her."
Azazel wondered to himself like the scientist-type that he was.
"Kazuki Hyoudou is an odd Hakuryuukou, those in the past only sought power yet he did no such thing like those before. If it those of the past, then they would have continued to increase their powers over "Supremacy" to become tyrants."
Ophis then glanced around the area as members of the Old-Maou Faction continued their own conflict with the Underworld. Holding their own interests and doing whatever it took to realize their goals no matter who caught harmed was something that she saw in the Khaos Brigade.
"No one among the Khaos Brigade neither talks or smiles at me like he does. That smile, is important to me."
"That explains why you never asked him to join the Khaos Brigade. By your own logic, then that means he won't smile or talk with you anymore."
Azazel surmised after hearing most of what Ophis said and couldn't help, but begin to laugh to himself loud enough for Ophis to hear.
"What're you laughing about? Azazel?"
It wasn't because she felt hurt by what he said, but it was due to the confusion of why he began to laugh about what he just said. For the Ouroboros, the Dragon of Infinity to talk so much about someone else like that.
"Hahaha…. It's nothing, it appears that you're the same as other dragons after all."
"I am a dragon. I'm Ophis."
Ophis tilted her head to the left is particularly confused by what Azazel had just said as if he were debating whether or not she was a dragon. Azazel was fully aware that dragons were indeed the very representation of power who followed down their own paths no matter how everything ended. All of them were in ways pure yet also greedy about those things that caught their attention or anything they liked whether it was treasure or anything else.
And for the dragon born unbelievably powerful from the very beginning, for it to be this pure. Her reasons for not asking Kazuki to join her in the Khaos Brigade was so that he didn't lose the smile that she liked so much.
Just as that thought crossed his mind, the one who came down from the skies with their large wings flapping in the air was an enormous dragon. Azazel looked towards this dragon and he had immediately recognized who it was.
"Tannin!"
It was the former dragon king who became an ultimate-class devil. As such, he was also responsible for the elimination of the rogue-devils who attacked the rating game.
"The young devils are betting their future, and they are standing on the battlefield. I don't like the fact that you came to interfere in it! For you, who didn't take any interest in the world to become the boss of the terrorists!? What made you become like that!"
Since Azazel had his answer as to why she held so much of an interest in Kazuki, he thought that it was about time that they got back to the business at hand.
"Killing time. Don't tell me such a dull reason like that. Because of your actions, there are casualties in each area."
The main question as to why Ophis started the Khaos Brigade, a group of dangerous terrorists who seek to destroy the balance that had been maintained for so long. There were already at the very least a number of casualties on their side as well as their own. What drove Ophis to form the Khaos Brigade, to begin with?
"The Silent World."
It was an answer that Azazel had expected.
"Huh?"
"I want to return to the dimensional gap, and attain silence. That is the only reason."
For Azazel, the place as to where Ophis was born, that the only answer that came to mind when he heard of the silent world. A world of complete nothingness existing between, the Human World, Underworld, and Heaven; the boundary that separates the world.
"…I would laugh because your reason is being homesick, but the dimensional gap huh. If I remember, over there at the dimensional gap…."
"Yes, Great Red is there."
Gathering such a number of devils from the Old-Maou faction along with the descendants of the four original maou. Those among the hero faction who wield the most dangerous High-Tier Longinus with the power to destroy the world. Azazel could see why Vali, an individual who sought to fight against stronger opponents. To fight against the being who may as well be the strongest entity.
In the middle of the shrine, Kazuki stood there with the entrance to where his brother and the others had gone to save Asia behind him. His light wings were unfolded their eight bluish energy "feathers" being shown as light particles came from them. His eyes were narrowed towards the darkness in front of him waiting for someone to enter the room. The tension in the room was steadily increasing.
[…Kazuki.]
"Got it."
As if granting him an unneeded warning, Kazuki held his hand out and immediately formed a number of defensive white magic circles that had the reminiscent of a dragon on them. Just as they fully took form before him, a huge amount of demonic-power was launched in his direction. After coming in contact with the magic circle in front of him, a number of them perished due to the amount of the power that was launched at him.
"Wow, you seem a lot more pissed today…Creuserey-san."
Kazuki said in a bit of a mocking tone.
Indeed the one who came before him was the maou who attempted to kidnap Konoka in the middle of his summer break. The good-looking young man with black hair tied in a ponytail, violet-colored eyes, pointy ears that almost made him look like a vampire. He was dressed in noble clothing with black and a number of red belts. Creuserey glanced towards with a large amount of anger behind his eyes, and he started to tightly clench his fist.
"For me to have been wounded by a fake dragon, a lowly Hakuryuukou who only know how to rampage that has left a wound in my pride that can only be fixed with your death."
Creuserey allowed his killing intent and hatred towards Kazuki to flow, but Kazuki didn't feel all to unnerved by it.
"I really don't want to hear that from the guy who looks like a vampire prince."
Kazuki stated as he was covered in a white aura, as both of them were covered in their own auras. The first to make the move again was Creuserey who spread his devil wings and gathered an enormous amount of demonic-power in his hand. It continued to increase until he finally launched it in Kazuki's direction, but he didn't stop there.
Mixed in with the demonic-powers was a barrage of blades made from his powers that began to cover the possible escape routes for him. After seeing the situation that he was stuck in, Kazuki could tell that Creuserey's goal as to keep him from dodging the enormous blast of demonic-power in front of him. It was impossible for him to dodge the attack anyone since they would end up after Issei and the others who were venturing down the tunnel behind him. But―
"Divine Dividing!"
[Reflect]
As if responding to his command, the light-wings that came from his back started to shine with a bright blue brilliance. And before him, a wide screen of light appeared before him as if acting as a shield for the enormous demonic-blast in front of him, but he didn't stop there.
"Reflect can only work for a single attack so!"
For the blade barrage that was aimed at him, he started to summon a number of white magic-circles that defended against the attacks that were around him. Just as planned his [Reflect] ability sent back the demonic-attack back at its originator.
"Kuh!"
Creuserey saw his attack being launched back at him and moved aside using his wings, but the attack did burn his arm a bit burning off his sleeve. The white magic-circle barriers that were around him defending against all of the blades being sent at him. Though there were a number of them that were stopped, the others had changed their course and aimed at Kazuki's back.
Kazuki anticipated the attacks and moved aside, but not before the blades cut his side a bit with a trail of blood coming out from his blood. He winced due to the injury that came from the blade.
"He is really going at it right now, if this continues this then he might end up destroying the entrance behind me," Kazuki said as he removed his hand from his wound and wiping away the blood. "Alright, then let's kick it up a notch."
Placing his hand in front of him, before spreading them apart Kazuki said two forbidden words that would bring apart the unbalance in the world.
"Balance Break."
A mass of white aura covered Kazuki's entire body, which soon started to form the snow white dragon armor that also represents his status as the Hakuryuukou. The Balance Breaker―Scale Mail. After his helmet enclosed around his head, he used his light wings to fly into the air were Creuserey was Kazuki got into a fighting stance with his eyes gleaming.
"Here I come."
Closing that out, Kazuki charged forward as he was covered in a white aura with his fist pulled back. The maou descendant before him gathered his demonic power and charged at Kazuki. During the clash between the two of them there was a shock wave that was generated by their two attacks making contact with the two of them.
After departing with Kazuki who had a battle of his own to deal with, Issei and the others finally made it to the end of the shrine. Once they got there, there was something that seemed like on gigantic circular device carved into the wall with a number of jewels along it including mysterious symbols and letters in it. Though after seeing who was at the center of it, everyone turned their attentions towards their blonde-haired friend and family member. The first of them to scream out their name was the person who cared about her most.
"Asiaaaaaaaaa!" Issei screamed.
Asia was tied at the center of the device with her arms connected to it. Based on their own perspective there wasn't a single tear in her clothes nor injury on her body. At least that gave them a shred of knowing that she was alright.
"…Ise-san."
After hearing his voice calling out to her, Asia glanced towards them and saw the one she cared about standing right there. Her eyes seemed to be red almost as if she was crying a for a long period of time before they arrived there.
"You finally came."
Above the number of steps leading towards a single throne placed next to the device was Diodora Astaroth who gave each of them a sickening smile. Rias who was leaking killing intent while covered in a red aura of destruction glanced towards him.
"….Diodora. Did you tell Asia about the whole thing?"
Rias asked.
"Yeah. I told everything to Asia. Fufufu, I wanted to show it to you as well. The moment she had the best expression. The face Asia had when she found out everything was going according to my plan was simply the best. Look, I even left the video of it. Should I play it? She really had a splendid face. The expression of the women affiliated with the Church falling, no matter how many times I see it, I never get bored of it."
Hearing those cruel words for him caused the tears to stop flowing from her eyes to start again, but to them those words continued to go on.
"But I think it's still lacking. Asia still has hope inside her. Yes, I'm talking about you guys. Especially the filthy Sekiryuutei over there. Because you saved Asia, my plan turned into a failure. I was supposed to appear and kill that fallen angel after he killed Asia once and I was planning to give my evil piece then…among other things. I thought you wouldn't win, even if you were to interfere. When I found out you are the Sekiryuutei. It's an interesting occurrence. Thanks to that my plan were postponed quite a lot, but she finally returned to me. Now I can enjoy Asia."
Diodora spoke out to them without a shred of hesitation, those words continued to lit the fire of hatred that had already started in Issei's chest.
"Shut up."
Issei spoke in a low tone, he knew from the start that there was something odd about the green-haired devil in front of him. Something that he had already gotten used to from the number of evil people that he already met before. From his hatred towards Raiser Phenex when he tried to take Rias from him, his anger towards Alastor Eligos who kidnapped Kazuki, and to the anger towards Vali who threatened to kill their parents.
"Asia is still a virgin, right? I like to train them from virgins, and I will hate it if she was already "used" by Sekiryuutei."
Each of the villains that he faced before, but―no Diodora wasn't like either of them. He was lower than even scum. Issei gritted his teeth to the point where they could be heard.
"Ah, but maybe it might be fun to NTR from Sekiryuutei?"
His ability to control his answer started to lessen to the more he continued to talk. Until―
"Maybe it would be good to forcefully have sex with her while she screams out your name…!"
It finally exploded.
"Shut Upppppppp!"
[Welsh Dragon Balance Breaker!]
A mass of red aura came out from Issei's body covering it in its brilliance, the armor of the Sekiryuutei was then formed around his body. The fury that had been accumulating since meeting the devil in front of him couldn't be contained anymore.
"Buchou, everyone. Please don't interfere."
"Ise. We will defeat him together. That's what I would like to say, but it looks like we can't stop you. You can't hold back, okay?"
Rias gave him to go ahead to let loose on the devil in front of him, but that was something that he was already planning to do even if she disagreed with him.
"Ddraig, can you hear me?"
[What is it, Partner?]
"Let me do as I want just for today."
[…Alright.]
Ddraig laughed in joy at the intensity that his partner was giving off and allowed for him to do what he liked just for today. Seeing Issei wrapped in the red aura, Diodora let out a slight laugh and unleashed an aura that was covered in blackness.
"Ahahahaha! Amazing! So this is Sekiryuutei! But I also powered-up! With the snake that has Ophis gave me that is! I can kill you in an instan―"
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!
Igniting the fire that came from the magic boosters on his back, Issei charged up the step leading towards Diodora Astaroth and closed the distance between them in an instant.
BANG!
"….Gah!"
Issei punched Diodora in his stomach causing him to not only bend downwards but to have blood begin to drip from his mouth due to the force. The following by knocking him off the throne that he was sitting down causing him to fall on the ground. After recovering from the impact, he rolled over on his stomach and vomited blood onto the ground. Before he could stand back up to launch another attack, he felt someone picking him up by his collar. It was Issei who came down from the steps.
"And the instant kill you were talking about?"
Issei asked as he pulled his hand back and launched it into his stomach, causing the high-class devil to be sent flying backward with his clothing being torn. Without worry about it, Issei threw them towards the ground.
"Ku! With something like this! I'm a High-class devil! The blood relative of the current Maou Beelzebub!"
Almost as if he were beginning to see the difference in power, Diodora stood back up and puts his hand forward making a number of demonic-bullets.
"There is no way that a noble high blood like myself will lose to a lowly, filthy, and vulgar reincarnated-devil like you!"
Shouting that out in disbelief, Diodora fired off the nearly infinite number of demonic-bullets that soon showered down on Issei. Without much worry, Issei started to walk through the number of demonic-attacks a number of them started to hit his armor and is unaffected by the attack. For those that he could see, Issei knocked away a number of attacks on him.
Seeing what was happening caused a great amount of shock to appear on the face of Konoka, who was unable to take her eyes off the fight.
"Wow, Ise-kun gives off a totally different impression compared to Kazu-kun. I mean compared to what the obvious impression was before."
"That's our Ise-kun."
Kiba answered Konoka's question, who smiled a bit after seeing how much Issei was dominating the devil who dared harmed their dear Bishop and friend.
"Most times he's a pervert who'll do whatever it takes to see a woman naked, but at times like this, he's a person who will blow through anyone who threatens his friend with pure raw power. As opposed to Kazuki-kun who thinks through the situation that he's caught in the middle of to win."
Back to the fight, Issei continued to walk through the hail of demonic-bullets almost as if it were like rain falling on his body. As he went back to the training that he went through with Tannin, he couldn't help but secretly thank the former dragon king.
[That's right. The training with the Dragon-King trained you quite a lot. In the match against Sitri you couldn't show the result, but with no restrictions, you can release your power. The durability of the armor is more stable than that time in the match against Sitri.]
Issei agreed with Ddraig, if he had shown his full power during the match with the Sitri then the result during their rating game would have been different.
[In terms of simple battle power, you are quite the opponent right now.]
After coming in front of Diodora, the once proud devil started to shuffle away from Issei in a last ditch attempt to fight back. Holding his hand out, Diodora used his demonic-power to summon a wall of green-colored barriers that separated him from and Issei.
"It looks thinner than Vali's barriers."
BREAK!
Issei's fist broke through all the barriers in front of him with ease, then punched Diodora in the face and slammed him into the ground. His face started to bleed and his eyes started to become leaked with a number of tears.
"…It hurts. It hurts. It hurts! Why! My demonic-power hit you! I was supposed to have had my power increased drastically with Ophis' power!"
Lifting Diodora up into the air, Issei hit him with his fist covered in his red aura sending a strike into his stomach and the pain was transmitted through the pure-blooded devil's body.
"Guha! Gaha!"
Issei continued to hit Diodora in different parts of his body, but before he could launch another attack on him. Diodora placed both his hands forward.
"I won't be defeated by a damn rotten dragon like you!"
Spouting out those words, he formed a thick barrier made from his green aura that separated him from Issei. Compared with the one before, this barrier was indeed a lot stronger. But―
BANG! BREAK! BREAK!
Issei's aura covered fist was launched into the barriers before him, but his fist was stopped by the barrier and it didn't budge even a bit. Seeing that the Sekiryuutei couldn't break through the barrier had caused Diodora to burst out laughing.
"Ahahahahahaha! Did you see! I have higher demonic-power than you! There is no way that a power idiot Sekiryuutei can defeat me!"
Hearing that from him caused Issei to pull his fist back. During this entire time, he hadn't used the one power that made his sacred gear so dangerous.
"How about I show you the power of the power-idiot then?"
[Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!]
The red aura that had covered Issei's body continued to double more and more the [Boost] signal was announced. And soon enough―
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!
An intense aura burst forth from the boosters on his back and the increase of his next punch increased a great deal. A small crack was made in the wall in front of him that started to grow wider and wider.
BREAK!
The barrier finally perished with Issei's aura covered fist.
"Sorry. I'm a power idiot, so I can only use my power like this. But if you are my opponent, then this should be enough."
"Hee."
Diodora's face turned into that of a frightened child just going through his worst nightmare.
"Don't make our Asia cry!"
Issei released his fist again with it sailing towards the cowering Devil, it made contact with his left arm and it started to make an unusual cracking noise as it bent in an odd position. The attack sent Diodora crashing into the ceiling creating a wide dent in it, before falling to the ground.
"This must be a lie! There is no way I will be beaten! I won against Agares! I'm also planning to win against Bael! There's no way I will lose to the untalented heir of the Great-King! Gremory who holds affection can't even be my opponent! I'm Diodora from the House of Astaroth!"
Diodora stood back up as he put his hand forward for another attack, using his demonic-power he made a number of circular sharp things that were launched at Issei almost like missiles. Unlike all of the attacks from before, Issei knew that it be foolish to take those head on. He began to dodge each of the blades that were sent to him or just knock them away using kicks and punches. Though those that were knocked away changed their trajectory and aimed at the weaker parts of Issei's balance breaker armor destroying those parts and piercing his body.
"Ngh!"
Issei grunted as blood left his wound caused by those blades, but he bared with it and pulled the blades out from his wounds. Seeing that his attacks were easily being dealt with Diodora started to gather all the demonic-power that he had to the utmost limit.
"Daaaaamn itttt!"
He shouted as he fired off the demonic-blast at Issei.
Issei responded by gathering his dragon aura into his hand and fired off his signature techniques, his Dragon Shot at Diodora's demonic-power. Both attacks collided with one another pushing against one another being caught at a standstill.
"Goooooooo!"
[Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!]
The Dragon Shot that Issei had launched increased its power growing larger and larger, then eventually overpowered the demonic-blast and flying towards Diodora. It passed by him blasting a hole into the wall next to Diodora blasting through a formation near the shrine. Though his hands were shaking the green-haired devil, the once prideful devil fell close to the door toward despair continued to attempt to gather demonic-power. But―
SHAKE! SHAKE! SHAKE!
The entire shrine started to vibrate, its source came from Issei who slammed his towards the ground and he looked towards Diodora with his eyes gleaming with a bright green light.
It was something that he hadn't before.
Being pampered since birth for being a high-class devil. Doing whatever he wanted since his older brother was the current Beelzebub. Something that a devil who had never been in real-life combat before never thought that they would feel before.
Despair! Fear! Anguish!
It had all came from the Sekiryuutei, a reincarnated devil who hadn't even been a devil for a year with power that trumped over his own. His plans had come to an end!
He could hear the sounds of Issei's footstep coming towards him, Issei reached his hand out and picked up the Devil before him after making his helmet disappearing allowing for his face to be seen.
"Don't ever get near Asia again! The next time you show yourself before us, then that time I really will blow you away!"
Diodora's formerly prideful eyes are now filled with nothing but fear.
[Partner. His heart is already crushed. His eyes are that of those who have become ingrained with the fear of dragons.]
Issei dropped Diodora on the ground who then started to shuffle away from Issei in fear.
"Ise, aren't you going to finish him off?"
Xenovia asked as she pointed Arondight towards Diodora, her eyes were filled with killing intent the very limit.
"He might approach Asia again. Don't you think it will be better for the future if we cut off his head here?"
If given permission by either him or Rias, then she would kill him without a single hint of hesitation. He shook his head from side to side.
"…This guy is also a relative of the current Maou. Even if he assisted the terrorists, it would cause trouble to Buchou and Buchou's brother if we kill him. I already beat him enough."
Issei said in a bit of a more calmed tone compared to before.
Hearing those words from him were enough for everyone who was there, they decided that he would be better for him to be dealt with by the higher-ups. Xenovia seemed regretful by what he said, but she understood his reasons and stabbed Arondight into the ground.
"…I understand. If Ise is saying that, then I will stop. But."
"Yeah, that's right."
Yanking Arondight out from the ground, then both her and Issei pointed their weapons (for Issei his red aura-covered fists). Then declared to the cowering devil before them.
""Don't ever come and talk to Asia again!""
With their voices filled with such intensity, Diodora shook his head numerous times.
Taking their eyes off him, they went towards Asia who was still attached to the mysterious device that was wrapped tightly around her body.
"Asia!"
"Ise-san!"
After walking close to her, Issei petted her head comforting her. Feeling his hand on her head, Asia felt a bit calmer compared to how she was before.
"We came to rescue you, Asia. Hahaha, I did promise you. That I will definitely protect you."
Issei said to her, it was something that she wanted to hear from her. Tears came from her eyes, but this time they weren't from sadness but from joy. As the others were trying to take off the bindings that were around her body, the first to make an odd expression on their face was Kiba.
"…I can't take off the restraints on her limbs."
[!]
Kiba said as they continued to try and take off these restraints that were connected to her. Everyone there started to panic a bit as they continued to try and take these restraints using their powers. Kiba's Holy-Demonic Swords, Xenovia's duel holy swords, Rias' power of destruction, Akeno's holy-lightning, Koneko's physical strength, and even Issei's Sekiryuutei power.
Nothing happened! It didn't even budge a bit.
"…It's useless. That device can only be used once due to its mechanism, but it's made so that it won't stop unless you use it once. It won't stop unless Asia's ability is activated."
"What do you mean?"
Diodora who spoke in a timid voice glanced towards them with fear still residing in his eyes.
"That device is one of the special barriers created by a Longinus possessor. The strong barrier protecting this field was also made by him. Dimension Lost is the ultimate barrier-type Sacred Gear. Having the possessor in the center, it spreads an unlimited amount of mist. It can seal everything inside its zone and it can even teleport it to a different dimension. When it reaches Balance-Breaker, it changed its ability in which it can create any type of barrier device the possessor wishes with the mists. Dimension Create. The barrier made can't be stopped unless it is activated once properly."
"What's the requirement for activation, and what is the ability of this device?"
Kiba questioned with his holy-demonic sword still in hand.
"…The activation requirement is either I or someone affiliated with us gives the signal to start, or if I was to be defeated. The ability of the barrier is to increase the power of the one in the restraint, in this case, Asia, and reverse its effect."
After hearing the term [Reverse]. A terrible memory from their match against the Sitri came back into their minds, but the moment of what happened when Asia's healing ability was reversed as immense damage back onto her and Momo.
"What about the range of its effect?"
"…This field, and the viewing room where the observers are present at."
Hearing those words from him caused the color to vanish from their faces. They were aware of just how strong Asia's ability to heal was and if that was reversed to that much of a range. Then―
"…The leaders of each faction might be eliminated…!"
This was the plan that the Old-Maou Faction had come up with to get rid of their enemies with just a single move, not just the Underworld, but there were also members of Heaven who were in this field.
"So they thought of a plan like that with the match against Kaichou!"
"…No. It seems like the possibility of it was predicted quite some time ago. Except, since the ones in the Sitri group used it, the plan was proved to work…."
Rias' face turned into anger after hearing that from Diodora. It was because the only ones who held that information were the ones who gave that magic to Sona meant for their rating game against them.
"The traitor in the Fallen-Angels remained in the organization and let Sona borrow "Reverse". So they gathered data from it and might have been using them!"
Rias became angered after hearing that the traitor among the Fallen Angel had used her best friend since childhood as an experiment. Seeing that they were out of options
"Ddraig, can't you do something about this? You are also a Longinus, right?"
[No, Dimension Lost is a higher rank Longinus than the Boosted Gear. And if it reaches Balance-Breaker, it's near limitless. Please remember it. Longinus more powerful than the Boosted Gear exists.]
Ddraig informed him of the situation, it was true that there were stronger Longinus out there compared to even their own Mid-Tier Longinus. Just as they were wondering what they would do next, Konoka had a thought that came to mind.
"Ah! What about Kazu-kun?!"
Her sudden voice caught their attention, Rias was the first to respond to her.
"What about Kazuki?"
"He fought against the possessor of that Longinus."
After hearing that from her, Issei went in front of Konoka and placed both his hands on her shoulder and placed his face in front of her.
"Then does he know how to stop this?!"
"Ah, don't yell at me! I'll check and see!"
Placing her hand on the earpiece placed in her ear, then connected directly to Kazuki who was back in the shrine fighting his opponent.
[…Hello?]
She got a hold of Kazuki who sounded as if he was in the middle of the battle.
"Kazu-kun, we found Asia-chan, but she's caught in the middle of some trap made from that guy that you punched in the face over the summer."
[You got to be a bit more specific, I punched a lot of guys in the face over the summer! I'm dealing with one of them right now.]
"It was the guy who controlled the mist."
[Oh that…ah dammit.] There was a short intermission before as if Kazuki was just hit, then it sounded as if he fired off a blast of power back. [Alright, what does it look like?]
"Kazuki this is Issei! There are a lot of bindings wrapped about her body, based on what Diodora said it was made from its Balance-Breaker and it will reverse her Twilight Healing so that it will deal damage to the other leaders watching the rating game! So, how did you deal with that guy from before?!"
"Ahh! Stop yelling in my ear!"
Konoka started to break out in tears as Issei continued to yell into her earpiece.
[…I socked him in the face before he could gather enough mist to defend. But, if it already formed a device then that's impossible. In this situation, the only way would be to take out the person who made it. But, if I were to guess they're somewhere safe watching as things played out.] Kazuki continued to ramble on thinking of a way to get them out of that mess before a thought suddenly came to mind. [Wait, did you say that it was wrapped around her body? Like around her wrists and legs?]
"Yeah, why?"
[This will be the only time that I will say this to you, but follow those sexual instincts that became the very basis of your odd power. And apologize to Asia afterward…I gotta go!]
Kazuki cut off after saying that final sentence, leaving Issei thinking about what he meant about that before he came to an answer.
GUUUUUUUUN
After hearing that the device was starting to activate, Issei went in front of the device and placed his hand on both restraints.
"Ddraig, I believe in you."
[What do you mean, Partner?]
Ddraig questioned but didn't get an answer as Issei looked towards Asia with a comforting look on his face.
"Asia. I will apologize beforehand."
"Eh?"
Issei concentrated on not only his power but also his demonic-power strengthening his imagination on a single task.
"Rise! My sexual desire! My worldly desire! Dress Break! Balance-Breaker Boost version!"
[Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!]
All the green jewels on Issei's body started giving off a bright red brilliance, then power started to flow into his hand. Issei imagined Asia's naked body that he saved in his brain during all the time that they had spent with one another.
BREAK! BREAK! TEAR!
The sound of the restraints on her breaking could be sounded across the room, then what happened next was something that they remembered. Asia's clothing was ripped apart along with the things that had her arms and legs restrained.
"Iya!"
Seeing that she was naked, Asia covered herself using her hands and ducked down, the two males in the ground looked away (what the exception of Gasper who covered his face using his hands). Looking to Asia both Rias and Akeno went towards her with a smile on their face after seeing that she was fine.
"…You're the worst." Koneko said looking towards Issei with her usual look before smiling. "…but you're also the best."
"Ara ara."
After reaching them, both Akeno and Rias held their hands out with demonic-power gathered around their hands. Forming on Asia was a new pair of clothing just like her nun clothing. Seeing that all of Asia clothes were returned to her body, Rias turned towards Issei and knocked on his red armor.
"How did you come up with the idea that Dress Break can destroy it? Can that destroy anything which is attached to the woman's body?"
"I-I'm not actually sure, but it was what Kazuki said that caught my attention. The restraints were on her wrists and ankles, so I thought maybe it would be counted as clothing. I then remembered about Asia's naked body within my head and imagined seriously that I want to turn her into that state. Maybe it wouldn't work if I did it normally. I think I succeeded because I was in Balance Breaker state and because I increased it with Boost version. It feels like I cleared the gray zone."
Issei said with his usual smile on his face after giving her his own odd explanation.
Rias couldn't help, but tilt her head with a generous smile on her face.
"Ise-san!"
"Asia!"
Asia after getting a change of clothing, she rushed over and wrapped her arms around Issei who was still recovering from exhaustion. Issei smiled after wrapping his arms around Asia.
"I believed in you…. That Ise-san will come to rescue me."
"Of course. But I'm sorry. You heard something painful right?"
Hearing that from him causing Asia to recall every single disgusting thing that Diodora said, but she soon shook her head before returning to her usual saintly smile.
"I'm alright. I was shocked that time, but I have Ise-san with me."
Her saying that alone sent a warm feeling into his chest.
"Asia! I'm glad! If you were to disappear, I…."
Even the usually calm Xenovia had tears coming from her eyes after seeing that her best friend was alright. Seeing this, Asia walked in front of Xenovia then wiped away the tears that had formed with her fingers.
"I won't go anywhere. Since Ise-san and Xenovia-san will protect me."
"Yeah! I will protect you! Definitely!"
The of them soon wrapped their arms around one another with bright smiles on their face, it was truly a beautiful friendship between the two of them. Once things were finished, Asia turned towards them and bowed her head to everyone there.
"Buchou-san. Everyone. Thank you very much. For doing this for me…."
"Asia. It's okay for you to not call me 'Buchou' at home you know? You can think of me as your older sister."
As Rias said that, while she wrapped her arms around the blonde-haired nun made an almost shocked look on her face. It was something that Asia felt happy hearing from the person who she looked up to not only their club-president but also as her older sister.
"Yes! Rias-oneesama!"
Asia agreed as she wiped away the tears that formed at the corner of her eyes.
"I'm so glaaaaaad! I'm so happppppppy that Asia-senpai returned!"
"There, there Gya-kun."
"Since we rescued Asia-chan, let's go back and get Kazuki-kun."
Konoka added as she glanced towards the noise that came from the part of the shrine that they were in before coming here. Issei who still wore his Balance Breaker Scale Mail also nodded in agreement of what she said, almost forgetting that his brother had allowed them to go passed them.
"Now, Asia. Let's go Kazuki, then we can all go home."
"Yes! But before that, I need to pray."
As everyone was going back to assist Kazuki who was left behind, Asia stood in her same spot with her hands held in a prayer position.
(Lord. Can you please listen to my wish? Please protect Ise-san forever. And also…. Please allow me to continue living with Ise-san forever.)
Once she was finished, Issei glanced towards her with a wondering look on his face.
"Asia. What did you pray for?"
"It's a secret."
Asia said while winking towards him and cutely sticking out her tongue.
As she was walking towards them so that they could go back for Kazuki. What the other wasn't aware of was the seal that had been drawn under her feet that soon covered her in a pillar of bright light.
Everyone there looked towards what happened with shocked eyes. Their eyes wander around the area where they were in an attempt to find out where Asia had gone. They came all the way here to save their friend―an important member of their family, but where had she gone. Moreover, the look that was in the eyes of the Sekiryuutei was―
It was then a voice belonging to a young man sounded across the room.
"A device made from a Longinus perishes from the attack of a Longinus, huh. Damn Mist-user, he eased up. It's necessary to readjust the plan."
Slowly directing their eyes towards the source of the voice, they glanced towards of the young man with long brown hair that had a bang covering his right eye and dressed was in black armor along with a cape. He was floating in the air above them using magic, but moreover, the amount of aura that he gave out froze most of those in the room to the core.
"…Who are you?"
Rias asked as she seethed with anger.
"It's my first time meeting you, sister of the annoying fake Maou. My name is Shalba Beelzebub. The true successor of the Great True Maou Beelzebub. I'm different from the relative of the fake one you fought earlier. Diodora Astaroth, I lent you my power and look at the situation you are in. In the match against Agares, you used Ophis' snake without my authorization and had the enemy predict our plan. You are very foolish indeed."
Seeing that this may be the chance to get out of this situation, Diodora began to crawl towards the Old-Maou descendant with desperation in his eyes.
"Shalba! Please help me! If it is with you, we can kill the Sekiryuutei! If the Old-Maou and New-Maou were to join forces….."
STAB!
Before he could even finish his sentence, Diodora looked down and saw that an orb of light had pierced through his chest leaving a small hole that started to become wider as the light particles started to spread throughout his body. Seeing the pathetic expression on his face caused Shalba to shake his head with a small smile on his face.
"Pitiful. I even told you the power of that girl's Sacred Gear and yet you couldn't do anything. That explains how useless you are." Shalba said while laughing, before turning his hateful eyes towards the green-haired devil. "Moreover, comparing me to that abomination just warrants your death."
After hearing that from him Diodora started to break out in tears as his body vanished into complete nothingness leaving nothing remaining. Just them the more trained eyes among their groups looked and saw a small device wrapped around the arm of the maou descendant. He then turned his sights on Rias who continued to glare at him with her eyes gleaming with a red glow.
She wasn't alone, Xenovia clenched both Arondight and Durandal in her hands as her eyes twisted in an absolute angry towards this man.
"Now, sister of Sirzechs. It may be sudden, but I will have you die here. The reason is simple. That is to destroy every blood relative of the current Maou."
Shalba spoke out not hiding the disdain that he had towards every one of them for taking what was rightfully his. So he figured what greater pain could Shalba deal with those who stole everything then stealing away what was precious to them.
"So you mean to kill Glasya-Labolas, Astaroth, and us, the Gremory."
"That is correct. It is simply displeasing. We, the true successors, to be called the "Old" by you people, the relatives of the current Maou, and it is something very hard to endure." Shalba then sighed before he ran his fingers towards his hair and glared towards Issei who was still caught in a daze. "Our plan ends with this. It is our defeat. I never thought that a Boosted Gear, a mid-tier Longinus, would win against the Dimension Lost, a high-tier Longinus. I can only say that this was something we didn't anticipate. Well, we got significant results for future terrorism, so I have to be satisfied with it. It seems that Creuserey is having trouble dealing with that fake Angel and pathetic Dragon, but his death won't even be a problem. As long as I'm active, we can still progress even without Vali. The True Beelzebub is great. Now, as my souvenir, while returning…. Sirzechs' little sister, I will have you dead."
Shalba pointed his hand towards Rias with the device placed on his wrist shining with a bright golden light forming a small sphere.
"You don't challenge the current Maou directly, but kill their relatives, what cowardice!"
"That's alright. I will kill the family of the current Maou first. It won't mean a thing if we don't have them taste despair."
"Scum! Most of all, the crime for killing Asia! I absolutely won't forgive you!"
Finally allowing her anger to be released, Rias was wrapped in a red aura of destruction. She wasn't alone in this, Akeno had covered herself in holy-lightning with an angered look on her face. Koneko had tears forming in her eyes as she covered her hands in a blue aura that came from her senjutsu. Their two swordsmen had also prepared their perspective weapons for a battle against this devil.
But―there was one among them who was missing in this.
"Asia? Asia?"
Issei who would usually join in on the beating of this maou descendant had begun to walk around in his scale mail armor unsteadily on his feet.
"Asia? Where did you go? Hey, let's go. We are going home. Dad and Mum are waiting. I-If you hide, then we won't be able to go home. Hahaha, Asia sure likes to play around."
Issei had spoken as if everything that happened was just a joke being played on him. There was no way that Asia had just vanished away from them. They had just saved her.
"Asia? Let's go home. Now, there is no one here anymore who would bully you, Asia. Even if there was, I would beat them up! So let's go back. Asia, we still have to do the three-legged race for the sports festival…."
No one there could even look as Issei has he continued to look for Asia. Seeing the most courageous of them all turning into such a state was unbearable. Koneko broke out into tears along with both Gasper and Konoka, Akeno looked away with tears falling down from her cheeks. Unable to stand to see him like that, Rias went to him and wrapped her arms around him.
"Buchou, I can't find Asia. Even though we are finally able to go home. We still need to get Kazuki and hide under the basement Sensei told us. But if Asia isn't here…. …D-Dad and Mum said Asia was their daughter even Kazuki said that she was like his sister. Asia also said Dad and Mum are like her real parents as well…. She is my…. She is our important family…."
There wasn't a single shred of the former Issei on his face, Rias gently strokes Issei's cheek with tears in her eyes. Just as she was comforting him, their newer Knight lost control of her anger and charged for Shalba after spreading her devil wings.
"…I won't forgive you. I won't forgive you! I will cut you! I will cut you up and kill you!"
Xenovia shouted as she slashed downwards with both Arondight and Durandal.
"Futile."
Shalba reflected her attacks using a defensive barrier, once the barrier vanished he reached his hand forward and placing his hand in front of her stomach. Gathering demonic-power into his hand Shalba fired off a blast to her stomach. Xenovia coughed out blood from her mouth as she was slammed to the ground with both her swords being stabbed into the ground further away from her. Despite having pain spread across her body, Xenovia continued on and tried to find her weapons despite the tears that had stung her eyes.
"…Return Asia…. …She is…my friend…! …She is my kind friend…. She was kinder than anyone…! Why…!"
Disregarding Xenovia, Shalba turned towards Issei who was still caught up in a daze.
"Vulgar reincarnated devil and the dragon which is the same as garbage. The princess of Gremory seriously has bad taste indeed. That girl disappeared beyond to the dimension. Her body should have perished by now. It means, she died."
Shalba said coldly to Issei.
SNAP!
Something in Issei's body snapped, his eyes then began to glow with a green light almost as if he were possessed by a phantom. Pushing Rias who continued to comfort him, the crimson-haired girl looked at him with a confused look on her face.
"Ise…."
It was the first time that he had ever done something like that, Rias could only watch as Issei slowly started to approach his enemy. The one who took Asia way from him. The one whom he was resolved to even kill no matter what.
[Rias Gremory.]
Ddraig spoke outwards loud enough for everyone to hear his voice.
"What is it, Ddraig?"
[Leave this place at once. If you don't want to die, then it would be better to leave here immediately.]
Ddraig warmed them.
But what did he mean by that? Why did they have to leave?
[The devil over there. Shalba was your name, right?]
Ddraig questioned, as Issei stopped in front of him as his helmet gathered his face again.
[You….]
This time Ddraig's voice came out of Issei's mouth and held not a single shred of emotion in them. The coldness of his tone sent a shiver down their spines.
[Made the wrong choice.]
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!
The entirety of the shrine started to shake violently from the power that Issei was emitting from his body. It was a blood-red aura that just continued to grow bigger and bigger as time passed without any sign of stopping. The room itself was almost as if it was dyed with a deep red color. Those inside the room, especially Koneko understood one thing.
This was dangerous!
From Issei's mouth, a curse-like chant was chanted.
The voices that spoke them out belonged to a number of people that didn't belong to Issei. Young. Old. Male. Female. Their voices were beyond creepy that it caused Gasper to hide behind Koneko and the others.
[I, who am about to awaken….]
{It started. Looks like it will start.}
[Am the Heaven Dragon who has stolen the principle of Domination from God….]
{The one the World seeks.} {The one the World rejects.}
[I laugh at the "Infinite", and I grieve at the "Dream"….]
{It has always been power.} {It has always been love.}
The voices continued to chant their curse-like song as Issei's armor went through a sudden change. It became sharp, and it grows large wings where his magic boosters were. Both his hands and feet turned into claws, from his back a long red scaly tail had slammed into the ground causing a large crater to be formed, on his helmet a number of horns formed on them and it changed in reminiscence of a dragon, and wings sprouted out from his back.
{You guys chose destruction no matter how many times!}
It was as if Issei took the appearance of a red dragon itself. From all the jewels that were placed in his body, a red light came from each of them accompanied by the accumulation of those voices.
""""""" And I shall sink you to the depths of crimson purgatory!""""""
[Juggernaut Drive!]
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON.
Issei's surroundings were blown away from him, the floor, the wall, the ceiling everything was blown away from him by the blood-like aura that came from his body.
During Kazuki's bout with Creuserey Asmodeus, the maou descendant was on the ground after having most of his demonic-power sapped due to Kazuki's [Divide] ability. He stood above the devil with a dense light sword in his hand that vibrated the air. Just as he was prepared to deliver the final blow to him, a sudden feeling went throughout his body almost as if he were stuck in the back.
From under his visor, Kazuki's eyes widened in shock as he remembered and realized what this feeling was. It was similar to what Vali almost did when they first fought each other. Slowly he turned his head towards the direction of where they went.
"Albion please tell me that I'm not sensing what I think I am."
[…No, that's definitely what you think it is.]
"I-I thought that but why…?" Kazuki questioned unable to fathom what's going on right now. "How is he even using the Juggernaut Drive?"
Now being worried about his older brother and the others, Kazuki had turned around and flew down towards their direction. Seeing the opportunity, Creuserey pointed his hand towards Kazuki with the last bit of demonic-power covering his hand. Sensing the power being gathered behind him. He had his sights directed towards the maou descendant changing his light sword into a spear, Kazuki then started to gather white flames around the spear.
THROW! PIERCE!
He threw it towards Creuserey and it pierced his body, which was soon engulfed in flames.
"Ouuuuuu!"
Creuserey started to shout and roll around the ground in an attempt to put out the light mixed white flames that covered his body.
[Kazuki your hand.]
Hearing Albion's voice, Kazuki looked towards his hand that he used to throw that last light spear and he noticed that his white armor was cracked and started to fall apart. It didn't come from the light spear, but it came from the white flames. Seeing that Kazuki clenched his fist and started to begin the process of reforming the armor.
"I know I messed up a bit, but I don't have the time to worry about that right now. If I don't get there quick…then Nii-san…then everyone…is going to die."
Kazuki rushed forward at light-speed going forward towards the deeper parts of the shrine.
A/N: And there goes chapter Twenty-Eight of The Twin Dragons, well things went back to Ophis and Azazel who soon got an answer from her. It was revealed what her reasons were for why she approached Kazuki. Kazuki met up with the Maou Descendant, Creuserey Asmodeus again and he started a battle with him. Things went along what everyone expected it would go and this chapter everyone's Sekiryuutei activated the Juggernaut Drive. I wonder what happened with Kazuki and his Scale Mail armor. Well, until next time.
Last Chapter PS Response: The changes that I made to the chapters were: the last part of Issei's summer training with Tannin (didn't know where I was going with that transformation). The second was when Nagi Springfield was first introduced (I made it too much like another anime, so I just fixed it so that it at least matched DxD).
Issei's Harem: Rias, Asia, Koneko, Ravel, Lucia, Kiyome, Aika, Kalawarner, Serafall, Elmenhilde, Kunou, Katase, Bennia, Isabella, Minako (Oc), Mari (Oc), Tsubasa.
Kazuki's Harem: Akeno, Raynare, Kuroka, Irina, Sona, Xenovia, Yumi, Lucina, Le Fay, Gabriel, Tiamat, Ophis, Rossweisse, Yasaka, Murayama, Kiyoko, Karlamine, Jeanne.