~ 19 ~
"Rias-senpai. We've covered the school grounds with a large barrier. Unless something disastrous happens, there will be no damage outside." Saji reporting the current situation with Rias. While he was explaining this, he had a strange posture to him. Probably from the thousand spankings from before. According to him; Sona gathered everyone from the council and created a barrier on the school after hearing the situation as a measure to prevent anything inside to leak out.
Everyone from the Occult Research Club asides from Raynare who's gone to report the situation to Azazel, and the Student Council; gathered at the park in front of the academy. Kiba, Nevarra, and Xenovia weren't here. Hopefully they're alright... Irina was transported to Sona's house for supervision of her condition. Thankfully she didn't have to suffer the worst due to Asia's healing powers.
"This is to keep it to the minimum. To tell you the truth, if Kokabiel were to fight seriously, not only this academy, but the whole region would be annihilated. Adding to that, he has already gotten ready for that. My servants has seen him releasing his powers at the school grounds."
Troublesome bastard for someone that appeared in the Bible. My anger flares off immensely at the idea of the town getting wrecked because of his boredom of not having a war with Heaven and Hell.
"My servants and I will continue to place the barriers to reduce the damages. I want to minimize it as much as possible... It's hard to prevent having our school getting damaged. But it looks like we have to since it's the leader of the Fallen-Angels who is moving." Sona making a sharp glare at the direction of the school with hatred. Most likely at Kokabiel. I'm with you there, sis.
"Thank you, Sona. We will do the rest from here."
"Rias. Our enemy is a monster with strength above ours. It's still not too late. We should get your Onii-sama..." Rias shook her head at the idea.
"You also didn't called your Onee-sama."
"My Onee-sama's... Your Onii-sama loves you. Sirzechs-sama will definitely move. So..." Didn't Kokabiel said that the sisters of both Lucifer and Leviathan go here? Rias is to Sirzechs, as Sona is to...Serafall? …I don't see the resemblance at all.
"I have already informed Sirzechs-sama." Akeno adding between the two girl's conversation.
"Akeno!" the red head criticizes, yet Akeno took an unusually angry expression.
"Rias. I know that you don't want to cause problems for Sirzechs-sama. It happened in your territory, your base. And it happened after the family problem. But it's a different story if the leader of the enemy appears. It is a problem that surpassed the level that you can solve. Let's borrow the strength of a Maou."
This was a first seeing her like this. Rias wanted to say something but she took a breath and nodded.
"Thank you for understanding the situation, Buchou. Sona-sama. Sirzechs-sama's reinforcement will be here in one hour." shortly before that, she resumed her smiling demeanor.
"One hour... I understand. In that time, the student council and I will vow to continue to place the barriers in the name of Sitri."
"...So one hour. Now my servants. We will be on the offensive. We will go inside the barrier and draw Kokabiel's attention. Unlike the battle against Phoenix, this is a battle of life and death! I won't forgive you if you die! We will survive and continue to attend that school!" making her decision after hearing Sona's declaration to hold the line.
"Yes!" we confirm our orders.
"Takeo! We're counting on you."
"Understood. Your rear still hurting? You're walking a little wonky there." he winced painfully. Still hurting.
"Don't say that! Just mentioning it makes it hurt! How's your ass holding up?"
*Flinch* Yup...still hurts. My fault for asking two thousand spankings.
"You know me. Here I am still feeling the aftermath and jumping headfirst into a fight with a leader of the Fallen-Angels."
"Don't suppose you're a glutton for pain?"
"Only if Akeno-san is involved." turning behind me to shoot a wink at her. She lets out her usual laughs, while Rias and Asia stares at me with daggers in their eyes.
"Hahaha! Man you really are a masochist to attract the ire of two girls from a joke like that. Especially when you have a fight ahead of you." Saji guffawing at the light atmosphere. I shrug and bumped a fist with him before leaving for battle.
"Well Ddraig. Albion. We're going up against someone who's name is recorded on the Bible. Up for the challenge?"
[Ddraig]: "Leave it to us, partner. He's not an insufficient opponent..."
[Albion]: "But you're the better compared to him. So let's show him..."
"The power of Two Heavenly Dragons that picked a fight with God and Maou."
Crossing through the front gate, I promote to Queen for a power increase.
The scene was baffling to everyone who were seeing this as much as I was. Four swords were releasing an extreme light with holy aura in the center. A magic circle spreading in the school field with an old man located in the middle near the swords. Balba? What is he planning to do?
"Balba. How much longer will it take for the Excaliburs to merge?"
—! So that's what he's intending to do with the four swords? Looking up to the voice; Kokabiel sitting on a chair in the sky while looking down with an arrogance I found disgusting.
"It won't even take five minutes, Kokabiel."
"Is that so. I'll leave it to you." the fallen-angel moves his eyes from Balba to Rias. "Is Sirzechs or Serafall coming?"
"In the place of Onii-sama and Leviathan-sama, we..." Something swish past us, and a boom echoed from where the explosion was at. What was once the gym was reduced to nothing. A pillar of light stood where the gym was located. A spear of light to be exact.
"Boring. Well that's okay. It will be entertaining." So we're just the appetizers now? Don't make me laugh...
[Ddraig]: "Quite the confidence there partner..." Well of course, I have you and Albion. But he won't know that until it's sidelines him. Maybe I'll just toy with him for a bit.
[Albion]: "Is this your sadist side taking over?" Maybe... "Then toy to your heart's content"
"Now. I will have you all fight my pet that I brought from hell." Kokabiel clicking his fingers.
From the depths of darkness that suddenly sprouted on the field, sounds of the dirt stomping, the ground rumbles underneath our feet, gradually getting louder. Coming out of the shadows stood a beast about ten meters tall. Muscular legs standing on all fours, claws sharp to maim. Blood red eyes glittering beneath the darkness. Heavy breaths pouring out from fangs tightly packed together, reeking of the dead it has taken. This was no ordinary mutt. Unlike others, this one had three heads.
ROOOOOOAR!
The monster lets out a three headed howl to shake the ground again.
"...Cerberus!" Rias spitting the name in disgust.
"The Guard-dog of Hell, huh? This hardly qualifies as a warm-up." smirking at the beast. The dog growls at me, thinking I'll be an easy kill. "Boosted Gear!"
{Boost!}
"I could just whack him here, but if you want me to play support..." she considers this for a moment.
"I'll have you support us. You'll be transferring your boosted power to us, but you can still fight to your discretion." sweet! "Including your power up, how many times can you transfer your powers?"
"More than enough for this match." grinning back. If I didn't build up my stamina from before to handle Ddraig and Albion, the amount of times I could boost and transfer would be bearable. Though not desirable in my tastes. "Going with maximum boosts, I'd say it would take six or more if I want to be conservative."
"Well I'd rather be done with this so if you can manage more, consider it first." I nod in agreement. "Akeno!" she spreads her wings out and flew up to the sky with Akeno. Cerberus jumps after the two, and one of the heads looks in their direction while breathing out fire.
"Too naive." Akeno standing in front of Rias and freezing the fire instantly.
"Take this!" Rias jumped from behind, releasing a black block of demonic-power. Another of the head of the dog shoots out a ball of fire, causing the two to clash violently against each other. The third head shot out another fireball. The one that was clashing with Rias absorbs the second and begins to push back the strike. The mutt opens its jaw for another attack...
"I have found an opening in you."
BANG!
Koneko jumped up from my side and landed a blow on Cerberus's head with a crunching sound of bones breaking. That did not sound good...
"Here's another blow." Akeno pointing her finger up, lightning flickers in the sky. Pointing downward with the finger at Cerberus...
FLASH!
Cerberus was struck by the violent lightning attack before Rias follows up with her own attack. Yet it still stood after taking the blow to its side, blood dripping out of the wound where the stomach was at. No point wasting anymore time.
I ready Rebellion in a reverse grip to focus demonic energy in the blade when I hear another growl around me. Another one? Turning to the sound, a second Cerberus crawled out of the pits of darkness. Making a howl then charging towards me and Asia.
{Boost!X5}
Jumping over its head, I slash the head in the middle clean off, pulling Luce and Ombra and letting a barrage of bullets to keep agitating it further. Landing behind it as it turns back to me with rage in its eyes. It takes the bait by raising the other two heads for a fire attack but was slow on the take as I lash in a sword spin between the front legs to bring it down to heel. A pitiful sight it made as the dog kept growling at me, trying in vain to bite me. Summoning Yamato, I execute the downed beast with cutting the other two heads and sheathing the blade with a click. The head falls to the ground after the sound. Shortly after that the body begins to turn to dust and fades away.
The head of another Cerberus went flying over my head and landing by me with a thud. I look behind to see a third Cerberus came out of the pits to take me as a snack. The culprit howled in pain at losing its head.
"Took you long enough to get here!" looking at the person who was kind enough to join in on the action. Xenovia stood with her Excalibur with a slight grin.
"You had it under control." after saying that, Xenovia slashed wildly at the third Cerberus torso. The monster kept howling in pain from the loss of its head and the attacks from the holy-sword. Nevarra jumped atop one of their heads and stabbed down with my weapon. She leaped off and landed next to me with a proud expression. With a final slash, the torso splits down the middle. Smoke venting from the body and begins to vaporize. "The strike of the holy-sword. It gives critical damage to creatures." Xenovia driving the sword deep into the chest to finish it off. Like the one I finished off it turns to dust and blows away with the wind.
{Boost!X20}
"Time to get this show on the road." activating Divine Dividing to gun for the Cerberus Rias and Akeno were fighting against. Recognizing my approach it launched a fire attack.
CRACK!
{Divide!}
Though that didn't stop me from cutting it down the middle. Bursting through the explosion was when I activated Divine Dividing, landing a strike at its jaw. Bounding out of the way and up towards the two girls in the sky.
"Takeo."
"Takeo-kun"
The two girls slightly surprised at my appearance near them. Tapping a hand on both their shoulder to activate the Transfer ability.
{Transfer!} a tremendous surge of power coursed into the two girls through my body. The amount of power that was flowing through them stunned them for a moment.
"All yours ladies." landing back on the ground to let them give hell on the guard dog.
"...We can do this." Akeno nodded at Rias's daring smile. "Akeno!"
"Yes! Resound! Thunder!" she points her fingers at the sky to manipulate the thunder. Then she aims down at Cerberus. Predicting another attack, the dog attempts to run.
STAB!
A myriad of swords tear into the limbs as it tried to move. Only one person I know has that move...
"I won't let you escape." Kiba declaring his arrival with impeccable timing.
The thunder crashes down at the immobile Cerberus with a fury like no other. Causing a light to cover half the school grounds, and the area to tremble over the sound of Cerberus's howling. The attack finishes off the dog, reducing it to nothing. Rias points her hand at Kokabiel.
"Take this! Kokabiel!" firing off a mass of demonic-power from her hand. The size was a lot larger compared to her other shots. Its speed was something to balk at as it travels towards the fallen-angel. Yet he stood there with his hand in front of him.
BAAANG!
He's blocking the shot off with only a hand. Then raises it upward to redirect the attack up to the sky and disappeared. After that, he smiled vilely at the smoke coming out of his hands.
"I see. Rias Gremory's power would grow this much because of the power of Sekiryuutei. Or is it Hakuryuukou in his case? Interesting! This is very interesting indeed!" laughing to himself as if it was a game to him.
"...It's complete." Balba's voice cutting in. Looking at him, the swords near the man give off even more light than before. "The four Excaliburs are going to become one." a divine light spreads out to cover the field.
The brightness was too much for most of us so we covered our faces. Managing a glimpse, the four swords start to merge with each other. Originally, there was only one Excalibur. After the war it was split into seven. Two for each branch of the church, the seventh lost in time; location unknown to anyone and everyone. Now here we are, witnessing four of the pieces combining to become one. The light subsides and one sword was left in its wake, giving off a blue-white aura.
"Because of the light created by the Excalibur when it turned into one, the spell is also complete. This town will collapse within twenty minutes. The only way to dispel it is by defeating Kokabiel."
Twenty minutes? Not even enough time to torture him senseless for everything he's done. Sona said within an hour Sirzechs will be here, so far it's only been a while since that comment. Not enough time. The magic circle spreads around the field, glowing and gathering power.
"Freed!"
"What's up, Boss?" speak of the wretched cur and he appears out from darkness.
" Fight while using the Excalibur that has turned into one from the four Excaliburs. It shall be the last entertainment."
"Yeah, yeah. Geez. My boss uses people recklessly as if it went out of style. But, but! It's an honor to use Excalibur that has become super wonderful! Something like that? I could just chop some Devils now!" Freed smiling wickedly with the Excalibur in hand. King Arthur must be rolling around in his grave at the scene of this bastard using his Excalibur like that.
"Rias Gremory's Knight. If the cooperation is still valid, let us destroy that Excalibur together." Xenovia spoke to Kiba.
"Is it okay?" she laughs in response at Kiba's words.
"At worst, it won't be a problem if I collect the 'fragments' of the Excalibur that is acting as the core of it. Since Freed is wielding it, that is a holy-sword but isn't a holy-sword. Even if it is, it's the same as any other weapon. Depending on the person, it changes to its wielder. That is a sword of heresy."
Balba just laughs at the two's conversation.
"Balba Galilei. I am a survivor of the 'Holy-sword Project'. No, I am the one who was killed by you to be more precise. I have continued living as a Devil." Kiba calmly announcing himself to the man who took everything from him with hatred burning in his eyes.
"The survivor of that project. This is such a misfortune. To meet you in a far east country like this." laughing in a disgusting fashion. Is he trying to make a fool of us. If so, its working as the urge to tear him limb from limb bubbled inside.
"You see. I admired holy-swords. I like them so much they come to me in my dreams. Possibly because my heart was fascinated by the legend of Excalibur since I was a child. That's when I found out I couldn't use Excalibur I went into despair." going into a telling of his life. "I held a respect for those who can wield them because I can't. That feeling became so powerful that I started an experiment to create those who can use them. Then it was complete. It's thanks to you and the others."
"What? Complete? You disposed of us after finding us to be a failure." doubt raising with his brow at the statement. Even I was wondering what he rattled on about. The stories indicated the project was a wash out...unless something came out of their deaths...
"I realized that there was an essential factor needed to wield holy-swords. So I used the numerical values of the 'factors' to investigate its capabilities. Most of the test subjects had the 'elements' but they didn't have the numerical value needed to wield the Excaliburs. Then I reached a conclusion. Is there a way to take out the elements and gather them?"
"I understand now. The thing put inside the holy-sword wielders when they received a blessing is..." Xenovia realizing possibly the same thing I did while gritting teeth in her hatred.
"That's right holy-sword wielder girl. We take out the holy-elements from those who have them and crystallize them. Just like this." Balba takes out an orb which was giving off a light. A holy-aura.
"With this, the research on holy-sword wielders improved. Even so, those fools from the Church banished me for heresy and took away my reports on the research. By looking at you, I see that the project was succeeded by someone. That Michael. He made me look like a criminal and this is the result? Well it's that Angel we are talking about. Even if he takes the elements out from the test subjects, he wouldn't go as far as to kill them. That part only would make him more human than me. Kukukuku."
Balba laughing with an air of pleasantness. I wished I was wrong. For there to be holy-sword wielders, there needs to be a source of power for it. Power doesn't come cheap in this case, as it required a sacrifice on somebody's part. Kiba and Xenovia stand here as victims of this cursed project started by the bastard in front of them.
"...You killed my comrades and took the elements needed to wield the holy-swords?"
"That's right. This orb is from back then. I have used three of them on Freed though. This is the last one." Freed's laughter cackles shortly after Balba says that.
"Other guys besides me died because their bodies couldn't synchronize with the elements! If I think like that, that makes me special." Special would be a term I'd use loosely. I honestly wished this freak of humanity died like the rest who stole the Excalibur. Guys like him become a nuisance... "You thought that guys like me would end up being tough, didn't you Takeo-kun? No, no. I won't die easily like that."
Get the fuck out of my head! I already have enough voices to live with, I don't need yours to taint them.
"...Balba Galilei. How many lives have you sacrificed for your greed..." Kiba's hands shaking with anger pouring out from him with an incredible density.
"If you say that, then I will give this orb to you. My research has reached the stage where it is possible to mass produce them in the right environment. First things first, this town will be destroyed. Next I will gather the legendary holy-swords stored around the world. Then I will mass produce holy-sword wielders and start a war against Michael and the Vatican with the combined Excaliburs. I'll show the results of my research to those foolish Angels and their followers who have convicted me."
Talk about a match made in heaven...or was it hell...? I don't know. Balba and Kokabiel hate the Angels enough to start a war with Heaven for stupid reasons. He chucks the orb as if it lost his interest to Kiba. Rolling on the ground till bouncing off his shoe lightly and stopped. He leaned down to pick it up silently.
"...Everyone..." patting the orb with a sadden endearment to the people he lost. A tear mixed with his sadness and anger rolled down his cheek.
The orb Kiba held gives off a small light, then spreads itself to cover the field. Flickers of light formed around him and begins to take shape. Then forming to make the silhouette of children surrounding by a blue-white light similar to before.
"The various powers that are present on this battlefield mad the spirits within the orbs appear." Akeno commenting. A clash of powers from Devils, Fallen-angels, Demonic-swords, Holy-swords, and Dragons.
The children look to Kiba with a dear and sorrowful expression.
"Everyone! I...I!" These were the children from before. "...I have always...always thought was it alright that I was the only one to survive... There were those who had more dreams than me. There were those wanted to live more than me. Is it alright that I am the only one to have a peaceful life..."
One of the boy's spirits smiled and started to move his lips as if to say something.
"Don't worry about us anymore. You are alive at least." reading to myself while blinking away the tears. Kiba let his fall from both his eyes freely at the words of his fallen comrades. Then the spirits of the boys and girls moved their lips in a rhythm.
"...The sacred song." Asia mumbled. Kiba joined in the song with tear-stained eyes. Going through those experiments, the only thing they could hold onto were their hopes and dreams.
—!
Their bodies glow a brighter shade of the blue-white, with Kiba in the center.
[We were no good alone.]
[We didn't have enough elements to wield the holy-swords. But.]
[It'll be okay if we are together.]
The voices of the children reaching everyone in the area. The sacred-song was intended to make Devils suffer. All I could feel was a warmth and ache in my heart. Only in pain of the scene, for Kiba and those he lost.
[You have to accept the holy-sword.]
[It's not scary.]
[Even if God is watching.]
[Our hearts are always...]
[One.]
The spirits rising up to the heavens and casting a light on Kiba as if granting a blessing.
[Ddraig]: "Partner..."
"I know Ddraig... He's reached it." letting the dam fall down for the flood of tears with a mournful smile.
[Albion]: "Sacred Gears change and evolve while using the feelings of the possessor as a key. But there is a different territory to that."
"When the feelings and the wishes of the possessor undergo a dramatic change that it changes the very flow of this world."
The two dragons laugh in joy.
[Ddraig&Albion]: "Balance Break."
~ Kiba's POV ~
Live. That was all I asked for. The only thing I wanted as I escaped from the laboratory, leaving everyone else to their deaths as I kept running and puking out blood. I cleared the forest to cross paths with a girl. A high-class Devil.
"What do you desire?" the crimson haired girl ask while holding onto my body as it verged on death.
"...Help." was all I could mutter before my vision blurred. Thoughts of my life, friends, future were all I had with me...'help' was my last word as a human
"To live as a devil. That was the wish of my master, and also my own. I thought that it was fine. But... I couldn't forget my hatred towards the Excalibur and my comrades' vengeance... No, I could have forgotten about it. I..."
Takeo-kun and Koneko-chan. They helped me who was driven by revenge. While searching for the holy-sword wielder, there were comrades who would help me.
Isn't this already enough for me? But if my former comrades' spirits are wishing for their vengeance, I can't let go of my demonic-swords that carry their hatred. But my thoughts were just released.
[Don't worry about us. At least you live.] they weren't wishing for their vengeance at all...
"But it's not like everything is solved." it still hasn't ended. If I don't take down the evil thing in front of me, there will be a repetition of the incident that happened to us. "Balba Galilei. As long as I don't kill you, there will be those who would suffer the same fate as us."
"Hmph. It's been said for a long time that research always comes with sacrifices. Haven't you realized that yet?"
"I don't see anything about your endeavor that was remotely worth sacrificing children for it!"
…Takeo-kun.
"Kiba. As the Knight of the Gremory, my comrade, my friend! Fight until Balba and Freed are on the ground! Fight so the feelings of your fallen comrades haven't went to waste!" declaring at the top of his lungs with fury and determination in his voice.
"You've helped me even if you won't profit from it. Even if you might have received punishment from our master..."
"Yuuto! You have to finish this yourself! Surpass Excalibur! As the servant of I, Rias Gremory! As a Knight who will not lose to a mere Excalibur!"
"Yuuto-kun! I believe in you!"
Rias-buchou...Akeno-san...
"...Yuuto-senpai!"
Koneko-chan.
"Please do your best!"
Everyone.
"Hahaha! Why are you crying? You were singing with joy with the little ghosts. It's really a nuisance. It's totally the worst. You I hate that song. Just listening to it makes the hair on my skin crawl! I don't want to hear it anymore. I'm totally at my limit! I'm going to cut you into pieces and calm myself! With this ultimate Excalibur that was merged by four of them!" Freed Zelzan. The spirits of my comrades reside in you. So long as you live I can't allow you to do evil deed with them any longer!
"...I will become a sword." My comrades who have merged with my spirit. Let us overcome it together. The feeling we couldn't say back then! The wishes we couldn't fulfill then! Here and now! "I will become the sword of Buchou and my comrade! Respond to my feelings now! Sword-Rebirth!"
The Sacred Gear and the spirits of my comrades mixed. It started to align and form a shape. Demonic and holy powers were combining. This sensation. My Sacred Gear is...my comrade is telling me-that this is sublimation. Radiating a divine light with an ominous aura, what appeared in my had was a single sword.
"Balance Breaker 'Sword of the Betrayer'. You shall receive the power of this sword that has both the power of light and demonic powers with your body!" announcing before running towards Freed. As a Knight, my specialty is speed. Pulling a few feints, I disappear out of his sight.
Clang!
Even so, he blocks my strike. Quite the exiled-exorcist. The aura covering his sword was being erased by mine.
"That sword surpasses the originator of holy-swords!?" shock in his voice.
"If that was the true Excalibur, the I could not have won against it. But that Excalibur cannot cut the feelings of me and my comrades!" Freed clicks his tongue and steps back after pushing me away.
"Stretch!"
His Excalibur twists around with a mind of its own. Erratically bounding around towards me in intense speed! Excalibur Mimic, I see. Since it merged with three others, it has four abilities. The end of the blade splits into two and came down at god speed. Excalibur Rapidly. It accurately tried to pierce me from every direction, but I fend off each strike. Parrying off attacks like these is child's play if the killing intent is just as easy.
"Why!? Why isn't it hitting!? You are supposed to be the unrivaled holy-sword, aren't you!? Weren't you supposed to have lots of legends of being the ultimate sword!?" Freed shouting with enjoyment and impatience. "Then, I'll have to add this as well!" A majority of the blade disappears. Transparency pheromones? Excalibur Transparency. The ability to make the blade transparent. It still doesn't change the direction of his killing intent...
GIN! GIN! GIN! GIN!
Sparks fly off from the parries the transparent sword and my own made.
"..!" Freed narrowed his eyes with an even shocked face.
"Keep him like that." Xenovia intruding in. Holding up the holy-sword in her left hand, and placed her right in the air. "Saint Peter. Saint Basil the Great. Saint Denis. Holy-mother Mary. Please hear my voice." chanting? What is she trying to do? The space in front of me got distorted. She put her hand in the middle of the area, then pulls something out of the dimensional gap. A single sword giving out a massive holy aura. "In the name of the saints who reside within this blade, I will release it. Durandal!"
Durandal!? The holy-sword so famous that it's on par with Excalibur. In terms of slashing, it is the ultimate sword. Why does she have it?
"A Durandal!?"
"You were not the wielder of the Excalibur!?
Balba, and even Kokabiel were astonished by the turn of events.
"Wrong. I was originally the wielder of Durandal. I was also chose as the holder of the Excalibur. That is all." Xenovia making a stance with both holy-swords in hand. Durandal and Excalibur.
"Absurd! According to my research we haven't reached the stage where someone can wield Durandal artificially! Then why!?"
"Unlike those common artificial holy-sword wielders like Irina. I'm a natural born wielder." Balba became speechless at her words. Unlike us, Xenovia was someone who was blessed to naturally wield the holy-sword. "Durandal is a sword that ravages beyond what people can imagine. It cuts anything it touches, it doesn't even listen to me most of the time. That's why I have to keep it in another dimension, otherwise it would be dangerous. Even as the holder, I have a hard time with it. Now Freed Zelzan. Thanks to you, we can have the decisive battle between Excalibur and Durandal. Right now, I'm shaking with enjoyment. Don't die in a single strike okay? At least use the Excalibur to its fullest!"
The blade vented out more holy-aura than the Excalibur Freed held. It even had more power than my holy-demonic sword!
"Is that even allowed!? It became a situation like this! You shitty bitch! I don't need any of that for this setting!" Freed shouted and moved his intent to Xenovia. The transparent blade slashing at her.
GAKIIN!
A single side slash, the Excalibur shatters into pieces. The pressure by the swing of Durandal left a hole in the school field.
"So it's just a broken holy-sword, huh. It can't even compete with my Durandal." Xenovia making a sigh while appearing bored. What incredible power. It can't even compare with Excalibur Destruction.
"Are you serious!? Are you serious!? The legendary Excalibur is shattered into pieces!? Horrible! This is really horrible! Was it wrong to use something that was broken from the start? The shallowness of humans. The foolishness of the church. I want to grow up while taking a glimpse of it!" Freed's intent weakened, and I went straight at him. He couldn't respond fast enough as he tried to block my holy-demonic sword with the remnants of his Excalibur...
...Checkmate. A shattering sound echoed. The sound of the Excalibur crumbling.
"Did you see it? Our powers have surpassed Excalibur." cutting down Freed as I shatter the Excalibur.
~ Takeo's POV ~
Freed fell down with blood spurting out the wound Kiba made from his shoulder to the side of his stomach. He did it...He surpassed Excalibur. Gripping onto his Holy-demonic sword tighter, he looks up at the sky. His reason for living seemingly disappeared in the night.
"Ho...Holy-demonic sword...? Impossible... The polar opposite of two things cannot merge..." Balba made a strong expression. Clearly he hasn't met the elephant standing on the sidelines, though I haven't made that apparent to anyone.
"Balba Galilei. Prepare yourself." Kiba pointing his Holy-demonic sword at him.
"...I see! I understand now! Holy and Demonic. It will be an explanation, if the beings that represent the two became unbalanced! Then not only the Maou, but God has also..."
STAB.
Before he could utter the death of God a spear of light pierced through his chest. He goes down after vomiting out enough blood to classify him as dead. Kiba goes up to him to confirm. Sure enough, his soul moved onto whatever awaits him beyond this life.
"Balba. You were remarkable. The reason you went up to that conclusion proves that. But, I don't mind whether you are with me or not. I could have done it myself from the beginning." Kokabiel sneering on the body. Then laughing loudly before landing on the ground. "Increase the power of the abomination and transfer it to someone else." ordering with confidence.
"Are you trying to give us a chance!? Don't mess around!" Rias became enraged at the words.
"Don't mess around? Hahaha. You guys are the ones who are messing around. Do you guys think you can defeat me? Even if you have both Heavenly Dragons, I doubt everyone here can put up a fight."
{Boost! Maximum Drive!}
Red draconic energy blasting out of me in a blazing storm. The pressure more than enough to cause the ground underneath to break from the force. Yet I kept my ground without moving. Everyone was surprised at how I broke the rule of the Boosted Gear. It can boost the wielder's power every ten seconds, but I made this skill long ago with the intent to take down an opponent if I needed a one hit wonder. Though I can only do this at least three times until lights out on the fourth.
"I thought the wielder could only max out after a certain amount of time... To think a person could break that rule blatantly on the spot." wickedly smiling again. "So. Who will you transfer it to?"
"...Rias..." she was stunned for a moment, then went to the side where I offered my Boosted Gear hand and took the hand. {Transfer!} Feeling the energy pass from my body to her between the contact. Then red-aura covered her body from the drastic power increase. Focusing an enormous power in her hands to surely leave nothing behind in the aftermath. I could have gone ham on the bastard, but she was agitated as I was. So I wanted to give her some sense of satisfaction of putting him in his place.
"Fuhahaha! Good! That flow of demonic power! The demonic-power I can feel right now is that of an ultimate-class devil. A little more then you would reach that of a Maou, Rias Gremory! Looks like you have a talent equal that of your brother's!" the fallen-angel leader laughing as though this was an entertainment for him. Truly a battle freak.
"Blow away!" from her hands, the greatest amount of demonic-power was shot at Kokabiel. Creating a shock wave to shake the ground. He raises both his hands to take it head on.
"Interesting! Interesting indeed, Maou's sister!"
The bastard actually took it head on with an expression of something that looked dreadful to gaze upon. What I didn't expect was Rias's attack to begin being pushed back, and lose its shape. Even with that much power!? On closer inspection; his robes were tattered, and his hands bloodied. Certainly his ability to fend off demonic power must have decreased.
Looking at Rias, her breath was ragged. I doubt she could pull another one let alone fight. I could transfer again to another person, but who? Akeno? Xenovia with Durandal? Kiba who just reached Balance Breaker...? Or I could just take him on...
"Lightning!" Akeno's attack cackling through the air, towards Kokabiel who was concentrating on Rias's attack. But the lightning dissipated from a swish of his black wing.
"Will you stand in my way!? The one who inherited her power from Barakiel!?"
"...Do not put me in the same group as him!" Akeno's eyes widened with rage from the sound of his name. She kept hurling lightning at him, but they kept being deflected by Kokabiel's wings.
Barakiel. One of the leaders of the fallen-angels. Thunder user by the name of 'Holy Lightning'. Par with Azazel in terms of fighting ability. Along with being...
"For you to become a devil! Hahaha! You have pleasant servants, Rias Gremory! Sekiryuutei and Hakuryuukou! The left-over of the Holy-sword project who reached Balance-Breaker! And the daughter of Barakiel! You have weird tastes, just like your brother!"
"I won't forgive you for insulting my brother...our Maou! More than that, the insults you made to my servants will require your life!" he just laughed at her anger, then provokingly shouts.
"Then try to destroy me! Maou's sister! Owner of Welsh and Vanishing Dragon! Crimson-hair Ruin Princess! The one whom you are up against is someone who has been an arch-enemy of the devils a long time ago. If you don't see this as a chance, then your reputation will be looked down on!" A step was heard. Xenovia was making a move behind Kiba.
"We will attack at the same time." hearing that, Kiba also moved ahead. Moving in sync, the two rushed at Kokabiel. The first to attack was Xenovia, who's attack was fended off with a sword of light in his hand.
"Hmph! Durandal huh! Unlike the Excalibur that was already broken once, that light is the real deal! But!" the air shook with a buzzing sound. He emitted an air wave in his other hand to capture Xenovia. Then he kicked her away. She went flying with an anguished cry. "You still can't control Durandal! The previous wielder was someone who had unrivaled strength!" She readjusted her stance in the air and landed on the ground to continue the assault. Kiba follows up on her attack with a flurry of slashes.
"Kokabiel! I will eliminate you with my Holy-demonic sword! I'm not allowed to lose anyone anymore!"
"Ho! Attacks at the same time from a holy-sword and holy-demonic sword! Interesting! Good indeed! Come! You can't defeat me unless you do that much!" he creates another light sword with his off hand, and clashes with their swords. Even with such power, he's fending them off like its nothing!
"There!" Koneko flanking his rear for an ambush.
"Naive!" his wings change to sharp blades and cut Koneko's attack. Her body fell down to the ground with blood coming from the wounds on her body.
"Koneko-chan!"
"Hey, looking that way while fighting will easily get you killed!"
Kiba let his guard down for a moment because of the damage Koneko took, and Kokabiel's sword came bearing down on him. He blocks off the attack, but a crack formed on the sword! Kiba must have lost focused and the structure of the sword became compromised. Kokabiel catches on to that fact and expelled the two with a force field. Sending Kiba and Xenovia flying, but they fixed their stance with haggard breaths.
"Kokabiel! It's not over yet!" Kiba pledging while putting his power into his sword and standing up again. The crack on the sword from before disappeared, and went back at him again.
"Hahaha! You still come at me? Alright! Come!"
"Holy-demonic sword!" stabbing his sword in the ground, a circle of swords surround him with holy and demonic aura, trapping him in a corner.
"You think you've captured me with this?" the ten wings form into blades and shred through the swords with ease. It didn't deter Kiba as he kept slashing straight on. However the fallen-angel stopped the sword with only two fingers. "Is this it?" he sighs.
Not stopping there, Kiba forms another sword in his off hand to slash downward. Second verse, same as the first. Kokabiel stopped the attack again.
What I didn't expect was Kiba creating a third sword in his mouth's grips. Biting down the handle in his teeth, he swipes to the side roughly. His opponent clearly not expecting a third strike, and backs off quickly. Despite the hasty retreat, he had a nasty scratch on his cheek with blood coming out form it. I wanted to grin at the tenacity, but Kokabiel's face made me want to rip off the smirk he had.
"Seeing that even after losing the masters you serve, you devils and followers of God can still fight, huh!"
"...What do you mean?" Rias asking with doubt. The bastard just laughed as it was a joke to him.
—! No, he wouldn't...! I forced summoned Invictus from Nevarra's hands and bone rush Kokabiel with hell's fury.
CLANG!
The blade bears down on him before he could react, but was fast enough to block it off with a surprised look.
"...?" he looks at me with confusion in his eyes. The only eyes that stared back at him were filled with cold killing intent. "...! I see now. You knew all along, and never told them?" smirking cruelly.
"Shut up..." biting back the urge to rip his head off. Then he lets out a laugh.
"Unbelievable, you know about his passing and never broke the news?! I guess it's to be expected." he waves off the attack and I kept wailing on him. He couldn't fend off a slash to his chest fast enough and backs off. "That's right! I totally forgot! The truth wasn't revealed to you lower guys, but this one happens to know! How, I won't bother asking. So allow me to tell you..."
"Shut up!" appearing behind him instantly and slashing for his head. The wings on his back block it off, but I drive the blade hard enough to draw blood near his neck. Recognizing I'm breathing down too close, he brushes me off with the wings. I land on my feet, ready to attack again...
"In the war between the three sides, not only the Yondai-Maou but God died along with them!"