Hey there fans. Gotten a few 'interesting' review over the weak. One such review was a song made completely of swear words. I think. To be honest, I stopped reading after seeing a dozen or so swear words in a single stanza. Don't bother looking, because I removed it.
Now, let me be clear. I don't mind a bit of swearing. I don't mind some constructive criticisms. But I'm not interested in reviews that are basically insults or 'you suck, your story sucks, your writing sucks'. I don't want to get emails clogging my system like that. And I definitely don't want to bar all guests from leaving a comment because of a few morons. If you don't like, then don't read. That's what I do when I don't like a story.
Mind you, not all the bad reviews were nasty. I had one review that was pretty much 'I don't like your concept, but your quality of writing is good. Best of luck'. That's like the Bigfoot of internet comments.
Now that my rant is out of the way, for all the people that do like the story, enjoy. And remember, constructive comments are ok.
Chapter 10: Phenex Rising
The days had passed by in a flash. During the times they stopped to rest, Ben showed off as many forms as he could without attracting too much attention. So that meant he still had Way Big in reserve if he had to. He knew he should've told them, but they wouldn't be able to do much besides stay out of his way. There were also a few forms that he wanted to keep secret. They were the ones he wanted to be a secret weapon. The enemy could have mind readers, if they could remove memories. Now here they were, walking back to the school in the middle of the night. Ben promised that he had made sure Issei's parents wouldn't be waking up till morning. Hooray for Gutrot.
"You seem pretty confident Bri." Issei said. "You're not even the slightest bit worried?"
"I took Riser out with one punch." He replied. "Most other things I fight need to level a street before they finally go down. He's probably one of those people who never learn to fight because they're so tough. Grandpa Max and Gwen made sure I could defend myself if I run out of time."
"He sounds like a good man." Asia mentioned as she clung to Issei. They looked nice together like that.
"Phenex probably thinks we've never really seen combat before. Bet he'll be surprised to find out you're a veteran heroine."
Ben chuckled. "I'm counting on that."
(**/*\**)
When they got to the club room, Yuuto was cleaning his blade before putting it back in its scabbard. Koneko was putting on some fighting gloves, while Akeno and Rias were drinking tea. He hated having to wait. He preferred it when he was getting jumped. At least then he didn't have so much time to think about all this. What if they did lose? No. They wouldn't. They had trained hard for this. They were going to win. Especially with three of him around. Bri-kun was throwing spikes into a picture of Riser until he was nothing but holes, while Bri-chan was making some soothing tea. He can't remember where he learnt that.
They were interrupted by the club room door opening. Souna and her Queen entered the room. "Sorry if we're interrupting anything." She said.
"That's alright." Rias replied. "We're just waiting for now."
"I didn't expect to see them again." Issei said. "What are they doing here?"
"They're organizing a live broadcast of the game so that family members can watch."
"Cool." Ben said. "We can kick his ass and everyone will see him go down." Souna smiled at him before looking at Kun and Chan.
"I didn't know you were part of triplets, Bri. Did they fly over just to help you?"
"Oh no." Chan said. "Actually, we are…" She was muffled as Kun jumped on top of her before she said anything else.
"Shut up, Shithead.' She growled as she sat on her. "We don't need to say anything to her."
Souna smiled again. "Looks like this rating game will be more exciting than I imagined." Grayfia's white circle formed behind them. She was still dressed like a maid. Who'd have their Queen work as a maid?
"It's almost time, my lady." She said to Rias. "I hope you're all ready."
"We're ready whenever you are."
"Good. In a few moments, we'll use this circle to go to the battlefield."
"And that's where?" Ben asked.
"It's in a neutral alternate space created just for the game. None of it is real, so we have full license to do some damage to it. Even burn it to the ground." Akeno replied.
"Cool." Kun said. "I hate having to worry about stupid property damage. Anyone that gives a shit can suck my – OW!" She screamed in pain as Chan bit her wrist.
"Sorry." She apologized.
"If I wasn't so keen on winning I'd pound your ass to the ground."
Souna headed back to the doors. "Well, we should get going. We'll be in the Student Council Broadcast room. We'll be cheering your team on."
"Great. But make sure the play-by-plays are fair."
"Oh I will. In fact, if I was a betting woman I'd put money on you kicking him seven-ways-to-Sunday."
"There's something I forgot to tell you." Grayfia said one Souna had left the room. "The great Devil Lucifer will be watching the game."
Rias sighed. "Oh joy. Brother Dearest."
"So does that mean your brother is in charge in Hell?" Ben asked. If these guys were just another species, then the name of Lucifer would have to be pretty high up."
"That's right. His real name is Sirzechs, but he's used a few over time."
"During the War, the previous Lucifer died." Yuuto took over. "Sirzechs took the throne and led us through a dark time. He saved the Devil kingdom from ruin."
"Well that explains why Rias is the next head of Gremory." Asia said.
The circle changed from white to bright red. "It's time." Grayfia said. Everyone stepped into the circle, with Ben worried that one of him will forget to become Devils. When the light faded, he was relieved to see they were still with them. But their destination was…
"The fuck?" Kun asked. "Why the hell are we still in the club room?"
"Your attention please." Grayfia's voice echoed through a loudspeaker system. "My name is Grayfia. I am a servant of the House of Gremory. I will be your referee during today's match. To create the battlefield you'll be competing in, I took the liberty of some suggestions from Lady Rias and Lord Riser. You may recognise this place, as it is an exact replica of Kuoh Academy. An educational institution in the human world."
"So we have moved." Chan said. "It just looks exactly like school."
"Each team will be given an area that will serve as its home base." Grayfia continued. "Lady Rias, your group will be in the Occult Research Club Headquarters in the old school house. Lord Riser's home base will be located in the Principal's office in the new school house. Pawns will be promoted if they can make it to the home base of the enemy team. Good luck to all."
Ben thought about going Way Big and smashing his way through, but he didn't know their full power. He might just end up becoming a bigger target. Atomix was ruled out because he didn't want to kill anyone. He looked at Kun and Chan, who nodded back. They had ruled out those forms as well.
"Alright then." Issei looked pumped. "I'm gonna charge right out of the gate, get to their turf and get promoted, and then I'll fight my way up to Lord Douchenozzle."
"That would be a bad idea." Akeno warned him. "Unless you want to get your ass handed to you."
"You can't always just storm the castle." Ben warned him Koneko walked up to him and handed over a tiny glowing orb. "What does this do?"
"It'll allow us to communicate over long distances." Rias answered as the orb floated into her ear. Ben, Kun, Chan, Asia and Issei all put theirs into their ears.
"Good luck players." Grayfia's voice sounded again. "We'll be watching you."
(**/*\**)
Ben-chan smiled as he, Issei and Koneko headed to secure the gymnasium. Ben wanted to use Big Chill to sneak in and freeze Riser and his guards, but Rias didn't want that. She was worried that if it didn't work, he'd be a sitting duck. Well, maybe more a sitting moth. Kun was originally planning on using XLR8 to get in and go Humungosaur on their asses, but Ben was worried the building size would hamper her. Right now, she was going with Yuuto to play decoy and deal with any servants that get caught in their traps. Meanwhile, Ben was waiting at home base, serving as Rias' first and last line of defense.
They weren't worried. They've dealt with tougher things than them.
They managed to reach and get inside the gym without any confrontation. Chan was happy. He didn't like having to fight.
"Wow. This place is an exact copy." Issei was saying. Koneko raised her hand in a 'stop' sign. The enemy must be here. The lights all turned on, showing 4 girls standing in the center.
"Smells like Gremory filth." One of the said.
"Come out come out, where ever you are." Said another.
So much for stealth." Issei moaned as they stepped out. Chan got a better look at the enemy.
One was wearing a blue quipo thing that showed off her strong legs. Another was the girl that had beaten Issei when they first showed up. The last two were twin cat girls wearing school uniforms.
"Well, well." Quipo-girl said. "Looks like they sent us two pawns and a rook. Little Issei must need some help."
"I think you are being deliberately hurtful." Chan said. Everyone stared at her before the Riser girls started laughing.
"Oh listen to this one." Quipo-girl laughed. "She's a complete weakling. What are you going to do? Make us apologise or you'll cry your eyes out?"
Chan frowned. "You'll apologise, or I will be forced to knock you senseless." They just started laughing even harder. Chan let them laugh. She wanted them to have a chance to give up peacefully.
"That rook could be a problem." Koneko said. "Based on her power levels, she's got the skills of a Queen."
"That tough?" Issei asked. "Ah, what the hell. We knew we were underdogs from the beginning."
"You and Chan can deal with those pawns. I'll try my luck with the rook. Watch my back and keep those chickenheads off me."
"Of course." Chan said. "But I hope you don't mind if we step in to help if you look like you're having some trouble."
"That's the idea."
"And I won't go easy just because they're girls." Issei said. "I'll choke a chicken."
"That's rude Issei." Chan chastised him as they charged each other. But they didn't have much chance to talk. Koneko was blocking Quipo-girl's strikes, while Issei had Shrine-girl's staff trapped in his gut. That left him with the kitty-girls. "I don't suppose you'll be willing to apologise and surrender?" They smiled evil at him before showing of their chainsaws. "Didn't think so." As they rushed him, they got a big surprise. He changed into NRG and watched as their chainsaws shattered against his armour. As they stared in shock, he heated his gauntlets and punched one of them while frying the other with his heat vision. They screamed in pain as their clothes were burnt off, before fading in a bright light.
"Two of Lord Riser's pawns, retired." Grayfia said over the intercom. So when a servant receives enough damage, they get taken from the battlefield and are counted out. Good to know. He watched as Issei managed to touch shrine-girl before getting knocked away. There was now a red circle on her clothes and a red line leading back to Issei. He snapped his fingers, and her clothes were shredded, just like during his practice. She screamed as she tried to cover herself, too focused on her modesty to notice Chan walk over. He grabbed her by the shoulder.
"Please apologise." He asked her, but she just stared at him. He sighed, before heating up his hand. She screamed even louder as she faded away. Quipo-girl managed to throw Koneko off and charged at him, screaming in anger. He merely changed into Shocksquatch. He was a tall and shapely yellow-furred yeti alien. Two lightning bolt pigtails extended from the back of his head and he wore a white unitard to cover herself. She caught quipo-girl with both hands and hit her with powerful lightning. She too faded away in his hands. "Oh. I forgot to ask for their names, eh." He spoke in a Canadian accent. "I'm so forgetful, eh."
"One of Lord Riser's Rooks, retired." Grayfia said again as they left gym. Hovering high overhead, Akeno was wearing some priestess robes again. A bolt of lightning struck down from the heavens, levelling the entire gym. Now Riser can't use it as a forward base.
"That was fun." Chan giggled as she turned back to normal. "I've never done a bolt like that. Oh, but sorry for taking your wins."
"Don't mention it." Issei said. "We need to beat them. It doesn't matter who does it. Kun's probably left Yuuto in the dust."
"The Phenexes still have us outnumbered." Rias said through their com-link. "We need to buy Akeno a little bit of time, so that she's ready for her second attack. Once her power is replenished, we'll start making preparations for our next move. Until then, stick to the plan and I promise you we will win this."
"Alright then." Issei said. "Onward to the athletic field!"
(**/*\**)
Kun smiled as the stupid bitches wandered right into their trap. They thought they were so smart, but they still fell for it, hook line and sinker. As they stood there wondering what happened, Kiba strolled up behind them.
"Hello ladies." He said. God, why does he have to act so polite? They're the fucking enemy. They should just pound them until they give up, then move on to the next group of bimbos. "You gals looking for some company? Cause if you're feeling lonely, I'm just the man for you."
The slut dressed in scarves smiled at him. "Not to burst your bubble, cause you're totally my type. But do you really think you can beat us alone?"
"Why, whoever said I was alone?" That was his cue. He jumped up high before changing into Armodrillo. By the time he landed, he was big enough to make the ground shake. The girls stared at him in surprise. "Now then. Say hello to my 'little' friend."
They dashed around to find cover, but Kun used his powers to shatter the ground. One fell into a sinkhole he made while another was crushed between boulders. The third shrieked as he tried to grab her, failing to notice Yuuto coming in from behind. He had already dealt with the one in the sinkhole, and slashed through her in short time.
"We make a great team, don't we Kun?"
"Whatever." He said. "Those sluts didn't last very long." An explosion tore open the sky. As it did, Kun had a powerful headache. It was as if it was on fire. Which meant that…
"Those bastards hurt Chan!" He yelled. Sure she was flighty and peaceful. But no one attacked his copy. Especially not some hooker.
He was going to kill whoever did that.
(**/*\**)
"Chan!" Issei yelled, cradling her. She looked in so much pain, and was barely awake. He watched as she faded away into sparkles. No. NO! She can't be dead. She can't be!
"Issei." Rias said to him. "Don't worry. When a servant is too badly injured to fight, they are removed from the field to recuperate. I'm sending Bri to aid you."
"It's time to give up the fight, little boy." Yubelluna cackled from above, where she had blasted Chan from. "No matter how hard you struggle, you won't win. You can't win." She fired a magic blast from her staff. Issei thought he and Koneko were goners. But as he watched, a flying turtle intercepted the blast, causing it to fade away. "What?" She yelled. Akeno floated down from above as Bri turned back to normal and landed near them.
"Well this is exciting." Akeno said. "Guys, keep going. I'll handle her. And don't worry. I'll make her pay."
"Make me pay? How exciting."
"I'll be fine. Now go. The plan won't work without all you."
"Make her suffer." Bri said as they ran past. Once they were far enough the sky lit up with magic as they duked it out. As they ran along a pathway, Yuuto and Kun strolled in.
"You guys. You're ok." Issei said, giving Yuuto a man-hug.
"Where's the bitch that attacked Chan?" Kun growled. Damn, she looked pissed.
"Don't worry." Bri said. "Akeno's going to put her down. For now, we can get revenge by beating up everyone else."
"Up for that. Those fuckers won't know what hit them."
"Everyone, change of plans." Rias said. "I originally thought that the Bris would be invincible. But the Riser Queen showed that you can be surprised. Bri, meet me and Asia round the back of the new school house. We'll launch a sneak attack while everyone else distracts as many servants as they can."
"But isn't that risky?" Yuuto asked. "If you fall, we lose anyway."
"I want this over before we lose too many people. Sometimes you have to take some risks." Bri nodded as she turned invisible. Everyone else headed for the athletic field.
"Hey assholes!" Kun started shouting. "We know you're out there, shaking in your shit-filled diapers! What, you're too pathetic to take my sister out in a real fight!? She was a fucking wimp! So if you're not going to fight me, then suck my dick!" Sheesh. Kun was really vulgar. But it worked. A girl in sexy armour appeared from a dust cloud.
"You need to curb your tongue whelp." The knight said. "How dare you speak in such a way to a member of…" She didn't get to finish, as Kun charged her as an electric jellyfish alien, Amphibian. She tried to strike her with her blade, but it just phased through Kun like she wasn't there. Kun wrapped her in tentacles before giving her a powerful blast. But unlike with Shocksquatch, it wasn't enough to retire her. She managed to break free, charred but still in play. Yuuto charged in with his blade as more servants stepped into view. Yuuto and the sword-girl clashed several times without stopping, blocking each other's killing blows. As they battled, a blond girl in a pink dress giggled.
"That Karlamine." She said. "Her head is filled with nothing but swords, swords, swords. It's ridiculous. At least that shock got her to shut up. Shame about that knight. He was totally my type and yet he's just the same." She gave Issei and Kun a glance. "And what am I even looking at? A sloppy commoner boy, a foul-mouthed slut and a shrimp? Rias has the worst taste in servants."
"That's pretty rich coming from all these shitty whores." Kun shouted. "What, Phenex couldn't get you all some real clothing?" She changed into Rath, her roar shaking the ground. "Let me tell you something, pink dress girl! Rath is going to take all these pansy-girls, tie them into a pretzel, then make you hula with them!"
"That doesn't even make sense. And I have no intention of fighting." Even Rath stopped growling at this. She was in a rating game, but she wasn't going to fight? What kind of servant is she? "Isabella." She called out to a woman wearing ripped clothing and a mask over one eye. Rath didn't even wait for her to attack. She rushed her and started punching. As Isabella defended herself against a pissed off alien, Koneko had charged twin cat girls in school uniforms.
"What's wrong with her?" Issei asked, pointing at the pink dress girl. "Why isn't she fighting?" A girl with really long dark hair and a massive sword on her back answered him.
"She is our bishop, but she prefers to watch the fight than participate in the. She is also Lady Ravel Phenex. A member of the House of Phenex and Lord Riser's younger sister."
"What!?" Rath yelled. "What kind of sicko has his own sister in a fucking harem!?"
"I'm not a part of his harem!" Ravel yelled back. "I'm only in this so that I have something to do." With a wave of her hand, the knight charged in and started attacking Issei. But his training with Yuuto and Diamondhead allowed him to keep dodging her sword. He just had to keep going until he had boosted enough times. His current level was enough for a pawn, but he'd need something more for a knight class. Her next strike was impossible for him to dodge. But his Gear protected him long enough to use the force to roll away.
"You're doing pretty well." Ravel said. "Rias' improved you since Mira knocked you to the floor. Maybe if you keep it up you might just become a real challenge."
"Didn't Bri knock your big brother in one punch?" He called back. "Sounds like he needed some training himself. At least I'm working my butt off for this." As he jumped back, he took a quick glance at the others. Koneko was fending off the cat-girls, managing well against two opponents. Yuuto's sword had broken, but he formed another sword from ice that froze Karlamine's flames with ease. And Kun was pounding Isabella into the dirt.
Hopefully, Rias was making full use of this distraction.
(**/*\**)
Ben wanted to say that this was too easy. No way would Issei and the others get all his servants to leave. There was probably a couple hiding in here. Or Riser knew they would enter in here, appearing in person and stopping their plan. But if he said it out loud, he might just jinx them.
"Riser's been expecting you." Ben groaned as they looked up. As he predicted, Riser was standing next to the banister, grinning down at them. "Hello my beloved Rias. You didn't honestly expect Riser to not realise your plan? Clever though, having your servants distract Riser's servants while you sneak in with your pawn. But Riser has seen this before. It did not work then, and it won't work now."
Rias didn't answer him. She just used her magic to destroy his arm. Riser didn't even react as he grew it back in a burst of flame and fired back at them. But Rias was already pulling Asia away as Ben used Heatblast to absorb the flames. He gritted his teeth. It was so hot, too hot for him to use only a part of Heatblast's power. He changed fully into Heatblast, absorbing more fire as Rias shot again. Annoyingly, he couldn't absorb the flames before they healed Riser again. Seeing no other option, he followed Rias as she ran down a hallway, Riser laughing as he gave chase.
He hoped the others were doing better.
(**/*\**)
"Holy shit!" Issei yelled, both at Yuuto's sword spike attack and Siris nearly killing him while he was distracted. As he dodged, his Gear was finally ready. As Siris charged again, he fired out his beam. Unfortunately, she managed to dodge at the last moment. The beam blasted a large crater-line all the way to the forest. The explosion was still visible from behind the trees. He didn't think he put that much effort into it. Guess this was what Bri felt when she hit something too hard.
Siris grunted. "I can't let that happen again. I've got to take him out now!" She charged forward again, her sword high overhead. But that was what Issei wanted. Her chest was clear for him to punch, activating his dress break power. She screamed as all her clothes shredded into nothing. He got a nosebleed staring at her massive tits, and was so busy that he almost forgot to blast her again. She screamed as she faded away in the light of his beam. He noticed out of the corner of his eye Kun throwing Isabella into the beam as well, where she joined Siris.
"One of Lord Riser's rooks, one pawn and one knight, retired." He heard Grayfia say. Kun change into XLR8, helping Koneko take out the other cat-girl.
"That was atrocious." Karlamine said with disgust. "That's perversion at its basest level."
"This is the first time I've witnessed it." Yuuto sound almost apologetic. "I really don't know what to say. I'm sorry my friend is such a pig."
"Stop apologising to the enemy, shit-head." Kun growled. "They're the enemy. You're supposed to stomp her flat as a pancake."
"Hey footsoldier!" Ravel shouted, pointing at the new school building roof. "You might want to watch your precious king get destroyed." As they all looked up, they saw Rias, Asia, Bri and Riser standing on opposite ends. Riser was firing blasts at them, but Bri was absorbing every last strike. But Riser kept regenerating from Rias' attack.
"The Princess of Ruin. Twilight Healing. Priestess of Thunder. Swordbirth. And Boosted Gear. And, I suppose, whatever the triplets have. Together they sound rather impressive. But we are Phenexes, immortal birds. And you cannot defeat us!" Her statement was undermined as Kun became Armodrillo and made the ground quake. Everyone had trouble standing up as jagged spike rose up, nearly impaling the remaining members of Riser's peerage. As the girl with the long flowery robe took to the air, Ravel started shooting out fire. Issei groaned. After those two attacks, he was nearly beat. He begged the red dragon to grant him all his power.
He got his wish.
Everyone was nearly bowled over as he was surrounded by a green pillar. Even Riser, Bri and Rias stopped fighting to watch. As it faded away, he saw that his Gear had changed again. The claws had become bigger, and new golden spikes decorated the gauntlet. A symbol resembling a dragon head was set in the center of the jewel. And he suddenly knew a new technique.
"Kun." He yelled. "Grab Koneko and take for the sky. Yuuto, use your Swordbirth and send it my way."
"Are you fucking crazy?" Kun yelled. "You'll get skewered!"
"I've got a plan. Trust me." Kun stared at him for a moment before changing into Big Chill. The moth woman faded away, before reappearing by Koneko's side. As they flew away, Yuuto send a line of swords at him. Without hesitating, he punched the line and imbued it with his power. Hundreds of thousands of swords rose around him and Yuuto in a circle. Ravel was thrown far away, while the remaining bishop and Karlamine were skewered by a dozen swords. Even Kun looked impressed by the attack. As he started cheering, an explosion shook the school.
"Lady Rias, one Queen. Retired." Grayfia announced. As they tried to figure out how this happened, Yuuto cried out as he and Koneko were blasted by fire. They faded away as Kun flew about. She changed into Astrodactyl and slashed at Riser's queen until in her haste she flew into an attack. Yubelluna fired several more until Grayfia announced Kun's demise. As Issei started crying, she was knocked aside by Terraspin.
"Get up to Rias and help her." Bri ordered. "This bitch is mine." Yubelluna fired a powerful attack at Bri, only to watch in surprise as it disappeared. Bri chased her until a lucky strike from Yubelluna's staff sent her crashing into the school. While Yubelluna followed her inside, Issei took the fastest route to the roof. He heard wood smash as they fought each other to the death. By the time he got to the roof, the battle below sounded viscous. Ravel was floating not too far from Riser on her fiery wings.
"Good thing we still had our tears, right brother?" She said, laughing at them.
"Your tears?" Issei didn't know how crying would help them.
"Phenex tears have the power to heal any injury instantly." Rias informed him. "Luckily, they're only allowed two per battle. Every other team has paid a lot to have them in their group."
"With our money, power and immortality, we were destined to win every game we came across." Ravel laughed. Things were looking grim.
"Lord Riser's Queen, retired." Everyone stopped as Grayfia said that. Holy shit. Bri actually won against her? How?
"How did that lowborn scum destroy my queen?" Riser growled, fire billowing in his eyes. As everyone wondered, the building started shaking. Cracks formed as…something exploded out of it. It was big, curved and white with red lines on it. As it grew, it became less curved until it was upright. Two arms uncrossed, with red elbow-blades and shoulder spikes. A large head with a red fin on top glared down with green eyes. And on the chest between two giant breasts was a familiar symbol.
"Seems Bri forgot to mention this form." Rias noted as Bri stared down at all of them. Riser and Ravel were at a loss for words. She was enormous! The school building only came up to her shins! Without saying a word, she crouched down and grabbed Riser. He tried to burn his way free, but she just growled and threw him to the ground. She then stomped him flat before crouching down and pummelling him. Ravel didn't try to stop him. What could she do to even do anything other than annoy Bri at this stage? Bri kept at it until Grayfia finally spoke.
"Lord Riser Phenex, King. Retired. Lady Rias is the winner." As Bri changed back to normal, Rias, Asia and Issei cheered. Despite his immortality, Bri still managed to retire him by pounding him enough times.
They had done it.
(**/*\**)
Bri sighed. "It feels good to have those two back." She said, rolling her shoulders. When they got to where everyone was healing, Kun was in the middle of pounding Yubelluna to a pancake. Guess she was really protective of her other selves. And probably pissed that she retired her. Everyone was now having a celebratory drink in the real club room.
"Still." Yuuto said. "I can't believe you had a giant form and never told us. That would've been handy to know."
"Sorry guys. I thought about opening up with Way Big, but I was worried I'd make myself a bigger target. Besides, sometimes he – I mean, she – changes size. I'm bigger some days than others."
"Well, at least we won. I think the look on their faces was almost as good as never having to marry him." Everyone laughed as Rias said that. As they toasted and partied, Issei sat down with a groan. His whole body still ached from the fight and supercharging Yuuto's Swordbirth. But at least they put that bastard down. Bri sat down next to him, her drink half gone.
"You ok?" She asked. "You look a bit down. Annoyed that I stole your thunder again?"
"Nah." He replied. "That was actually pretty awesome. I'm just worn out from all the attacking I did."
"I hear that. Sometimes I timed out because I didn't have enough strength to keep going." She gave a big stretch, not noticing him watch her breasts bounce. "All that punching really wore me out."
"Where did you get that form anyway?"
"Way Big? He was already on the Omnitrix. Azmuth unlocked him for me to fight Vilgax on an even footing. I researched them a little and they apparently born in cosmic storms. Because of that, they can generate enough cosmic power to destroy a planet." Holy shit. That sounds freaky. "Luckily, they're normally peaceful, guarding against evil. A few months ago, The Incursion Empire invaded Earth with an army of mutant Way Bads. They managed to force me to exile myself and hold the planet for a month just with them alone."
"Whoa. Good thing you're on our side. I'd hate to see you pissed off with us."
Bri gave him a knowing smirk. "By the way Issei. I can't seem to find some of my underwear. You wouldn't know anything about them, would you?"
"Ha ha. I'll have you know I haven't even touched your stuff, Miss Know-it-all." They stopped laughing as Rias approached them, a real smile on her face. She stooped down to give them both a back-breaking hug.
"Thank you. Both of you. If it wasn't for your powerful abilities, I was honestly worried we'd lose the Rating Game."
"It's nothing." Bri said.
"No it isn't. This is the best thing to happen to me so far."
"No I mean it's nothing. I don't mean to be rude, but since I'm still here this isn't the big thing I was sent to take care of." Issei started laughing, while Rias smiled at her.
"Don't worry Bri. We'll help you find your mystery mission and stop it. Then you can finally go home. And maybe even get to keep this body."
"Not gonna happen Rias."
There we go. You know, to me, this story didn't feel completely perfect. I read it over a few times, but I just couldn't what bugged me. Guess that just happens when you watch the anime while you write.
Oh, and something else I thought about, was the comments that I'm not shaking things up. This is only my second story. I'm still a bit nervous about making too many changes and going completely OOC. But after this, we're heading for unfamiliar waters.
See you next week.
Edit: I just got a Pm from krrish0oooo75 about people complaining about his review. Look, I'm flattered that you guys care so much, but he was actually very reasonable and polite. Please stop hating him, as that's not very fair. He's entitled to his own opinion about my story, and if he doesn't like it that's ok.
As I stated at the beginning, he was nice about his complaint. There is no need to hate him. So please, please, stop sending him hate mail. It just looks bad on you, on me, and on my story.
Thank you.