Chapter 20.
We ride upon the wings of storm. What hope of escape can our foes have?
Attributed Sergeant Spiccare Blood Angels first company M 41
Kuoh Academy Friday lunch time.
The student council now knows the entire truth. They do not care. Issei is their friend first lord second. They are family. The ORC is starting the journey.
Rias is eager to kick Riser's ass. He had tried to intimidate them, and her peerage knew no fear. They were eager to beat him. Riser had not understood why they were not scared. But had just shrugged and offered additional time for them.
The Phenex had been shocked and then he began to wonder what their plan was. Rias had told him they were ready.
Akeno demanded Issei to tell her about her other. Or she would cook him with lightning. Issei was not impressed or intimidated either. That made Akeno like him more.
"After the game. You will get what you want. He is busy. Think of him and cook Riser."
Akeno smiled. That was a good plan. She would get her other damn it! Koneko had asked for more pictures and where the baby was being held.
"After the game. I will personally get you to see him. He is happy. Just is grouchy."
Koneko was now a full bro-con. She would get her brother and smother him!
Kiba had asked for one more spar. Issei saw it.
"It will have to be fast. I have work this weekend from him. He has me going to a powerful ally on Sunday. They have been with us since the beginning, and I need to see them. They help with our work."
The blonde had nodded in understanding. He would not demand more.
Sona knew who Issei was referring to. Lady Yasaka. The youkai wanted more power at the table. That was the official reason. The truth was Yasaka missed her friend and Kunou was getting desperate to see her knight again.
Sona giggled hearing the tale. Issei was amazing. She did not blame the Kitsune for her crush.
"It might turn into something. Kunou really does care. She feels it truly. She is young. She wants me. She is a Sigillite. Just be ready for jealousy. Her mother flirts with me a lot. That is not serious. Just her personality."
Sona was a tiny bit jealous. But she understands that he wants the harem. She had learned he was a social dragon. It made sense. She would have to talk with the kitsune. See for herself before making an opinion.
Issei had worn her token today. She loved that. She was the only one to know that. He had hidden it from everyone else. Sona had put her painting up in the room she was making her own. It was her most treasured possession.
Issei had cooked dinner for all of them yesterday after the forge. They had all enjoyed it. Saji wants to fight with the guard. Ruruko asks for copies of the Tactica Imperialis. Momo tells Issei she is willing to help take the pain away from the guard and serve as a precognitive for the rosette.
Tomoe demanded to have her knight. She had a small red mark on her hair now signifying her allegiance to Mars. Tsubusa had excitedly told Tsubaki that she had several ways of cutting ineffective practices from the books. Tsubaki had thanked Issei for helping her. Reya had said she would help the new guild of magicians.
Tsubaki and Jeanne had found a small room to just be together in. They were so compatible. Tsubaki had not thought she was like that. But it felt right with Jeanne. They had agreed to meet more after the first date.
The student council had transformed utterly by the experience. They had seen their dreams offered to them. Some had not known them till that moment. Others had hints. Sona would get the world and more. They knew now.
Forge of dreams Diego's office Friday.
Xenovia had spoken the truth. Her oaths were renewed to Diego. The man had taken them. He had sat down with his Cannoness, and they planned the Ordo and the rights they both wanted for their war. The sisters would be getting the best recruits' weapons and eventually armor that is as of yet not made forge would make. The current sisters would get their gear from Daliea.
Diego explained the holdouts. Xenovia had immediately sworn to help them. She did not like the Xenos who arrogantly called themselves the Race. Diego was neutral towards them.
"They are interesting in that they are the complete opposite of us. We will crush them easily. But they do not deserve destruction. They just see the galaxy differently. We will free the holdouts. They hate the Race. We will not make them our vassals. They will get their planet back."
"What will we do with them? They have become too reliant on the Race. They could collapse as a species if we do not do anything to help them."
"We will help. But as equals. We will help them build their world back up. They will control their own destiny and fate. Your sisters will be there to help them learn to fight again. If at the end they wish to swear to us. We will take them into the fold. Otherwise, if they tell us to piss off we will. We will protect them till they can do it themselves. We will be liberating them."
That stirred Xenovia. To learn from the past and be better. That was something for which she would willingly die. That is what her order would begin building as a legacy. She liked her Inquisitor. Xenovia would build a legacy that would make her descendants proud. Her mother was with them now.
Griselda had contacted her daughter and told her that she would fight with them. She had also felt the call. To their sisterhood. The landslide of Unification was becoming harder to stop.
Berlin Germany Friday morning.
The city of Berlin had woken up expecting another regular day of normalcy.
A small peaceful protest had started at the Reichstag and the few protesters had with them a symbol that would one day never not be seen. The protesters had gathered and had filled a petition to be read by the German government.
It was the request to establish a new political party. Die Terra Party. The party had only ten members. Mostly students from the major universities. One of the ten was a political reformer. The woman wanted to inspire change in her country.
The new party was approved by the government. The protesters had cheered at the announcement. The elites did not think the party would last. Many did not. They were wrong.
The new party office was paid for by Daliea with the Imperium's money. The two artists who had joined began making posters. The second in this party was a businessman who was determined to leave a legacy for his grandchildren towards which they could look. Students volunteered to hand out the posters on their campuses when they were ready.
Their platform was simple. The betterment of man in whatever way shape or form they came in. They would not discriminate against anyone. Dreamers build. The dreamers would come.
A student who was good with computers made the party a website. They included the Aquilla. That site was up by the end of the office day. It only received twelve hits that night. Half were interested in this party. The other half just shrugged at the platform. But even they were curious.
One of the twelve was a Reichstag member who was tried of their current party. He saw this platform and had at first scoffed at it. But he had been a dreamer once too. Before the crushing weight of reality had set in. The Aquilla restores that dream.
He will call the party on Saturday and learn more about them. He will become committed. He longs to dream again.
The United States Thursday afternoon.
Another party formed in a small basement with only five people. They were dreamers. They saw the two parties of the United States and hated them both. They had used to stand for something. Now they were just tools.
These five wanted change for their deeply broken nation. They had seen the Aquilla. One had just gotten back for a visit to China and had seen the tank slogan. That had stayed with them.
She had told the other Dreamers the sight.
"I march for Terra. Believe in this dream. The one who will lead us is real. His words are real. We were strangers here in this city. I never knew anyone of you. I want to now. Let us make that our slogan. We are warriors on a different field of battle. We will be ridiculed. But we must do this. We must save our country and then the world."
The other four had joined in the slogan.
"We march for Terra too. We are with you. With him on Earth."
Each of the five were different. They were people. Two were students. One was an engineer. Another was a housewife. The last who had seen the tank had been a business owner. They had the money they needed.
They needed a name. A young man had suggested one.
"The Unification Party. TUP."
That won the rest. They would start immediately. The students went to two different schools. One was a university student. The young teen who had made the suggestion was in his last year of high school.
The housewife was bad with computers. She would ask her son to help her. He would because he saw how important this was for her. He was the harbinger. He read the goals. He was in IT. He was like his mother a dreamer.
The son brought his girlfriend in. She brought her parents and two siblings.
The high schooler brought his friends. They who knew him best. That was four more.
The businesswoman brought her husband and his biological daughter in. They loved the idea of this party. It began.
Within a month this group of five grew to fifty. They wanted change. A town council member saw his daughter talk about them. He had wanted to reconnect more with her. He smiled at her enthusiasm. He connected with the others. He saw the dream.
That man was going to run for mayor of his town on the ticket of this party. The election was in two months.
TUP prepared to help him. They advocated hard for him. They brought more dreamers in. They came from all social classes. No one who was interested in joining was turned away. They became a hundred. Then one hundred fifty. Then three hundred.
TUP would get a second runner for the town council. He was an Iraq war veteran who had seen his nation not help many of his fellow soldiers as they began returning home. He knew many who were equally troubled by that.
That Veteran spread the idea of TUP at his VA. Many veterans liked the ideas. They would vote for both candidates. One veteran was from a nearby town. He formed his own party for that platform. The two merged. That veteran ran on his own ticket. The idea kept spreading.
When the election for mayor came it supremely surprised the other candidates. TUP won that election. The Democrats and the Republicans did not believe it. A third party has won in a heavy Democrat town.
The new mayor won because he put his words into true action. The voters saw that. The second election also showed the growing popularity of this party. The veteran won his seat. Two other council members joined the party to be re-elected. They became true believers.
TUP was not always victorious. The second ticket failed. The candidate did not blame his people. They had tried hard. The other candidate was just lucky that day. The man who lost would run again for the next seat.
He would win the next election. This repeated. Dreamers kept coming.
Across multiple countries on multiple continents the same slow waterfall began. The slogan of we march for Terra was translated to many different languages. There were wins and loses. The dreamers were not giving up.
The German party exploded similarly. They helped the newer parties in Europe. The Reichstag member convinced three others who were disappointed with their parties to flip. They won only one seat in the tag.
France and Belgium both were more successful. They elected seven each to their parliamentary systems. What surprised many was that the British Unification Party won twenty seats in parliament. The woman leading that group had been a conservative who had flipped and joined with the others to build the future.
Unification parties across Europe had cheered at the victory of their British allies. The next country to win more was Denmark. Thirty seats there.
The Ideology of Unification spreads across the internet. Many more people join their countries parties. They are done with the past. They want the future.
City of Kuoh Issei's home Saturday morning.
Sona and many more people gathered to watch the game. Daliea and Cawl were here. Cawl had hidden behind Sona when his sister had almost forgotten the deal. Sona scared the first Ai. Cawl loves his new mother more for that.
Sona's peerage was all here. Asia and her mom were here too. Anthony Valdor was still sore, but he would be here for his Emperor. He liked Sona. He had heard the growing chorus of songs the reincarnated sung about the Empress of Light.
Momo had a small banner of the Aquilla made. She was waving it proudly. Saji was just amused by that. The bishop and the pawn were now officially involved. Ruruko was cheering for her senpai. Tsubusa was nervous.
Jeanne and Tsubaki were sitting together. That had surprised everyone but Momo who had smiled and also cheered on the queen. Sona had joined.
Tomoe was saying a prayer to the machine god. She was promised by Cawl that he would try to make her knight. Tanks and guns first. The pilot was contented.
Ellen and her brother were here in a corner. Ellen wants father to win. Her brother had not met the emperor yet. The blank had raised eyebrows but that was it. The rest felt but a single shiver before it had went away.
Camp of Light China. Saturday.
The off duty clubs on base were packed. A devil in the broadcasting station for the games had leaked the camera information. The game was being shown to the guard. The army of light never had any doubt for the Emperor.
The reincarnated had cheered for the Breaker of Chains. This was a way to get satisfaction from an institution that long excluded them. The small but growing number of pure bloods knew that this would decidedly change the underworld.
The angels were curious about ratings games they had never seen one before. A pure blood man explained to the curious.
Youkai had come to see vengeance delivered onto the devils. The slaughter of the nekoshou enclave in the underworld still left many bitter. The incident had nearly led to war. This was payback for that.
Adepts of the machine god had gathered to watch from their forges. Leonardo was watching with his teacher Cornelia. The forge mistress had money on this with Charles. He had bet that the Omnissiah would score against the pawns. She had countered with saying a high piece would go first.
Elon watched the game fascinated. He was here for the rest of the weekend.
Forge of Dreams Saturday.
The storm troopers and many clerks were watching in expectation. Many had wanted to make banners. The reincarnated here did make one. It was of the Emperor standing victorious.
The hospital staff watched with concern.
Mittelt had reunited with Kalawarna and with Dohnaseek. The three had been joined by a green haired angel close to Dohnaseek. The two women teased the newcomer and their old comrade.
Akio and the rest of the Inquisition had watched in their office. Irina, Xenovia, and her mother were here. Akio had made a bet with Diego.
The Sellzens were gathered in Lint's room. Lint was paying remarkably close attention. Freed held her hand. Agna was in her red robes and Heinz was cheering for the Emperor. Freed believed.
ORC Building Saturday morning.
Rias had welcomed the Red Angel into the room. He was wearing his traditional armor. Koneko, Akeno and Kiba had gathered themselves up. The Red Angel had spoken to the now five.
"I wish to share with you a tradition that is becoming increasingly popular among my troops. It is called an oath of moment. Remember everything you feel now. Leave nothing out. We will win this fight."
The voice was gruff thanks to the helm. Rias extends her hand to him. The other three follow suit. The five make this oath of moment. Victory will be theirs. No doubt only faith.
Grayfia sees them do this. She begins to believe the Red Angel was not a monster. He still scared her but to do this with Rias. It shows that he wants them to believe in themselves. The underworld's strongest queen prepares the portal to the pocket dimension made for the game. She is the referee. The Phenex's could not object now. The rules were not changed. They were iron clad now.
Phenex great room.
Ravel and her mother were there with Lord Phenex and Ruval. Ruven is busy with his lover. He could not be there today.
Annel believes now. This match will be settled and then she will push for her daughter. The matriarch needs her grandchildren! Riser will hopefully learn some lessons of humility. That will be good for him.
The servants watch in their break room the Alpharius's smirk. The others had started bets on how badly the Gremory heiress will lose.
Gremory home.
Lord and Lady Gremory were with their grandson and his father. Sirzechs had been smiling happily and that had spread to his son. The parents of Rias however were not happy. Their daughter was going to be humiliated.
Lady Gremory tried one last attempt this morning to make her daughter see sense. Rias had spoken her defiant words.
"Fuck the fire chicken. I have a new dream and he will not take that from me! I will win! I will show you both to start having faith in me! I am not going to back down!"
Velelana did not know where that zeal had come from. She does not think it will help. But she would admit that Rias had her spirit.
Why was Sirzechs so happy? The Satan had been increasingly eager for the game to begin. Millicas had been eager for Ria. He adored his aunt. She had not backed down. That had inspired him. He wanted to be like her one day!
Lord Gremory was just quiet. He was wondering if he had made the right decision. He regretted for a moment making the deal with the Phenexs. He hopes Rias might win. But he expects the worst.
His son's smile gives him a bit of hope. But he was still worried.
Riser's base student council room game dimension
The Phenex and his peerage had entered the dimension. Riser wishes he still had Ravel. She was an amazing strategist. Yunabella was decent but Ravel shamed everyone. They would still win. They had more experience and more pieces. Four against fifteen.
Riser was going to enjoy his easy victory. Plus, he would get a good wife and an extremely comfortable life. Plus, two more concubines. That was a plus too.
Yuna had given orders to the pawns for when the game started after the thirty minute prep phase. They would scout and then pin down Rias and her three pieces for the more powerful ones in the peerage to gut. This would be over in less than an hour.
Yuna was still hoping that perhaps Rias might win. The bomb queen did not like the Gremory at all. Yuna wanted to be the wife. But she had little to offer Riser. Her family had entered the Phenex's service and had offered Yunabella up as tribute. That hurt. But Riser was a good man underneath his ways. The others saw that too.
Yunabella would win this for him. She had four plans on how to keep Rias under her thumb. She knew two were very mean. But she wants the third son. She will get her wish.
ORC building game dimension.
Issei gently touched his wrist. He takes further strength from his favor. He then touched his second favor on his blade's guard; the strength doubled again. The lines near universally say that he will win. He will get the best line for them all. He draws his blade.
It is a rapier. A force blade. He will control his blows. They will hurt. But he will not kill the enemy team. He prepares his las pistol modified to just burn badly not kill. it will get past the fire resistance the enemy has. If the gun gets destroyed his psychic might will be used for range.
Kiba is interested in the blade. But he remains respectful. Rias sees the gun. She sees it has the Aquilla on it. As does the swords guard.
Rias touched her pendant and prayed for victory. The others in her peerage do the same. The Red Angel does not. He, however, is not looking down on them for faith.
Rias gives her orders. Koneko began to scout. Kiba prepared his swords. His knight walker would be reality. He would make it so. No fear no remorse to the enemy.
Akeno centers herself. She knows her other is watching her. She can feel his presence. She will win for them. She had asked for more tips. Her father gave them freely. The devil priestess of the storm was ready.
Koneko sees nothing but her brother. She will get to him. She will love him properly. No fear. Her punches will break bones. Her sister gave very good advice. She was almost as fast as a high middle class knight. Her dream will not die. She will not be a broodmare for a bird. Cats eat birds. The Aquilla being the exception to this rule.
Rias prepared her destruction balls. She will explore. She will go farther than ever. Glory in discovery rather than the games. She will be remembered for her own deeds. Not her house's.
She has realized the truth. She knows the Angel's identity. She had finally figured it out. It was Issei. He had not lied to her. He had come. Sona was an incredibly lucky woman. Rias saw a vision of her and Issei together. It was nice. But she did not want that.
This Rias wanted to show the man she had almost killed that she was deeply committed to Unification. The others did not know. She would not tell them. It was his secret. He was a grim reaper for incredibly good reasons. She would bring her house and their vassals to the Aquilla.
The time was almost up when Koneko had told her king that she had felt the pawns at the edge of sensory range now augmented with senjutsu. They were getting into position. Koneko wanted to do the honor.
Rias had nodded. Issei tilted his head. Rias gave him a suggestion.
"Be the hammer to the anvil."
The game began. All watching this were now on the edge of their seats. The imperium wanted to see the master of mankind win against this chicken. The pure bloods in the nobility and especially the GKF wanted more pure blood children.
Mark 001.
Three pawns moved together. It was in an arrowhead formation. They were eager for an easy victory. They had experience. They had played games before. Rias had not. The game was very unofficial in that the rules had been loose. The few rules were now ironed in.
The small pawn leading this trio was also the newest member of the peerage. Mira had been chosen to be the first in. Behind her were the twins of Ile and Nel. Their chain saws at the ready. Mira had her wooden staff.
The trio had not encountered anyone yet. They kept moving. They finally hit a target outside the gym.
Koneko had lay in ambush. The red angel would support her. They would get three removed quickly. The nekoshou saw the angel doing something and lightning began to form on his blade. He nodded to her. He sensed the enemy too.
The trap prepares to spring when one of the twins feels something in the air. That feeling makes her nauseous. Her sister wonders what the feeling is too. She had shivered when she first felt it. Mira wants to unconsciously run. She forces herself not to. Her staff is clutched harder.
Mark 002
Mira feels the push that comes. A white hair girl springs forward and immediately slammed into one of the twins with her fist. Nel screams as her bones break in her body. A flash of light saves the pawn. She is out. The first kill.
Riser-sama's first pawn has been retired.
Ile screams in rage and revs her chain saw and goes for the first enemy. The rook does not back down. Another punch is thrown, and Ile cannot block it with how fast it comes. The bones in her face break and the crunch is audible for all to hear. The last twin in this pair disappeared in the same white light.
Riser-sama's second pawn had been retired.
Mira gets reinforcements. The weakest pawn backs up. Siris and Xuelan come via portal. The zweihander wielding knight and the Chinese dressed woman both ready to make the first kill for their team. Mira grows more confident now. The pawn regained her courage. The new trio look at the enemy rook.
They smirk together. Siris draws her great sword. She grins more. She loves battle. Xuelan preparing to punch the other rook to a swift death. They prepare to attack.
Mark 003
A red bolt of light comes from the tree line the four combatants were near. The light slammed into Mira directly in her chest. The pawn screams and wants to pass out. She still stands, however. She wishes that she had passed out now. The next warrior comes forth.
The green eyes of the Red Angel scare the trio more. How! How was that thing of nightmares here! He is holding a pistol in his left hand. His right has a rapier that has lightning flowing across the thin blade. The white hair girl smirked.
"We have friends too. You have already lost. Do not run. I was told that when I met my friend for the first time. Take the advice. He will find you."
The Red Angel makes Mira nearly run. Siris is shivering badly. Her hold on the great sword was now wobbly. Xuelan, however, is something else. She looks at the Red Angel with admiration. Her guilty pleasure was that she was a secret fan of his work.
He was a hero to people who saw the truth. He was a particularly good warrior. Xuelan is scared to be facing him. But she squealed on the inside. She was near her secret idol! It is her who responded back to her fellow rook.
"I will not run. Your king does indeed have powerful friends. I will make the request to make this quick. I do not want to be awake while you do your work. Have to say, however. I am a big fan. Be nice if I get an autograph after."
Her comrades look at the rook like she was nuts. They still shake. The Red Angel's voice comes from his grills.
"Both requests will be accepted. I like you for honesty. I will make it very quick. Expect mail after the game."
Xuelan squealed openly this time. She will have an autograph! Fuck you Isabel!
The other rook with Riser sneezes.
Mira now definitely tries running. She screamed in pure fear. A second bolt hits her now exposed back. The pawn dropped to the floor. Her screams stopped.
Riser-sama's third pawn has been retired.
Siris also wants to run. Xuelan preparing herself for battle.
Mark 004
Siris moves forward and brings her blade against the enemy rook. The younger girl blocks the blow with her now ultra enhanced arm and then returns the attack. Her counterattack breaks the knight's right leg. Siris screams and tries to fall back.
Xuelan moves at decent speeds for a rook and throws her first punch at the angel. She is so excited. To fight her idol. That made the bitter knowledge that the game was lost for them so much better! The punch hits the bird on his chest piece. The blow hurts. But it is good pain for Riser's first rook. She, however, takes the strike sent her way.
The rapier hits the Chinese woman's left flank. The pain is horrible. The lightning arcs and electrocutes Xuelan. She screams so very loudly. The second blow from the Red Angel's blade is but a gentle tap to the rook's chest. It is not on the breast.
Xuelan thanked the angel for that kindness. The rook disappeared in a ball of white light.
Riser-sama's first rook has been retired.
Siris tries to run with her broken leg. The angel scared her shitless. They were doomed. Four pieces down in four minutes. Riser needed to forfeit so that they were not going to be married to hospital beds! The enemy rook charged forward and broke the remaining leg. Siris topples to the floor screaming in pure pain and utter terror. The white haired Nekoshou comes up to the screaming knight and then brings a blow against her back. Siris stops screaming. The light returned for another.
Riser-sama's first knight has been retired.
Koneko feels nothing but triumph. She will get her brother. By her god will this happen! No fear no remorse to the fire bird! Her dream of family reunited and bigger will not be stopped!
The Red Angel nodding his respect to the rook.
"Good kills. Try, however, to end it faster. Sadism is not my forte. They are just obeying orders. Like you."
Koneko nodded at the critique. He was right. She would make Riser scream instead.
"Will do."
Outside the game Camp of Light and Forge of Dreams.
The Imperium chants for the Emperor and his temporary ally.
The reincarnated scream for blood.
"Breaker of chains! Make the nobles scream in fear!"
The few pure bloods nod at the sentiment of their fellows. Even the two nobles here. They were both third sons. The former queen nymph holds her lover's hand. He wants vengeance too. His family had openly mocked the two of them. He wanted payback on them. Their family was barely above the commoners.
The Youkai join in the chants.
"Blood in righteous revenge for the Nekoshou!"
They had growled with all the various types of animal noises that made up their beings.
The angels appreciate that the Emperor had been gentle with his foes. And told his comrade not to be sadistic.
The humans scream for their lord and master.
"The Emperor marchs for Terra and we follow in his wake!"
The rest of the gatherings chant that war cry.
Akio nods in respect to his friend. His troopers are cheering, and the civilians are joining in with the military.
Mittelt winces at the white cat and her brutality. She gave the Nekoshou a new title.
"That's a Hell Cat."
Dohnaseek and Kalawarna both nod at the title.
The reincarnated that hear that new title chant it.
"Hell Cat! Hell Cat!"
The chant grows louder as more reincarnated hear it.
Freed sees the god of war he had seen in his last moments of madness again. Lint grows the sharpest and most focused she has been yet. The two other Sellzens winced at the blows.
Irina and Xenovia were impressed by Issei's shots and the foot work for his sword. Griselda respects the Emperor more now.
Issei's home
Sona had gasped at truly seeing this other side of her other. He is a brutal warrior. But he wanted to cause the least amount of pain for the reincarnated devils under Riser. That made her understand him more. He was not cruel. He just wanted to get things done without causing suffering.
Her peerage sees him fight. They want to be as fearless as him on their battlefields of choice.
Antony nods his head in respect to the Emperor. He was a fine warrior.
Tomoe had sent another prayer to the machine god. The weapons the Omnissiah was using were masterfully made.
Jeanne winces at Koneko and her brutal kills. Tsubaki holds her other's hand unconsciously. The blonde relaxes into the touch.
Ruruko and Momo had sent up big cheers for their senpai.
Ellen sees the warrior that her father is. She sends her respect.
Asia does not flinch along with her mother. The master of mankind had made his blows as nonlethal as possible while still making the enemy retire. He knows anatomy. Asia sees the master of it. Her heart began to want a strong warrior too.
Phenex great room.
Ravel cheers for her dear. That shocked her father. He looks betrayed by that. His wife silences the look. Annel sees the favor on the sword of the Angel. She understands immediately. Her eyes meet her daughter's. Ravel nodded and said with a grin.
"That is him. That is what I want. He will make us powerful."
Lord Phenex does not understand that at all. What is his daughter talking about?
Ruval sees the mastery of war that his brother-in-law has. He was good at sword play. He might ask for tips. He was in the sixth spot in the top ten of the games.
The servants shit themselves in pure fear. The Alpharius's began to collect their rightful winnings. They were richer than before!
House Gremory manor.
Lord and Lady Gremory have their mouths dropped to the floor in pure and utter shock. Their daughter had the red angel. She will win. Velelana regrets not having faith in her daughter. Her husband asks the question that they both are thinking.
"How did Rias reincarnate the Red Angel?"
Sirzechs smirks.
"She did not. He is her contracted Magician for this game only. He is pure human. He heard about the problem. He volunteered to help. You really should believe in my Ria-tan. He made them train harder. He will not carry them to victory. They became stronger because they are done with the bullshit."
The Gremorys now feel horrible. They did not correct the swear at the end for their grandson.
Millicas had a new idol. He wants to be like the Red Angel. A true hero. That made this more exciting for him. To know his aunt knew his new idol. That made her even more kickass. He would beg her for an autograph.
Lord Gremory pales. The NKF will suffer from the victory. Sirzechs Lucifer corrects that thought.
"The Red Angel gave us intelligence on the GKF. They will be in serious trouble from this and that. We will get our majority. Try to believe more. I like the Red Angel."
The Lord and Lady gape at their son.
Underworld in general.
The nobles are scared shitless. The reincarnated devils and many commoners enjoy the shock. The reincarnated start a chant. It grows.
"The Red Angel will break the chains!"
That had been started by they who were Alpharius. The rest join in happily. They began to wonder if he really could do that. The game was now on every single television in the underworld. Devils who had not paid attention to it now began tuning in to watch the game. The new reincarnated watchers who are safe join the chants. The pure bloods shiver.
Mark 007
Kiba is eager for blood. His is pumping. Rias had whooped at the five retires. Akeno had been more blood thirsty.
The single knight of Rias springs his own trap.
The second of the scouts in the pawns led by a French maid wearing woman is now scared. The two twin nekomata with her are too. They knew about the red angel being here. The pawns and Karlamine had begged their king to forfeit. Riser was not scared. He did not believe it.
The new squad of pawns feel the attack coming their way. Two demon swords hit the first nekomata on the right. The cat woman screams from the pain they cause. She disappeared in a ball of light. The now becoming more feared words from the referee sound off.
Riser-sama's fourth pawn has been retired.
The two pawns back up in fear. Kiba comes forward. His grin scared them more. The maid runs in fear. Another demon sword flies the blade hits the maid and she crumpled. The light returned. The voice did too.
"Riser-sama's fifth pawn had been retired.
The remaining cat girl freezes and shivers. She cannot run. The swords had been ultra fast. The enemy knight repeats his comrades' words of advice.
"Do not run. We will find you. We are not scared anymore."
The cat shakes more. She does not run. The plan that the fire peerage had begun to crumble. Karlamine ignored her Queen's order and went to help the pawn.
The portal opens and the cat girl tries to flee towards the portal. Karlamine springs forward and tries to cover the retreat. Another demon sword flies and slammed into the portal. It dies.
The two are stuck here. Kiba just shrugged at the two enemy faces.
"Told you not to run. But you did. I will end this quickly and you both will be safer.
Mark 009
Kiba prepared his charge. Karlamine draws her two weapons, but the last pawn here does something else.
"I give up! I do not want to die!"
A ball of light takes the red head cat woman off the field.
"Riser-sama's sixth pawn has forfeited.
Karlamine gulps. The enemy knight has five blades around him. Four flying in a halo and the final blade makes Karlamine want to cry. The fifth blade is a copy of the Red Angel's feared sword. The blade makes a growl as its teeth begin to move.
Kiba will not be denied his knight walker. Karlamine cried out a fear enhanced sentence.
"You call yourself a knight, but you have not a single shred of honor!"
Kiba does not care. He knows what honor truly means.
"Honor is for those you protect utterly without hesitation. Not just kings. I fight for my species. For all of us that share this planet. You are just an insect in my way to true honor that I will achieve by putting my words into true action."
Karlamine is now deathly scared. The blonde knight pushed forward now. His speed is way past her high low class. The roar of the imitation of a chainsword and the four floating swords bring their wrath.
Two blades flying towards the knight are blocked and then dispelled. A third missing the female knight by less than an inch. The forth however, hits.
That blade hit Karlamine with the force of a small bus. Her right arm goes numb from the pain. Kiba follows up with his chainsword. The blow from the sword is blocked but the brown haired knight is pushed backwards. The chainsword roars in pure delight as it comes down again.
Kiba had modified his sword to not kill. But Karlamine does not know that. Kiba's sword hits the other. Karlamine screams so very loud as the phantom teeth hit her injured arm. The sword of the red angel roars and the arm comes off at the elbow. Karlamine howls further and then entered true shock before light saves her from further damage.
Riser-sama's second and final knight is retired.
Kiba just advanced forward. He will serve him on Earth. His destiny is bigger than this game. No fear no hesitation in his work.
Outside the game.
The reincarnated everywhere chant for the knight. His pendant had been captured on camera as he had advanced. The Aquilla sent the Imperium into a new roar of faith for their now new comrade. The reincarnated devils who are not imperials yet gape in awe. That was a religious pendant. It was not causing pain to Kiba. That made them believe.
An Alpharius from another pillar house that was on the streets chanted a title.
"Knight of Earth!"
The other reincarnated pick up the title.
"Knight of Earth! Knight of Earth!"
Their chants are now making the GKF kings and nobles extremely nervous.
Tomoe cheers for the knight of Terra. She is of Mars, but he will be the first from the home world. Momo and Saji joined in and then the rest of Sona's peerage joined. Jeanne nods her head in respect for the sword work.
Antony and the now newly arrived Katase and Murayama see the dedication.
Serafall is watching with her entire peerage. Her knight likes the spunk of the younger generation. Behemoth now has another book idea. Marie looks at the young man with a hint of something else. The pawns are cheering just like the crowds outside in the streets are.
Serafall likes the good things coming out of this match. She had been busy with heaven damned paperwork when one of her pawns had come and told her and the others to watch the game now. The red angel being in that game had inspired Rias and her peerage to new heights. Serafall has to give Sirzechs-chan credit. The fact that the angel had been snuck into the game as the contract magician was very funny and so deeply cunning.
Ravel cheers for Kiba. Ruval sees a potential new up-incoming knight to watch out for. Lord Phenex is terrified. Annel looks at her daughter again. She sees now what her daughter was talking about. The human changes everything he touches. Her greed for grandchildren is now at fever pitch. She will get them now.
The Gremorys are still in shock. Five were beating fifteen. Millicas was cheering for his aunt. Sirzechs is just grinning like a shark now. He would never regret that he owed favors to the angel. He was not carrying the team. He had inspired the others forward. This victory would truly be theirs.
Mark 011
The two remaining pawns with their only bishop are shaking. Riser was being the height of arrogance. He believes that this is a fluke. They can still win. But the bishop knows fear.
The pawns and the bishop are outside the building that holds the student council office. They are guarding the door. Their foes appeared.
The Red Angel and Koneko appeared on the left side. On the right is Kiba. And in the center is Rias and her Queen. The Red Angel has lightning dancing on his blade. Koneko has a grin of a cat that has captured and will kill birds. Kiba has five blades at the ready again.
Rias has several balls of destruction floating around her lazily. Akeno has a grin that promised so very much pain. Lightning shot between her hands. The five enemies form a new line. A pawn whimpered. She is wearing next to nothing in terms of clothes. The last pawn also in a French maid dress. She wants to run so very badly.
The trio of Riser's pieces get reinforcements. Isabela had come to help on the front. Yunabella was in the sky. Riser came behind his frontline and the peerage was a bit more relieved.
Riser now sees the Red Angel. He really is here. But Riser is immortal. He does not show his fear. He now wishes upon the morning star that Ravel was here. His sister would have had a good plan against the Red Angel.
The ground is silent like the grave. Both sides watch for weakness in the other. The Red Angel levels his pistol. The Aquilla's raised in pride and certainty. Kiba revs his chainsword. Akeno licks her lips in eagerness. Rias let us a smirk show on her face. Koneko makes a slit throat gesture to the pawns.
The pawns whimpered more at the last one. The bishop is now ready to forfeit. Yuna prepared her bombs in the sky. Akeno unfolds her wings and rises to the sky to fight the bomb queen.
Isabela is shaking but also wants to let lose a smile. She is also a fan of the Red Angel. He was her secret wet dream. When Riser did not satisfy her, which was actually exceedingly rare, she would daydream about the angel saving her and then the two would run off together. If he ever offered that and Isabela was in a bad place that day she would do it without hesitation. He was so hot. She wants an autograph. The angel sees the thought.
"I like your rooks Riser. They will both get special gifts after this game. You, however, will be getting something else. Like my fury."
Rias smirked further. Akeno laughed in the air. Koneko let us lose a real smile and Kiba revs his sword again.
Riser shakes. Isabela is now ultra happy. The pawns and the bishop see her smile and they pale. Yuna does not like the threat to her king. Rias shows action.
"Let us do it together. I want him to scream. I want to explore! I want deeds for my house that will be remembered for ten thousand years! I do not fear you anymore Riser. You will not stop me."
Rias and the angel. Open the fight.
Mark 012-015
A ball of destruction flys forward and it almost takes Riser's head. The blonde had ducked, and the ball blasted the door behind him into pieces. The angel fires his pistol. A crack hiss and the first kill is claimed for this phase.
The dark skinned pawn with next to no clothes takes the shot in her stomach. She screamed in agony before dropping to the floor. The now very much hated ball of white light comes to the rescue.
Riser-sama's seventh pawn has been retired.
The maid pawn now tried to flee away from the wall of death. A second shot and ball hit her, and she crumpled. The light returned again.
Riser-sama's eighth and last pawn has been retired.
Isabela charged the white haired cat girl. The bishop prepares her magic to fight the knight. Yuna throws a bomb at the angel seeing the strongest link and the bomb is intercepted by a lightning bolt. Akeno moves forward with wings of fury from a storm. The black haired woman will get her other!
Rias throws two more balls at Riser and they both just miss by an inch. The balls exploded and made two more holes in the building and that sends more debris into the air. A snap hiss from the las-pistol and Riser takes his first minor injury.
The shot hit his left hand. It hurts. But it is not crippling. Riser sends a wave of fire at his betrothed and the angel. The angel summons a second wall this time of water and the two opposing elements crash into each other. The steam clouds the three combatants.
Kiba moves with holy fury and revs the sword to full power and slammed it against his opponent. The bishop had a barrier ready and that plus her staff blocked the blow. The teeth on the ghost blade roared this time in anger at the denied kill.
Koneko throws a bone breaking punch and is only a little surprised when the other rook absorbs the blow. Isabela grunts at the pain. She was the veteran rook. Xuelan was younger. Isabela throws four sharp kicks and punches and only one hit. That blow hit the Hell Cats elbow and Koneko feels no pain.
The Hell cat returned the strike determined to make her opponent bleed and scream. The kick joined the punch, and the two blows broke two different bones. One is a rib. The second from the kick breaks a foot. Isabela grunts again before biting a pill and the Phenex tears inside heal her back up.
Three fire spells come from the bishop, and they are too slow. Kiba sends one sword into the first spell while dodging the second and third. The two missed spells hit the grass behind the enemy line and a retreat is now harder for Rias and her peerage. They will not retreat.
Akeno laughed in pure and utter sadistic glee as she threw multiple bolts at the bomb queen. Her other's face is now fully revealed to her. She will have him, or the world will feel her pain. Two bolts hit bombs and the third hits the roof behind Yuna, and the purple haired woman takes a few tile shrapnel blows. One cuts her right face. It is just a small cut. More will come.
Rias and the red angel prepared for close combat. The pistol is holstered, and Rias forms a spear with her power of destruction. The lightning force blade and the unstable hissing from the spear intimidates Riser. The steam is just beginning to let up for the other fighters, but the Red Angel makes a ball of green flame appear in his now free left hand.
The warp fire makes Riser feel extremely sick. Rias feels it too, but she has come too far for that to bother her. The two warriors make the first push.
Rias brings her spear into an arc of stabs that Riser blocked them with a hastily conjured fire sword. The rapier makes its own stab, and the razor sharp and thin blade makes a poke. It is on Riser's burnt hand that had just recovered from the shot.
The poke makes Riser bite back a scream as he feels the electric current fly through his body. But his regeneration keeps him standing.
Another fire spell flys from Riser and the spell hits the angel. The Red Angel shrugged off the fire and the heat by some sort of shield around his body. Riser is stunned and that leaves an opening. Rias exploits it and stabs her spear into Riser. The tip hits his left foot, and the pain is immense. He does let out a small scream.
Mark 015-020
The next kill comes from Koneko. She sees her little brother and she knows her goal. Koneko stills her thoughts she directed her purpose and fired her next shot. The punch flys forward and the strike breaks the rest of Isabela's ribs and punctures a lung.
The masked woman coughs and groans. The cough brings blood forward onto the ground between them. Koneko goes for the kill.
The Hell Cat roars in fury and her war cry makes the rest of Riser's peerage look for a moment.
"For my god and for my kin yet unborn! I will have my family back you bastards!"
Isabela falls to the ground after coughing more blood up. The light returned again.
Riser-sama's second and final rook has been retired.
Koneko joined the fight against the bishop her Aquilla now truly and utterly exposed. Yuna throws another bomb at the Hell Cat, but Akeno again intercepted the explosive.
"Your going down bomb queen! I am the storm of Terra! Hear me roar for him on Earth!"
The storm came. A dozen thunder clouds formed, and lightning began raining its fury on Yuna. Multiple bolts hit the building's roof and more shrapnel flys out. More cuts hit Yuna. The end and her death comes as a massive bolt of lightning combines with more to form the wrath of him of earth.
That bolt hits despite the fact that it should not. Neoth had reinforced the chances and the electric arc cooks Yuna with the fury.
The only reason she did not die there was because of her Phenex tears. But the effect sends the purple haired woman to the ground screaming. Akeno followed the attack with another three bolts that all hit Yuna. The light is a god send for the bomb queen.
Riser-sama's queen has been retired.
Akeno roars her triumph, and the storm intensifies. The world shakes in the pocket dimension. The bishop loses heart. This was death no matter how you look at this. Kiba and Koneko go for the kill.
Kiba roars alongside his blade and the two of them crash into the bishop and the woman skids backwards from the force of the blow. Koneko and Kiba finished off the magic user. The warriors of faith bring the blows down towards the bishop. A punch to the chest and a swipe with the chainsword makes the bishop groan before disappearing in the beautiful white light.
Riser-sama's only bishop has been retired.
The three winners cheer for their achievements. They were not carried. They had done this through hard work and faith. They will have their dreams. The galaxy is their's.
Outside the game.
The reincarnated give another title.
"The Mother of Storms! We salute you!"
The Imperium cheers further. The nobles winced and shook. Yunabella was a pure blood. She got roasted.
Serafall looks at the peerage of Rias with respect increased. She was now very curious about the war cries.
The Gremorys watch on dumbfounded. Millicas and his father cheer.
Ravel whooped and hollered. Ruval clapped pleasantly. Lord Phenex is crying. Annel joined with her daughter in cheering. She had winched at Yuna getting wrecked, but Ravel had assured her that Yuna would get her man. Four grandchildren come from them.
Sona is happy that the end is near. The house roars their approval. Sona sees Issei touch his right wrist. Her favor. He was hers. He will win for her and Ravel. Sona loves that. She will push her parents harder for her dream of them.
Mark 020 to 026
Riser feels despair build. He was now in serious trouble. He was alone against five monsters of war. An ultimate class warrior and a very powerful upper high class. And now three others in high middle class.
He was hurting. The foot was bothering him even after healing. The poke had left a twitch. Riser could see the end coming. He did not want it. But that did not matter. His opponents move forward as Riser backs up.
Rias makes four balls of destruction and throws them with fury. The first two miss again with next to no room to flee. Another one hits the grass, and the ground explodes sending dirt flying. The final throw strikes true.
The ball hit Riser in the chest, and he screamed further. The angel moved. The rapier seemed to to promise a very painful death. Riser felt the twitch again returned and he lost his footing. Rias supports her Emperor. Her spear sizzles with glee.
The angel and Rias charge from two different directions. The angel forward like a juggernaut. He was faster than anything Riser had ever seen. Rias came from the right throwing balls in support while she moved forward with a look that promised vengeance and pain on him.
Three balls hit and then the angel built up more pain. Riser screams at that pain. His regeneration began to fail. The angel had landed three pokes with the rapier.
The pokes made Rias's balls worse because each stab was on a spot where the balls had hit. Riser is now against the wall. He fights like a true warrior. He does not try to escape the nearing end.
The Red Angel sees the spells and strikes Riser sends with his fire sword. Each is blocked by the two attackers. The Red Angel speaks after blocking three counterattacks.
"I see you now. No fear despite the end coming. You have my respect Riser Phenex. It will not save you, but I see that you are more than a being of pure unshakable lust. I promise to end this. With my ally here."
Riser is incredibly surprised by the words. He had earned the Red Angel's respect? Riser saw the end. But he also saw his future. He was with Yuna. The had four children together. His peerage also had little ones. Riser saw that he and the others were wearing pendants like the one now on Rias's neck.
Ravel was happy with her other. Riser could not see him. But his sister had a crown on her head. The unknown man had one as well. Riser was happy in that future. He wanted to have that. He will talk with Ravel. After the pain.
The line solidifies from branches.
Riser charges determined to die here standing instead of a coward. Rias stabbed her spear into his guts. The angel makes another poke. This hits and sends Riser screaming again. That poke plus another stab by Rias ended the game. Riser falls to the ground. He sees nothing but the children. And a symbol of his new branch house. The Aquilla holding a flame.
The light takes Riser to the medical wing.
The announcement of the game's conclusion is made.
Riser-sama has been retired. Rias Gremory and her peerage and magician win this game.
Outside the game dimension.
The Imperium chants the titles of the Master of Mankind. They scream themselves into a frenzy.
The reincarnated in the underworld chant for the angel and for a king who had no fear against overwhelming odds.
Ravel cheers so loudly. Her brother will become the ninth minor house to swear to her dear. Annel sees the grandchildren from Riser thanks to her daughter. She screamed herself raw with the greed for them and the Phenex rising ever upward.
Ruval sees what his brother-in-law had done. He would make Riser a very much better person. Less noisy!
Lord Phenex is weeping thinking his son has lost his future. His wife rushed to her husband and whispered to him their reward was coming. He did not understand.
The Gremory's are still in complete shock. Rias had won. She was free from this thing she had fought against so hard and so long. Their daughter had a dream that was for her worth everything.
Millicas wants to be like his aunt and the Red Angel. Warriors who know no fear. He cheers for his idols. Sirzechs summoned one of his peerage. Beowulf came and his king gave the pawn a large scroll and a map to the Red Angel's prize.
"You know what to do Beo."
The hero of old nodded and he left to give the angel his rightful earned reward. The Gremory's did not see that. They just saw the looks of hate Rias had given them each time they denied canceling the now dead contract. Their daughter probably hates them.
Lord Sirzechs Lucifer had seen the despair that crossed his parents faces.
"She does not hate you. Just is not happy with you. Try to listen to her more from now on. I want to know the story of the pendants they are all wearing. Millicas you are freed for the rest of the day. Your mother and I agreed to that. Let us go see Ria-tan!"
Millicas cheered further and rushed to the door exiting the room. Sirzechs followed his happy son. Lord Zectus Gremory tried to believe his son. He had a lot to make up for. Lady Velelana saw nothing, but the betrayal Rias had on her face last they spoke. Velelana will never forget that face she had made with her words. Rias will never forgive her.
The Lord and Lady both got up and slowly made their way to the door. They regret everything that they had done.
Serafall is very impressed with Rias and the angel. They fought well. The Red Angel was not the monster he had been painted as. He had honor. He was not a sadistic person. His kills were quick and clean. She would destroy his network. But he has her respect. It makes Serafall think better of Issei. Sona was so lucky.
Sona cheered for her Emperor and the love of her life. She was now his for eternity. Her future husband. Antony smiled for his Empress.
Sona's peerage cheered for the deeds won here. Tomoe sings a hymn of the machine god. Momo and Saji kiss each other and their world is now complete for them. Ruruko cheered more for her senpai and for the two who have become one.
Tsubusa and Reya join Murayama and Katase to dance. Asia clapped for the Master of Mankind. The greatest human who will ever live. He who will inspire everyone around him to greater heights of glory for their species. Caroline joins in the clapping. Her lord was amazing and would become the ruler that humanity had need of.
Tsubaki and Jeanne just enjoy each other's presence. They are happier. They can feel each other, and their others wants. They want whatever this is between them.
Lint says her first words since arriving at this place.
"I am his eternal. He who is the guardian of our planet. Freed. My brother. Please introduce me to him."
The Sellzens cheer at Lint's words. Freed hugs his brave sister.
"I will. Please forgive me Lint."
Lint holds her brother.
"There is nothing to forgive. I have you and the others now."
Akio had shivered at the look Akeno had during the end. But he had shook in a good way. His other was so fucking hot! Irina was teasing him with Xenovia joining and throwing a few brutal words. The stormtroopers had joined in the ribbing.
Diego has more respect for his ruler. He was an exceptionally good warrior. The Spaniard would be incredibly happy to serve the Emperor of Mankind.
Game dimension.
Rias is so immensely proud and happy for herself and her peerage. They are free. The others in her peerage are dancing and singing their joy. Koneko will have her brother. Akeno her other. She knows now that he liked the better her. Akeno grins pervasively. Kiba says a prayer to Neoth. He will have his walker! He will be a true knight!
The Red Angel prepared to leave them. Rias is the only one to see that. The red head slammed herself against her friend. The angel looked surprised. Rias whispered to him.
"I know it is you Issei. Thank you for helping us. I saw the other me's. We are a good couple in many. But I hurt you in just as many. Like I almost did here. I will not tell the others. This is your burden. But I am with you and my god till the end. Thank you for giving me this and my new dream. I will discover worlds for you. Just treat Sona right. I will never break my oaths to you. Emperor of the Immortal Imperium to come."
Issei takes the thanks. He needs to meet with the pawn carrying his reward. He does not say anything else.
Grayfia has come. She opened the portal for the Red Angel. The warrior nods to her in thanks before moving through. The strongest queen looks to Rias and the others who are now making a new oath of moment. They each touch their pendants. Grayfia hears their words made at the end.
"We all march for Terra. We march for him on Earth."
An. We did it! Arc two is finally done. There is more to come. The ideology of Unification and the political parties. This is again a building block. It grows. I do truly believe that dreamers build more than naysayers. The dreamers will come. They will build the Imperium. They will fail many times. But the message will spread. The avalanche will grow. They like so many more now march for Terra.
Rias learned from her mistakes. I have actually come to enjoy this tree version of her. She still is spoiled and still will be a brat sometimes. But she is becoming better. The Phenex will have a lot of children. Riser is still a horny bastard but he will be ok. Ruval gets his kid. Ruven is still a strange case.
Next chapter sees more action! Mostly combat. Hopefully.
Ann. I guess no names. sad. oh well. they are still open. ill be taking a break for maybe a week after today. but you will be happy to know that i am almost ten chapters ahead. they will resume on sunday. thanks everybody again. im honestly suprised about how far this has come. i do need help however. im beginning to hate edit days. i would like a beta reader. but that is a possible solution ill happily take help.. the other thing i need help with is a poll. im split on sigilites. i have two that i really both like. so i guess id like your thoughts i have the third and fourth sigilites locked. but the next two no. ill have the poll made and i would be very interested to see your thoughts. if your willing to help beta read just pm me and ill get with you. im not going into work today. damn grandfather and his plauge.