I don't own anything. All characters and all rights belong to Ichiei Ishibumi*
M for mature topics. No children allowed. *
The Broken Boosted Gear
By Try Another Time
The Welsh Dragon descended on the deck of one of the enemy ships that was closest to him. The enemy units found within the deck turned their attention toward him as soon as they saw him.
The multiple enemy units open fire against the dragon.
"Die…" The Welsh Dragon uses his speed to evade every projectile with ease. His body seemed to leave afterimages as he moved across the deck. The dragon positioned himself within a certain range from the enemies before using his sword to bisect the bodies of his enemies.
A wide slash cuts a team of at least 14 enemies with no difficulty. Their faces couldn't believe the fact that one enemy had quickly taken care of them.
The body pieces floated in space for a few seconds before they were consumed by the flames of the sword. The dragon then turned his attention to the ship. Issei lifts the sword and then plunges into the deck. "Burn into nothingness." Crimson flames spread out with unnatural speed across the whole ship before consuming it from within.
The enemy units found inside didn't even get the chance to even scream as their bodies were consumed in a matter of milliseconds.
"Bloody Ascalon is doing well," Issei told his partner.
"Is a nasty sword. We tried to absorb it and instead it fought back before absorbing our flesh and blood." Ddraig argues.
"It was for the best if this is the result. This is now our sword and that won't change. We should move to the next one. We need to reach that bastard. It's going to get harder the longer we take with this."
His eyes turn to the location of his target. The main ship was surrounded from all sides by enemy units as it seemed aware of the impending danger.
Mitsuya was nowhere to be seen but he was sure about his presence within the ship.
"Shiva." The dragon calls out to his ally while he absorbs the crimson flames back into his body.
The god appears beside him alongside the hypnotized gods and other members of the alliance.
"Is this the power of Excalibur Ruler?" Shiva asked as he looked around. "There's no other way in which to explain this."
"Sort of. I analyzed and studied the excalibur fragment for a long time and was unable to fully copy its ability since I couldn't just absorb it but thanks to Ophis I was able to develop this ability based on the fragment's ability. Is still imperfect and once there are no more enemies they will go back to normal. Everyone will likely feel drained afterward since I'm practically giving everyone a giant boost but this is not a permanent boost." Issei admits.
"And there will also be a price for you to pay. This form is not the real "Wings of Ragnarok" that I saw in my visions. You shouldn't use this power for too long." Shiva explains.
"I know. I only need to take care of Mitsuya and then I will power down. Ophis might have given me a way to stop his reinforcements but taking him down is my main goal right now. I'll take him as far away as possible and then I'll see if I can eliminate him or at least find a way to defeat him in the future. Do you have any suggestions?" The dragon asks.
"If you need a safe location one of the forgotten death realms should be your best option," Sirchetz says as he joins up with them. "The ancient's sacred savannah is long abandoned since its pantheon was destroyed back in the war."
"I approve of the choice. We already investigated that realm so there's nothing to gain from it. May its creators forgive our actions." Michael says as he joins as well. "We'll open the path for you so let's move, Ddraig."
"Yes-" Ddraig was interrupted in the middle of talking as a long-range attack directed at him forced everyone to evade it. The attack consumes the remains of the ship they were just standing on.
The massive beam continues its path to earth which forces Issei to test out Ophis's power. "Jaws of Void!"
A large rift in space appears on the path of the beam. The attack enters the rift. Another one opens up right above Kokabiel. The anti-dragon weapon receives a direct hit from its own attack.
Everyone is surprised.
"That's Ophis's power! Ddraig did you-" Sirzechs stops as soon as he sees the face of the dragon.
A small amount of blood started to drip from his nose. The dragon cleans it with his hand as soon as he notices. "All power comes with a price and my case is not any different. We can only thank her for even helping me this once although it is taking a lot to keep it under control. All of this power… this might be the only chance I get to to use it so I'll make it worth it." Issei says as he touches the scarf around his neck.
For one single moment, the allies present were able to see the figure of a transparent young girl. Her eyes were closed and she was floating right behind him but like a goddess she stood besides him although asleep.
"She actually went along with his plans." Sirzechs could barely hide his surprise.
The other members were just as surprised as him with Shiva being the only one to keep his cool.
His eyes turn towards the anti-dragon weapon. "I need someone to take care of it. I can't focus on him."
With Shemhazai.
Shemhazai and his unit continue to move across the battlefield with their newfound speed and power. Their bodies felt lighter and easier to control after receiving the boost from their ally. It felt like they had overcome a wall that was preventing them from becoming this powerful for a long time. He knew that only one being was behind this.
"Shemhazai, can you hear me?" The voice of the Welsh Dragon reached his ear through a magic circle.
"Ddraig is that you? How is this possible? What is this ability?"
A massive explosion occurs under Shemhazai's location. A large ship was cut into pieces by a single figure which quickly flew away while being followed by other beings.
"Something that we need to end this fight and take our enemies down. Hear me out, I can't waste too much time." His voice goes silent for a second. "I need you to take care of the fallen angel that goes by the name of Kokabiel. I can't focus my attention on him. However, I can't remember why I wanted to kill him so badly since I have lost some of my memories from before I came out of the egg but I know that he needs to be taken down. I need to focus on Mitsuya and the rest of his army. I might have a way to block his reinforcements and maybe even end him for good."
Shemhazai continues his path as he analyzes the situation.
"Talk to Tobio if killing him is your goal. He might give you some information about how to counter his sacred gears. Regarding Kokabiel, leave it to me. Don't worry about that problem anymore and move on. I just need a few more reinforcements and I'll take him on. He's a big target and as long as Mitsuya doesn't interfere we can take him down. We'll capture his soul by the end of this mission."
"I'll leave it to you. Find Uriel, Raynare, and Kuroka, they might be able to help."
"Got it. Be careful Ddraig. There's always a price to pay for this kind of power."
"... I know…."
The connection is cut and Shemhazai quickly changes directions while his unit follows behind him. Their bodies dash alongside the remains of one of the battleships that the alliance had destroyed. "Uriel, Raynare, Kuroka can you hear me?" Shemhazai opens three separate communication magic circles.
"Uriel here, brother." Uriel answers.
"Shemhazai-sama I hear you loud and clear." Raynare replies.
"What do you need, Shem?" Kuroka asks.
"I talked with Ddraig and he has asked me to personally take care of the traitor Kokabiel. My unit has only 12 members and I might need more forces to take him down. I ask you three to join me alongside any units near you." Shemhazai says.
"I can do it. I'm fired up with this boost. Taking a traitorous rat-like Kokabiel would be a good way of testing this boosted state." Uriel admits.
"It would be my honor to put down the scum that has caused so much pain and problems. But why isn't Lord Welsh taking care of him personally?" Raynare asks.
"You can ask him when this is over. Right now we should focus on taking the traitor down. His large body means that we have many places to hit him with attacks but our goal should be taking down those main weapons of his and getting to the nucleus." Uriel explains.
"Exactly. My plan is to capture his soul which most likely is inside the nucleus. Having his soul would be good for us in case Ddraig is unable to kill Mitsuya. We need as much information as possible regarding what is happening inside the world created by Mitsuya. We got a goddess of death who can extract his memories pretty easily." Shemhazai explains. "Our biggest problem is going to be the clones and other enemies that are around that bastard."
"We'll follow your lead and take care of him. If reaching his soul is the main goal, leave opening that moon to me. My attack will likely render the main weapons useless as well. Just get me close and my golem can easily do it." Uriel explains.
"It sounds like we have a plan then. If everyone can distract the army of clones I could get us close to the fake moon. Let's leave Mitsuya to the rest and take care of the bastard." Kuroka says.
"Very well. Let's go." Shemhazai says and thus the mission begins.
Kokabiel's point of view.
"Systems returning to the normal parameters. Damage received has lowered the core defenses of the unit to 86%."
A robotic voice connected to his brain continued to explain the status of his body while also offering support to him.
"Bastard, how dare you humiliate me!" Kokabiel said from within the core of his body. His torso was attached to many machines. His eyes were covered by a black visor that had been surgically attached to his face. There wasn't even a need for food as his internal organs had been all replaced by machines which keep him alive. His old body was practically useless as he had offered himself to be made into an anti-dragon weapon. If someone was able to reach him and see what he had become more than one would be disgusted at the sight of his horrifying status.
"Kokabiel can you hear me?" Mitsuya's voice was transmitted directly into his ears.
"Yes. What do you want?"
"Take care of the Welsh Dragon before he gets too close. I messed up and didn't plan anything to counter something such as the Ouroboros dragon. I'm getting prepared for the fight with the experimental Shiva Slayer Armor but I don't know if it's going to be enough to match the Welsh Dragon."
"I get it. I'll take him-" Kokabiel was interrupted as several alarms went off around him. "I will call you back, Mitsuya."
Kokabiel cameras around his large body detected approaching signals from four different directions. His cameras focus on one of the moving forces and a grin forms in his face as soon as he learns the identity of one of them. "Shemhazai, so you came to meet your death! All forces eliminate that cockroach from my sight."
All of his clones and allies created several formations around him as a way to protect him.
Kokabiel's pride leads to him refocusing his attention on Ddraig once more. His cameras track the high speed movements of the Welsh Dragon and his group as they advance through the battlefield.
The group keeps a spear-like formation with Ddraig and Shiva right at the front. Student and master quickly broke through every line of defense that Mitsuya setup to stop them.
"I'll give it to you, the Welsh Dragon and Shiva. That speed is nothing to laugh at but your ruin is going to be the fact that you ignored me. I have the power necessary and technology to take you down. MAGUS gives me the most possible trajectory in which to shoot him down."
The support unit quickly analyzes the speed and path of the group before creating a million possible scenarios and choosing the most likely possibilities. In a matter of a few seconds the support unit creates three targets with specific timing for Kokabiel to shoot Ddraig down. The chance of missing was set to 0.06% for each possible target.
"Perfect, now I just need to charge my weapons and wait for the right moment." Kokabiel excitement was increasing with each second as the vision of a dying Welsh Dragon seemed more real to him.
But reality is often disappointing.
The same alarms from before go on but this time an impact shakes his whole body.
"What in hell is happening?" Kokabiel asks.
On the battlefield his league of clones were fighting with the forces being led by Shemhazai but instead of the army of clones winning, they were being decimated one after the other.
Raynare's point of view, a few moments ago.
The spears dance around her as she makes her way through her enemies. At least 12 holy spears were spinning around her at all times while she held one in her hands. Each time one enemy got too close Raynare would use the one in her hands to cut and pierced through the body of one enemy while the other 12 would block the attacks from other enemies.
"He was just a child and you had to try to kill him. You never stop to think about the life of that poor kid. Your selfish actions put all of Grigori in danger and then you escaped while leaving us to pick up the responsibility of your actions. You took my friend and used her as a guinea pig for your plans. I will never forgive you."
Shemhazai, who was nearby, noticed the burning determination in Raynare's eyes as she pushed the enemy units back even more. "Keep going everyone. Follow Raynare's example. That traitor won't get the chance to escape our hands like back then. As members of the Yggdrasil alliance we won't fail this mission!"
His words inspires all of those presents. From fallen angels to even devils and angels. They had the power to do it and they were willing to prove it.
Raynare pierces the head of one of the clones before using the still impaled corpse as a hammer to clear her path from enemies. "Take this Kokabiel!" The twelve spears unite into a much larger one which then is sent right into Kokabiel's moon.
The projectile flies at such a high speed that no enemies are able to block its path. In a matter of seconds the spear makes contact and pierces the outer layer of the moon before exploding. A large crack is left on the moon.
Raynare curses the armor of the moon and then touches the magic circle in her ear. "Kuroka, are you there yet? My attacks seemed to be ineffective against the inner layers of the moon. Uriel might be able to do it."
"Give just a second… We're here." Kuroka says.
Kuroka's point of view.
"Uriel-sama we're here." Kuroka says as they stop a few meters behind the moon. They had evaded the detection systems of the Kokabiel thanks to Kuroka's spells and the distraction that the others had made.
"Thanks young nekomata." Uriel cracks his neck. "Stay close, they will notice our presence as soon as I attack."
The large golem was standing behind its user while holding its large halberd. Uriel's halo starts to spin even faster than normal while several lines and light symbols appear around Uriel's body. The blade of the halberd turns brighter and hotter as the energy accumulates. The blade starts to grow in size. The seraph closes his eyes and starts chanting.
"Father, I will swing this holy blade once more for the sake of my allies. This blade seeks not the blood of mine enemies but to protect those that I trust. Give me thy blessing once more as I fight."
Uriel opens his eyes. The golem prepares to swing.
"Sacred Cleaver!"
The golem swings its weapon and before long it makes contact with the surface of the fake moon.
The sound of tons of metal being cut and crushed is heard through the battlefield as the first swing is followed by at least 11 more swings that connect in the same place in a matter of a few seconds. Cracks appear all around the moon with each strike.
Enemy units react quickly to the now visible enemies which forces Uriel and Kuroka to back away before being forced to evade their attackers.
"Raynare, the path is clear. I believe that anyone could infiltrate the inside of the moon right now." Kuroka informs.
A large cut had been left in the moon which had cracked it open. The attacks had severely damaged the moon as several cracks had appeared all around its surface.
Shemhazai's point of view.
Shemhazai smiles as he admires the current status of his enemy.
"Shemhazai, Raynare, go inside. We'll take care of these enemies." Diehauser says while he separates the head from the body of one of the clones.
Raynare and Shemhazai's eye meet before they nod at each other. Raynare charges the same attack as before but this time both fallen angels jump on top.
"Do it now!" Diehauser holds the clones back.
Raynare and Shemhazai fly off into the distance.
The spear travels at full speed while both fallen angels count the seconds before they need to jump off.
"5"
The spear starts the trip from their original location to the moon.
"4"
The spear gets closer to the moon.
"3"
The spear reaches the outer layer.
"2"
The middle layer is next.
"1, jump."
The spears continue on as both angels get away. A large explosion occurs as the spear makes contact with the innermost layer.
"We're in. Let's reach that traitor." Shemhazai takes the lead and Raynare follows right behind as they make their way into the deepest part of the fake moon.
Neither could ignore the sensation that they were being watched.
Back with Kokabiel.
"This is not possible. No, no, no. How could they reach this place?" Kokabiel started to panic as the realization of his dire situation hit him straight in the face. "I need to stop them. I can't die. I won't die. I'm Kokabiel, my destiny is not to die."
The fallen angel started to think about what to do.
"MAGUS, lock all passages to the core."
The support unit started to close all possible routes to the core of the fake moon.
Kokabiel watched as metal doors were closed down one after another.
*Lacrimosa by Mozart*
"So you know we're here." Shemhazai turns his face towards the camera. "You are already dead. There's no way in which you can escape us."
Shemhazai summons a large gun that attaches itself to his left arm. A long and thick metal stake sticks up from its back. "Kokabiel, I always prayed that you would have finally grown into a respectable leader for our faction. I'm the kind of leader that hopes for the best but you threw all that to the trash."
Shemhazai lifts the gun and points its barrel to the metal door in front of him. "You escaped. You left us and we were almost erased from the face of Yggdrasil by the Welsh Dragon."
The stake is charged with holy energy. Its gray color changes to a golden one. Shemhazai pulls the trigger and the stake is released. The impact blows the door away.
Raynare doesn't say anything and just follows Shemhazai. Both angels continue to advance through the inside of the fake moon.
"Do you have any idea of the fear that I felt that day as I saw Azazel offering his life in exchange for Grigori? The screams of Vali that day still haunt me to this day. I almost lost my leader and friend due to your actions."
Another door is blown away.
"You almost killed an innocent boy but instead you took his parents away from him and ran away like a bitch afterwards. You didn't have the balls to face us after committing such a sin. We have killed humans before but we have never taken the life of an innocent. If father was still alive he would have smitten you himself."
One more door is destroyed. Several guns open fire against them but Raynare quickly takes care of each one.
"Each sin has to be punished and yours is one that will get punished. The Welsh Dragon won't pass judgment upon you but I'm here. I'm also out of any mercy so don't even try to appeal to my good side. I won't let you get away." The anger in his face was not visible as he kept a calm smile but those eyes were devoid of any kindness or mercy.
Kokabiel's body shakes in fear after hearing his voice. He knew that although Azazel was known as the most evil and dangerous amongst the fallen angels there was a second one that should be feared as much.
The Gentle Smile of Despair, The Right Hand of Azazel, Shemhazai of the Fallen. One of the most respected veterans of the war.
"I need to run. I need to get away." Kokabiel tried to pull himself out of the core of the moon but his fate was already sealed.
"This operation will render your body useless. I'll give you the power that you seek to eliminate any dragon on your path but the cost would be your body." Those were the words of Mitsuya and now they were haunting him.
The security measures installed within the moon tried to block the path of the duo but Shemhazai and Raynare weren't going to back away.
Destiny is not written on paper. Fate is a lie. The future is not already set in stone.
But in the case of Kokabiel it was already written in a tombstone with the blood of his own corpse.
The final door was blown away and its remains passed right beside him.
"Kokabiel…. It's nice to see you again." Shemhazai said as he stepped into the room.
Kokabiel couldn't even say a word as tears escaped his eyes.
"Your time has come, traitor." Raynare said. The light spear was already in her hands.
"Mitsuya!" Those were his last words.
With Issei and the rest.
A magic circle appears next to the ear of Issei.
"Ddraig, Kokabiel has been taken care off." Shemhazai says.
"... Thanks. I'll take care of the remaining target. Please work with the others to ensure that no enemies get close to earth." The Welsh Dragon replies in a calm manner although on the inside the pain still dwells.
No memories remained inside of him but a soul can never truly forget the pain.
"Very well. Do your best to take care of Mitsuya and make sure to come back to us."
"I will." The call is ended and the dragon continues his path.
An endless number of enemies surrounded the ship in which Mitsuya was seen before.
"We are going to need to force our way through to all of those enemies." Michael says as he looks around. The golem appears right behind him. Just like his brother Uriel, his halo spins at a much faster speed. His golden wings shine with a pure light.
"It was to be expected. Mitsuya won't give up that easily." Sirzechs joins as he transforms into his final form. This time, the destructive power seems more refined and under control.
"... Kid just get to him and leave the rest to us. Be mindful of your time as you fight him." Shiva's body is covered in a blue light before a blue halo appears behind his back. His body gets covered by dark blue symbols and his fists are covered by energy gauntlets. His hair flowing like flames.
Thor holds his hammer as his body is covered in electricity and a golden halo appears behind him which symbolizes his divinity. The remaining gods do the same as they prepared themselves for the fight ahead.
"Don't let a single one escape. Attack!" The Welsh Dragon departs alongside his allies and faces the army of enemies without any fear in his eyes.
A large robot is the first enemy to meet his blade. The robot throws a fist while the guns around its mainframe continue to try to shoot him down.
Issei flies and evades all the projectiles and barely evades the fist before dragging the blade through the arm of the robot. Ascalon cuts the metal like butter. The arm explodes and Shiva rushes in to deliver the killing blow by crushing the head of the robot.
"Go on." Shiva says.
Issei moves on and more enemies rush in to stop his advance. Thor appears next and smites them all down with his hammer engulfed in electricity. His eyes might be hypnotized but Issei could tell that Thor was telling him to leave it to him.
The dragon nods and moves on. On his right he could see Quetzacoalt rushing across the enemies as his followers shot and fought any enemies that were able to evade the initial attacks of their deity. The snake twisted around and hit a large group of enemies with the macuahuitl that was attached to its tail. The impact was devastating as the full weight of the feathered serpent was too much for any enemy to endure.
On his left, Ra continued to create mini suns that on impact would incinerate most enemies. This time the suns also possessed some kind of gravitational pull that was only affecting enemies. As the suns flew around any enemies close by would be pulled alongside them before being burned alive. His back was being covered by his royal guards who didn't let anyone get close to the god.
Issei ignored these two and continued on and a curious sight caught his attention. A large nine-tailed fox advanced alongside him while being followed by many youkai. Her paws seemed to touch energy platforms as she traversed the battlefield. A much smaller fox was hanging on top of the head of the large one.
"Welsh Dragon, I feel deeply offended at the fact that you needed to hypnotize me and my group to gain my help."
A voice reached his mind. It was Yasaka, the leader of the Kyoto Youkai faction.
"Yasaka? But how?"
"I might not have control over my body but my soul is still mine. Did you do this intentionally? I do appreciate the boost but mind control?"
"I deeply apologize for this but I couldn't leave anything to chance. I needed to make sure that my allies won't be hunted down while in the middle of a fight."
Yazaka's sighs. "Understandable. You don't have the best relationship with the Shinto Gods. Susanoo would likely fight you to the death if he gets the chance."
"That is likely to happen one day but I'll face him when the time comes."
"In our case, the Kyoto faction has no animosity against the alliance. After seeing this mess I can tell that this is just the beginning of what is to come later on so I'm willing to start peace negotiations when this is done. Humanity has discovered our existence now and I bet things might get difficult for everyone from now on."
"I won't deny that. Yasaka, what would you think about moving your whole faction to the underworld in the not so far future?"
"The underworld? I would need to get more information before making any choices but if I did accept I won't bend the knee to any god. The Kyoto youkai left the Shinto gods for the sake of our own freedom and we won't go back to serve any god."
"The alliance is not looking to conquer other factions. We're looking for allies so your faction would be seen as allies and not servants. Just give us a chance and we can explain everything."
"Very well. I'll reach out after this is done. Continue on, Welsh Dragon."
Yazaka's group engages another group of enemies. Her tails created rings of fire that she then used as projectiles to cut down her enemies while her claws and fangs took care of the enemies closest to her. The smaller fox was also engaging in combat alongside its mother.
The rest of her group were doing well thanks to the boost they had received.
With that said the dragon was much closer to his objective now and he just needed to push on through the last line of defense. He pushed on without looking back as his target was much closer than before.
He could also hear the laugh of a battle maniac close by which only meant that Typhoon was enjoying this whole fight more than anyone else together.
The sight of a certain pair of siblings didn't escape his sight either but thanks to the Crimson Royal Order none of them would attack his allies.
Moments went by but it didn't take long for him to reach the last line of defense. His eyes could see the ship in which Mitsuya was hiding.
All enemy units turned their weapons towards him. Issei prepared himself to evade the projectiles but at the last moment several figures rushed in.
They were dressed in dark armors that covered each inch of their bodies but their crest easily told their identities. A crimson rose surrounded by thorns with two bat wings.
"Carmilla faction." The dragon watched as all of the vampires rushed in to defend him.
He wasn't giving orders to any of the conditional allies. They just moved to achieve the original order they were given on their own but he appreciated the fact that they had reached this place.
The queen of the vampires led her forces against the enemy forces and before long a clear path was created for him. The queen turned her head to him and without saying a word he already knew what she was trying to tell him.
"... thanks." Issei said but before he could move on a particular vampire appeared right in front of him.
This vampire was female. Her light blonde was barely visible due to the helmet. Her height told Issei that she was around 15 years old but knowing the physiology of a vampire her age might be past the 100 years. Her red eyes were completely focused on him for some reason.
The queen of her faction hissed and called out to her with a loud screeching sound but the vampire ignored her queen.
"Do you need something?" Issei asks.
The vampire got much closer and started to sniff him. Her red eyes twitched erratically as the scent of the Welsh Dragon entered her body. Her body was reacting to it for some reason.
"Hey I don't have all day. Get out of my way. There's an enemy that I need to defeat." Issei said as he tried to get away.
The vampire wasted no time as soon as she saw his plan of action. She loses to her own instincts as they override the hypnosis placed on her and guide her actions. She threw her helmet away and rushed to bite the neck of Issei. Her fangs sunk on his neck and surprisingly they were able to go through the scales that protected him.
"Huh?" The dragon was taken by surprise.
"What?"
"Why would she do this? Vampires get some sort of poisoning after ingesting our blood." Issei pushed the vampire away from him.
"Tia is going to kill us after she learns about this. Our neck is her territory or so she says."
The dragon turned his sight to the girl for a moment.
The blood vessels in her face pop up. Her eyes twitched as their color turned to a brighter red. Her pupils dilated as her body reacted to the new blood. She gasps for air as her body heats up. It looked painful but she didn't scream. The light of the sun should have been burning her skin since she lacked her helmet but the vampire seemed fine for some reason.
"This… is you. This delicacy is all you; I thought that it was impossible. The chances were so low but you match it!" The girl said as her face twisted into excited gasp. The glint on her eyes was proof of her excitement. "I finally found you. Such a delicious flavor. A splendid scent. So many nutrients. Now I understand why mom left all those years ago; it is truly a completely different taste and experience. This is the blood I hoped for so long. This blood is only for me."
The girl stretched out her hand and her blood poured out before forming a bloody mace.
"Go now, my precious "Apple of Life." No matter where you go, I'll find you again. For now I need to take care of some pests but I'll come back to you very soon. Elmenhilde Karnstein is my name so you best not forget it. I'll return to you once this is done." Elmenhilde laughs maniacally and then she rushes into the fight.
Issei was unsure about how to react to this but his mind quickly went back to the subject at hand. He couldn't waste anymore time so he rushed to the ship without looking back at the vampires that were fighting.
Issei creates a magic circle and calls one person as he approaches the ship.
"Tobio, can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear, although your voice seems different. What do you need, my good blazing friend?"
"I'm about to fight your nemesis. Can you tell me all that you learned from your fights with him?"
"With pleasure. If there's someone with the strength to kill him, that would be you. Pay close attention to what I'm about to tell you."
Mitsuya's point of view.
"Setup completed. Tri core started. Weapons online. Thrusters are within parameters." The computer said as the machinery continued to make the last adjustments to the large exoskeleton that Mitsuya was going to use.
The exoskeleton was at least 18 feet tall. It had several arms, blades and long range weapons. The pilot would sit on the chest cavity and have his body connected to it thanks to a series of needles that would insert themselves in the vertebrae of the pilot which would then transmit signals from the body back into the machine. A metal ring was located in the back as some kind of divine imitation.
It possessed a core that was just as powerful as any of the ones found within the ships or the large robots. The alloy that makes it up is a unique combination between orichalchum and other minerals which makes it into one of the hardest materials to cut down. Its weapons were all anti-god weapons capable of injuring any deity but in this case its main target was supposed to be Shiva.
Combining this exoskeleton which was his balance breaker, his support unit's on board and his own abilities was planning to fight Shiva but life has a funny way of turning things around. The enemy that was going to fight him wasn't Shiva, it was Ddraig, The Welsh Dragon which meant that he needed to make last minute adjustments to try to stand a chance.
"Damn it Kokabiel. You had one job. One stupid job and yet you failed miserably." He had lost all signals from Kokabiel which only meant that he was dead. "I have all the reinforcements I could need but that dragon is a problem I can't just ignore. I can't back down now. This is the only chance I have. I need to slay the Welsh Dragon and then everything else will be a breeze. Once I get to earth I will slay Gaia and then the world will be done for. I'm close to achieving my goal. I can do it. Just a bit more."
Alarms started to go off as his enemy came into view.
"Shit!" Mitsuya jumps into the exoskeleton. The needles pierced his back and the connection was established. "Eject the exoskeleton now!" Mitsuya orders as the chest cavity plate is set up in place.
The computer obeys and a catapult system shoots the unit into space in a matter of seconds.
Not even two seconds after the ship is destroyed by Issei.
Issei's point of view.
The dragon began to charge a fire blast as he got closer to the ship.
"His reaction times are far beyond those of a human. You need to keep him on his toes and every attack should be followed by a second one and a third one that are right behind the first one." Tobio's words were still on his mind.
Issei shoots the projectile as soon as he releases it his eyes detect the exoskeleton that escaped just in time from the explosion.
"If you give him space to breathe he will use the power of his sacred gear to manipulate all probability to his favor. From attack accuracy to his own possibility of escaping. You need to keep the heat on at all times. He shouldn't get the time to cool off and think clearly."
"Ascalon, we're going all out." The sword reacts to his voice. The eyes twitch before several sharp teeths appear in two separated lines that are parallel to each other around the length of the blade. The teeth then begin to spin around like some kind of chainsaw. The crimson flames burst from within the blade.
If one paid close attention they could almost hear the sword growling like a ferocious beast.
The dragon rushes to meet Mitsuya before trying to cut him down with a series of slashes.
"No you won't!" Mitsuya counters by using his sacred gear to try to get away as he increases his chances for evading each attack.
The exoskeleton moves to match the reaction time of its pilot.
"Use any blindspots to get an attack in. His mind will be focused on dodging in most cases but he won't be able to cover all his bases. Don't stop even if your attacks fail a lot."
"Ouros!" The spear begins to come to life. The double helix starts to rotate with increasing speed. The extra set of arms join the fight as they wield the spear and use it to break through the defenses of Mitsuya.
"What?" Mitsuya's eyes go wide as the spear comes from below and takes down one of his arms.
Like a drill, the spear completely destroys the arm and goes for the main body.
Mitsuya uses his thrusters to get away before the spear has a chance to finish him off. "Damn you, Welsh Dragon. Reinforcements come to my aid."
Mitsuya tries to summon more forces to his location.
As soon as Issei sees the portals open up his brain kicks in. "Jaws of Void!"
Several rifts appear around the portals which disrupt their functions. The ships and robots that tried to get out are destroyed due to the instability of the portals.
"What have you done?" Mitsuya asks.
"None of your damn business!" Issei replies as he rushes in. "I need to get out of here and use all my arsenal."
The dragon rushed and captured one of the arms of the exoskeleton. "Jaws of void." Issei swings Mitsuya around before lunging him into the ability. Mitsuya is transported to a different location and Issei follows after him.
Location: Asgard.
The denizens of Asgard continue with their daily lives like always although rumors of the escapade of their praise hero alongside a small group was starting to make its way around the streets.
"What's Lord Thor doing?"
"Is this another one of his improvised adventures?"
"I hope that he's safe alongside the valkyries that went alongside him."
"I hear that the dragons also joined in for some reason."
Nobody really knew what had happened or what Odin would do but they only hoped for a mild punishment for their hero.
Suddenly, a large rift opened on top of Asgard and from it an exoskeleton appeared.
Mitsuya looked around for a few moments before being forced to evade incoming projectiles as the defense systems of the city opened fire against him.
"What in the hell did you do Ddraig?" Mitsuya asked as he thought about how to get away.
"Mitsuya!" The Welsh Dragon appeared from within the rift before cutting another one of the arms of his enemy. The dragon noticed the location. "Jaws of void." The bleeding of his nose increased as the ability was used once more.
Issei creates a few flame soldiers which rushed in as soon as they came into existence and pushed Mitsuya into the next location. Their speed was far too high for Mitsuya to react in time. Issei follows right after while evading the projectiles from the Asgardian defense forces.
His eyes catched the glance of Odin who was already summoning his spear to attack from his location on top of the tallest tower of Asgard. "Not today, old bastard."
The dragon disappears once more and the rift closes behind him as if it was never there to begin with.
Location: Mount Meru.
Indra was walking around the gardens of his palace as he pondered about what to do with Shiva.
"Damn you Shiva. How dare you threaten me! I won't forgive you, stupid man-child."
The shame that his so-called suppression mission against Shiva had brought to him was a torn he couldn't remove. The other members of his pantheon now have doubts about his status as a leader.
"A leader that doesn't have guts can't lead the so-called strongest pantheon. I need to regain my pride."
As he continued to think and drown in his own self-pitiness, a rift appeared right on top of the garden.
The god turned his sight to the sky.
Mitsuya appeared alongside the flame soldiers. "Dammit, discard the arms 2 and 4." Mitsuya saw how the flames would start to spread out into the rest of his exoskeleton which forced him to discard the arms that were being consume by the flames.
The flame soldiers absorbed the arms into themselves before they fell and devoured them like a meal.
Mitsuya tries to get away but the soldiers follow right behind.
"Dammit! I haven't been even able to attack. Fuck those damn flames of his." Mitsuya turns around and starts blasting his weapons against the flame soldiers. "Die!"
The flame soldiers regenerate after each attack and keep pushing Mitsuya around.
Indra who's watching all of this can't understand what's happening until his eyes fall on the new arrival.
Issei arrives and looks around. "I failed once more."
"We need to focus on the next one. We can't keep going like this. If we want to eliminate him we need to reach that forgotten realm." Ddraig says.
The dragon turns his sights to his target. "Focus. We need the right location. We can't continuously use the Jaws for too long." Issei takes a deep breath and speeds up to catch Mitsuya.
Mitsuya sees Issei approaching and his instincts tell him the same thing is going to happen again. "Oh no you don't." Mitsuya releases a stream of projectiles against Issei.
The Welsh Dragon easily evades the attack and focuses his attention on making the next portal work as intended. They visualize the location they intend to go to.
"From the void they arise."
"From nothingness they are born."
"Ripping through space as they please and opening a path to the unknown."
Their chanting finishes and this time the ability is different.
"Jaws of the Void." The head of the Ouroboros dragon appears behind Mitsuya and it consumes everyone including the flame soldiers.
Indra falls to the floor as the head disappears. His legs were shaking in complete fear at the sight of Ophis. He truly lacks the guts of a true leader.
Location: Ancestral Savannah.
The area was massive as open fields covered everything. Large broken warrior masks were found all throughout the place alongside several death trees. Its sky had lost its light and now it was completely dark.
The head of the Ouroboros dragon appears in this place and it spits the whole group. Issei and Mitsuya fall to the ground. The flame soldiers fell close to Issei.
Issei is bleeding a lot from his nose but he stands up. He cleans the blood off with his hand. "We're finally here."
"Let's reabsorb the soldiers. We need to do this on our own. He won't get any reinforcements in this place, we'll make sure of that. We should also take into consideration how much we have pushed our body. Less is better now." Ddraig says.
"Very well." Issei responds as the soldiers go back to his body.
Mitsuya stands up as well. "You damn dragon bastard. How dare you interfere in my plans! You can never understand my pain. The pain of trying to save the person that you care about and in the end failing due to the stupidity of humanity. Humans made me into this. They were the ones that started that ritual. I never wanted to be a part of it."
"And losing one person gives you the right to judge the whole world for the actions of others?"
"They tried to make a god and ended up making me into a monster." His eyes are devoid of all humanity as he talks. "You should know damn well the pain that one feels when they take the people you care about the most. Kokabiel took your parents and you wanted revenge didn't you?"
Issei feels a stab in his heart after hearing those words. He tried to remember but the memories were no longer there. The pain was there, but there was something else. A whole year of memories. A whole year of new connections. Although short, it was as meaningful as the lost memories, maybe even more.
*Asian Kung Fu Generations- Rewrite*
"My past won't define my future. I won't let myself drown in the search of the unattainable. Those that are gone won't come back but those that are here are what matters the most. I won't turn my back on them and I'll live in the present. I won't give up like you. You, an adult, gave up before a child." Issei lifts his sword.
"That is right partner. This is the current you. The one that I help to make. We'll continue on in this path that we both continue to create." Ddraig said.
"You piece of shit. How dare you look at me with those hopeful eyes of yours? I'll deny humanity and all of your lifes until my last breath." The exoskeleton begins to shine as its true potential arises. The metallic halo starts to spin. "I'll kill you with my own hands." His own anti-dragon blade shines as the power of the exoskeleton increases.
"You'll die in this place."
Both sides rush to attack each other. As soon as their attacks met, shockwaves arose.
The savannah started to shake as the true fight began to take place. Explosions and ruble starts to appear around the realm as both sides go for the kill.
Issei pushed himself to increase the speed at which he moved. Each step and movement needed to be faster than the one before as he swung the blade and his extra set continued to use the spear.
"Yes…. keep moving your body like that. Each swing must have the intent to kill. Each attack needs to be precise and unreadable. Your body should react before you even register an action." The broken voice of Lynn, the creator of their fighting style, continued to push them from within the deepest place inside of them.
There were also the other husks. As they watched from within their home inside the dragon, they continuously cheered him on to continue to move past his limits. They felt the excitement of the fight once more and due to this they couldn't hold back.
Mitsuya, although feeling overwhelmed by the barrage of attacks, fought back with as much determination. He was starting to see the fight in slow motion as his mind was pushed to new heights with the help of the support computer that was helping him to analyze the movements of his opponent.
Their bodies moved across the battlefield. In one moment Mitsuya would be thrown into the remains of one of the masks before getting up and firing his projectiles against Issei who would then evade most of them. Issei would receive a few impacts in non-lethal parts of his body as the probabilities of hitting a target increased to Mitsuya's favor. He needed to be faster and much harder to read or the projectiles would hit him.
"Percentage of damage to the exoskeleton increased to 32%." The support unit informed him.
"Silence. I don't care about that." Mitsuya screamed as he rushed back in. His blade and special anti-dragon projectiles were the best ways he had to take the dragon down so he just needed one critical attack to end the fight.
Mitsuya dashed across the battlefield as he tried to create some distance between the two of them. The railgun in his left arm took aim and opened fire against his target.
The bullet travels in a straight path across the battlefield. Its speed and trajectory were perfect for hitting the head of its target and yet at the last moment Issei ducked to dodge the bullet.
"Bastard, you keep getting away from the little ones. Let's see how you do with at least 20 projectiles." Mitsuya using his gear to increase the probability of hitting the target with his shots once more. The first one failed once more. The following three almost hit. The fourth slightly scraped his left ear while the fifth one hit his right shoulder.
"These damn projectiles hurt." The dragon though.
At that point the dragon pushed his speed even more and started to use the environment for his advantage. Issei approaches a mask, before he lifts it and throws it towards Mitsuya right before the next projectiles are fired.
"Shit!" Mitsuya dodges the mask but leaves himself open.
Issei expects this and starts to charge a dragon blast in his mouth as he moves while hiding behind the mask. As soon as Mitsuya evades the mask his whole body was struck by a full blast which sends him spiraling back to the surface of the realm.
"Armor damage has increased to 56%. Evasive maneuvers are recommended."
"Shut up." Mitsuya started getting up once more but his face only met despair as his body was hit once more by the full impact of the greatsword on his back. The exoskeleton cracks even more under the weight.
Issei follows up by twisting his whole body towards the left before hitting Mitsuya right across the head with Ascalon. His body is sent packing into the remains of another mask. The clash leaves his body buried under the remains of the broken masks.
"Danger incoming. Several signals were detected."
Mitsuya's mind reacts to the voice. His eyes barely see as the wings of his enemy transformed into dragon heads that looked similar to his before they began to fire. His thrusters activate and allow him to evade the blasts. "Damn him. He's not letting me think clearly."
As he continued his long range assault, Issei began to feel the strain that the transformation was having on him. The sweat on his face was barely visible but inside his body was reaching extremes that didn't seem possible. His heart beat, his lungs, even his internal temperature, everything was becoming more erratic.
"It's rough. Is getting harder to keep it under wraps."
"Right. Is like a volcano slowly preparing to explode. This power is just a time bomb. We need to finish this fast."
"How can we? Our flames?"
"Let's try the spear. It hasn't stopped rotating and increasing its speed. I'm sure that it would be enough to get past his armor and end him for good. It would also be good to test it out."
"Sounds like a plan but in case it doesn't work we might have to go for a one shot kill with a final attack. We're likely getting drained after that."
"We have to do what's necessary. If he gets away he might make Shiva's vision into a reality. If he has this type of technology, who says he won't be able to create something that reaches Trihexa ahead of time. He's completely mad and his sane side is unreachable so killing him is the only way. We can't fight Trihexa now. This power is not enough for that."
"I know. "Sometimes there are those that words would never reach." Shiva's words are proven right once more."
"That's sadly true. Also, we should remember that Tia will likely berate us for getting too injured. So we better prevent anymore injuries."
"That's also true…. we better finish this before it gets worse. She won't let it go that easily if we come back as a mess."
Issei with the intent to finish the fight once and for all stops shooting and flies off to engage the target in close combat. "Come on Mitsuya, is that all you have?" Issei tries to ignite his enemy's anger.
"You piece of shit." Mitsuya falls for it and engages him.
Both males engage in close quarters in the middle of the air once more and the difference becomes visible. Issei spins and twists his body in such unexpected ways that Mitsuya has a hard time trying to find any openings in his attacks. It didn't help that he possessed four arms and a tail which acted in harmony without interfering with each action.
"Myriad of blades." The dance begins as a countless number of slashes overwhelmed Mitsuya due to their speed and precision.
"I won't go down that easily." Mitsuya tries to utilize Telos Karma to decrease the chances of each attack hitting him but as the number of slashes increased his chances of getting to counter became close to zero.
Issei swung his sword in a diagonal direction with his left hand before twisting his body and using his tail to smack Mitsuya right on the abdomen. The man receives the full weight of an adult dragon on his chest. The full force of the impact sent his enemy flying away down to earth and as he flew, Issei wasted no time to throw the rotating spear at him.
"Take this! Formless Style Fake Secret Technique 6: Sky Splitting Serpent."
The spear flew off with an erratic path as it approached its target with the intent to kill. It would be on the left for a second before changing its position once more. It almost seemed like an actual serpent was descending from the skies to the surface in a spiraling trajectory. The power of Ophis emanated from within the weapon and increased with each second.
"I'll change the probability of it hitting me." Mitsuya activates his sacred gear once more.
"Probality of spear piercing its target is unknown. Telos Karma can't affect the target."
"What? How is this possible?" Mitsuya tries to get away after realizing that his sacred gear was unable to save him but he was too late. The spear pierced his whole chest as not even the layers of armor that the exoskeleton provides was capable of stopping the spear.
A large hole was left on his chest and Mitsuya's body fell to his knees. To add salt to the injury the spear came back a second time and on its way it destroyed the head of Mitsuya before returning to its owner.
Issei catches the spear and focuses his attention on the body. He waited for some moments to see how far he needed to go to end this fight.
"Hear me out, Ddraig. Don't turn you back on him. I pierced his so-called heart at least two times and he got back up. I cut his head off once and it reattached itself. Mitsuya can't be killed by normal means. You're going to need full destructive force to take him down."
Those were the words of Tobio and he trusted the guy.
"Ddraig, let's start preparations for that. Let's see if Shiva's advice would prove to be useful. We're going to erase this bastard alongside this whole realm." Issei said as he cracked his neck. He lifts his hand towards the sky.
"Got it. Let's end this fight once and for all." Ddraig said.
The new magic circle appeared in the sky and expanded itself throughout the whole realm. Energy started to accumulate.
Mitsuya's body started to twitch as black tendrils began to come out of its injuries. His head started to regenerate and the whole on his chest started to close itself.
"I won't let you get up." Issei rushed once more to attack Mistuya.
Mitsuya's body moves and blocks the attack with his anti-dragon blade even without a head telling it what to do. His strength was abnormal and it seemed to be stronger than before.
"You're a true monster, Mitsuya." Issei continued to attack the body as the body of his enemy continued to regenerate itself. The mangle body was blocking the attacks with great precision while it healed its injuries.
"I told you. They made me into this. I can't eat; I can't even taste the food that I put in my mouth or even digest it as everything comes out. I can't sleep, no matter how much I try to. I can't even feel my own heart anymore and I even doubt its existence. You can't understand the pain I have to endure due to this curse. I'll curse the world that cursed me and made me into this. I'll make them pay." Mitsuya's incomplete mouth said in a broken voice. "Why should I forgive them when they took everything away from me?"
"Because it is not your right nor anyone else's to curse humanity for the sins of others. One can't blame everyone else for the bad things that happen to somebody. Life is cruel but that doesn't mean one should give up. You who has turned his back on the world and gave up before trying to start again doesn't have the right to erase all of humanity."
"Take your damn speech and shove up your ass Welsh Dragon. I have seen the nature of humans. They don't deserve to live. All the conflicts they start, their prideful nature, their jealousy of others. How many times do you think I have seen humans trying to get weapons to eliminate themselves and other races? They fear the supernatural world and even tried to become gods on multiple occasions. I know what they were doing in Atlantis, they turned their backs and attacked Great Red after he helped them and that's why they were destroyed. Humanity is a mistake and all of them deserve to die. Only someone such as me can create a form of life worthy of existing."
"You're doing the same thing you judge humanity for. You're playing god and I won't let you get away with your plans. This is the end of your story." Issei increases the strength behind his sword and this helps Ascalon to cut the blade of his enemy in half. The blazing chainsaw sword then sinks into the chest of Mitsuya after cutting through the heavy armor that protected him. The sword cuts him in half.
Tendrils shoot out from the cut body and try to attack Issei but the dragon surrounds itself with the crimson flames. The flames block the tendrils and quickly spread out to Mitsuya's body. The burning hands of husks appear around Mitsuya's body and lock him into place.
"AHhhhhhh!" Mitsuya screams as his body is burned by the flames. The pain is so unbearable for him that he's unable to think about a way out.
Issei moves away from the body of his enemy. "Ascalon, go to sleep for now." The sword closes its eyes and is then absorbed by Issei's right arm. The dragon looked at his enemy without a single drop of mercy in his eyes. "I will burn you down until nothing remains. Ddraig, let's do it now."
*Let me carve your way- Naoki*
"You took the hand of the dragon when nothing remained. Amidst a hopeless state you reached out."
From within the magic circle large dragons start to materialize as the chanting of the husks begins. Their blazing bodies materialize around the magic circle as the chanting continues. The first dragon is Great Red. His mouth opens up and blasts the location in which Mitsuya's body is found. The power of the dragon incinerates the area.
"You let go of your past to follow an unknown path. Chasing what could have been a hopeless road."
The second one is Ophis. Her endless body covers the whole realm. She joins Great Red as she blasts the same location with her own power. The blast increases the damage in the realm. The whole place began to shake and a few cracks appeared in different places.
"Nothing remains of your humanity. That boy is no longer here."
Issei holds his chest as the chanting of the husks continues. His chest tightens as the strain of the transformation becomes more unbearable. Time wasn't on his side.
"You have transformed into a beast of destruction. How many more lives will you take?"
Issei flies to the sky while holding the spear on his extra set of hands.
"Your wings have brought death to many and they will continue to do so. As long as there's those that oppose you, many will fall."
The realm starts to be consumed by the flames of the dragons. Mitsuya's screams are almost lost within the flames. The stability of the realm is put at risk as the potency of the attacks increase with each second.
"But they will also protect the new life that you have obtained thanks to this unknown path."
The memories of the last year flash across his eyes. A smile forms in his face as he reminiscents about each moment with his family.
"The past you have thrown away is unlikely to return to you. Humans can't accept the present."
The third dragon to materialize. Ddraig in his new dragon form stands besides his current real body.
"But don't worry. Because I'll always be beside you. So let us continue to carve our way together."
"Together until the end of time, partner."
Issei and Ddraig materialization spread their wings out before they began to charge a combined attack within their mouths. Each wing starts to transform into one of the heads of Tiamat, Vitra, Midg, Fenrir, Tannin and Yu-Long before they too begin to charge their own attacks. Albion and Crom were missing for some reason. Flames accumulated as the realm was pushed to the limit.
The time for the end had come.
"So don't look back and release thy flames. Let them consume this realm alongside those who stand in your way. Dragonic Trinity Assault: Extinction Cannon."
The attacks are released at the same time and once they meet their target everything collapses. A pure inferno taken straight out from the pages of the bible takes form as the strongest flames consumes everything on its path. The realm collapses and its pieces are consumed by the flames.
Shiva's point of view.
Shiva and everyone across the realms felt how the whole tree was shaken up from head to toe by a power that he knew very well. "The kid went all out. Makes me proud as his master in destruction."
Shiva turns to face his allies. The trio was bathed in blood and around them the remains of enemies floated in all directions. "That is the power that is required to eliminate the curse of the gods, Trihexa. Never forget that. Only he can face that menace once the time comes."
Sirzechs and Michel nod after hearing Shiva. Before anyone can say anything else a voice calls out to them.
"Excuse me." A young blonde girl attracts the attention of the trio.
This girl was standing besides one of the members that participated in this mission. His blonde hair matched hers which could only mean that they were family.
"Ruval Phenex reporting with your order, Lord Shiva. My young sister Ravel has come with the tears my clan was able to provide in such a dire situation." Rival explains.
"Good job Ruval and thank you, young Ravel." Sirzechs says as he focuses his sight on the siblings. "Shiva the rest is up to you."
"Phenex siblings come with me. The rest of the alliance should be ready to return back home since no enemies seem to remain. Watch out for the other factions. We can take care of the remaining tasks after we get some rest. I will bring the Welsh Dragon to Grigori as soon as I recover his body. Let's hope that we get there on time." Shiva explained.
"We'll see you there." Michael says as he departs alongside Sirzechs.
"Brother should I be here? I'm just the delivery girl." Ravel asks.
"Is alright. If Lord Shiva is asking us to follow him there has to be a reason." Rival turns to Shiva. "Should we depart?"
"Yes. We have no time to waste."
Back with Issei.
The realm had been completely destroyed. They had taken a whole branch of the tree with their attack. It was the strongest attack they had ever done and the state of his body was proof of that.
He had a hard time breathing and his eyes had started to bleed but he couldn't stop now. Not after the surprise he got.
As he floated within the dimensional gap his eyes found a burning piece of flesh still floating around. The flesh twitched as if it was alive. The eyes of the dragon could still detect the corrupted soul that dwells inside the burning flesh.
"This has to be a joke." Ddraig said.
"He lives!?" Issei couldn't believe it.
The piece of flesh was engulfed in flames but it didn't disappear.
"How is this possible?" Issei asked before he began to cough. "Dammit, I'm reaching my limit."
Suddenly a presence appeared next to Issei. "So not even your power was enough to eliminate him." A young teenagerl with dark purple hair and scythe said as she watched the flesh trying to reform itself.
"D… Dd… Ddraig!" A voice was heard from within the piece of flesh.
Issei ignores the girl for a second and focuses on the burning flesh. "Mitsuya how can you still live after that?"
"B… as… tard!" Mitsuya replied. "It… hu… rts… sto… p… th… e… fl… am… es!"
"The crimson flames seemed to be preventing him from fully regenerating but it seems that the curse is keeping him alive." The reaper says. "Father's theory might be true."
"What are you-" Issei is cut short.
His eyes watched as a large number of red strings that are attached to Mitsuya's flesh became visible. From the strings dark hands arise. The hands reached out into the flames and forcefully stretched the burning flesh to recreate his body. By the end of the process his full body is a charred mess that continues to scream as the flames continue to burn his skin.
"It hurts. Stop it. Somebody, stop this pain." Mitsuya screams with a broken voice.
"That sort of confirms father's theory. Your curse must be connected to the victims. You can't die unless the connection is severed. Your soul, your body, all will continue to exist until the curse is stopped." The reaper explains. "Thank you Welsh-dono, father hoped that somebody could help us figure this mystery out."
"Just who are- wait, Bennia Orcus?" Issei asks as his mind remembers her face from those times in which reapers materialize around him before they began to collect the souls of his enemies. She was always present while the other reapers were mostly different on most occasions.
"Yep. Your personal reaper at your service. You make my work more exciting with each fight you get into. I appreciate your constant influx of souls." Bennia admits before turning to watch Mitsuya.
The burning man continues to burn. His mind was trying to figure out how to stop the flames. The only possible action course he came up with was opening a portal to go back home.
"Oh no you-" Issei was stopped by Bennia.
"He can escape but those flames won't go out. They'll continue to burn him alive and everything that he touches will be consumed alongside him. You should know best how nasty your flames are. Let him escape since he is walking into his own doom." Bennia explained.
The duo watched as Mitsuya returned to his world without realizing the destruction he was about to cause.
"It's over."
"For now. We need to figure out how to end his curse to really kill him for good. He can't continue to evade death for so long. Dad has grown tired of his constant escapades and his soul must be put to rest. He has lost his mind and is beyond saving at this point." Bennia continues.
The Welsh Dragon listens to her but his mind can only think about a certain ally of his."... Tobio, the fight seems far from over." Issei coughed a bit more. Energy shot out from his finger unintentionally. His powers were starting to get a bit out of his control. "I can't keep up with this any longer." The Welsh Dragon lifts the spear on his hands.
"Hey what are you-" Bennia was cut short as she saw how Issei pierced his own chest with the spear. "Are you insane?"
"A bit but you don't need to worry. This spear won't kill me." Two snake eyes appeared in the spear before snake tattoos began to appear around his body and his powers started to decrease alongside them. His blazing horns crystalized as the transformation came to an end. His new armor disappears and he is left with the same basic armor once more which slowly starts to break apart leaving him almost naked. "Ophis… it really works." His smile quickly disappears as several of his blood vessels inside his body begin to burst. His organs began to hit critical points as well. It was a massive system collapse.
"Welsh-dono I don't think that's supposed to happen. Your souls!" Bennia says as she sees how his face turns pale almost instantly.
Issei tries to reply but the words are unable to come out. "I am dying?"
"Welsh-dono? Sir? Talk to me! Hey don't close your eyes." Bennia panics. She grabs his body and rushes out of the dimensional gap while dragging him alongside her. "Don't die, don't die. Come on. Dad put me in charge of the souls you produce. You're not supposed to die in my hands; you already died once. Welsh Dragon, please don't close your eyes. We need you."
The dragon's eyes started to close down. "I feel so tired."
Inside their soul realm.
"Partner don't close them. We need to make it back. We can't… they are waiting…. Husks…. Help us…." Ddraig's voice slowly died out as something really bad is affecting both souls.
Cracks begin to spread out through their souls. Issei's right arm completely breaks down while the left side of his face falls to pieces. Ddraig was going through a similar situation.
Both closed their eyes as they became unable to act. The husks reached out to aid the souls in whatever way possible with their limited resources.
A price had to be pay for all of that power.
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17 hours later.
A weak heartbeat was heard within a hospital room. A goddess of death continues to work alongside a group of the most knowledgeable individuals as they try to repair the impossible.
Next chapter: Broken souls, Could live on without one of them?
*Author's notes: The following is extra information that can be read or ignored by the reader.
This transformation is called fake wings of Ragnarok. It involves the union of three separate draconic powers. Is mostly made up of 20% of Ophis power, 20% of Great Red, and 60% of Ddraig's on power. The user gains a few extra abilities granted by Ophis which are only usable while on this state while also receiving an exponential boost in all other stats. The state is only obtainable with the help of Ophis. User runs the risk of destroying its own soul due to the difficult task of controlling so much power on its own.
Crimson Royal Order: Ability that's only usable when the user is using the previous transformation. The user gives one order and all of those pieced by the needles are forced to follow it until the ability is stopped or the order is completed. This ability boosts allies and those considered conditional allies beyond their current limits. While under this ability, nobody is able to lose control over their own powers which is helpful for those that fear their own strength. Conditional allies will be hypnotized and forced to follow the order until is completed. Only those with a similar goal as the user can become conditional allies through the activation of the ability. Allies won't be affected by mind control. After the ability is deactivated, everyone that was under its effect will feel drained and unable to use most of their powers for the next 24 hours while the user would endure a payback effect that is based on how many allies and conditional allies were under the effects of the ability. The user will be left in critical conditions in most cases.
Jaws of Void: Ability created and used by Ophis. Involves control of space and its disruption. Creates rifts in space which can be used to transport the user, a target, or diverge attack to other locations. Barriers and other methods cannot prevent this ability from creating a door for the user to use to invade a realm. Can be used to disrupt any attempts at transportation (arrival of allies, escaping by using a magic circle or other methods, etc.). Target is trapped within the reach of the user. Escape is near impossible for any enemies targeted by the ability. Its range and limits are unknown while being used by Ophis but while being used by Ddraig is less powerful and hard to use which leads to internal injuries for Ddraig.
Blazing Bloody Ascalon: Sword of the Crimson Flames (Raw). The main weapon of the Welsh Dragon. Born out of his own blood and flesh. This cursed weapon has a mind of its own and dislikes being touched by anyone but its user. Is immune to the effects of the crimson flames. It drinks a small amount of blood from its user while it sleeps. Its Riot of the Blood mode is a mode which drains the blood reserves of the sword but increases its destructive power; after the reserves are empty the sword will forcefully absorb the blood of the user as long as the mode is active (Is a chainsaw greatsword). Its so-called mind is due to the unexpected union of the four-headed devil beast and the sword while Ddraig was trying to absorb the sword. The beast now is called "Asca" and still exists inside Ddraig while also existing as the sword. It should be considered as an anti-dragon/holy/demonic weapon. Its blade requires the help of a blacksmith soon. Unable to hurt its user. Has a bad habit of eating (Redacted). Please be careful if you are a (Redacted) as it might try to eat your (Redacted). Why a chainsaw? Thats easy, chainsaw man is back baby! Why a large sword? Is a reference to two characters that I love Guts and Sänger Sombold. Two man that embrace the believe that a sword should be absurdly big or it means nothing.
Ouros: The Spiral Spear of the Void. The first spawn of Ophis (Raw). Made by Ophis as a way of making sure that her so-called "sword (protector)" didn't die or go out of control. Its main ability is being able to completely stop and seal Ddraig's power if he feels he's going out of control. Is unable to hurt Ddraig or Ophis as is born out of their flesh. Its second ability is called endless spiral. Its rotations have ungodly speeds which allows it to pierce anything. Lacks a mind at this point but the possibility of it gaining one is not impossible as it is a spawn of Ophis (child). Is a draconic weapon and is also immune to the crimson flames due to Ophis's own immunity.
Caution: Kids shouldn't play with any of these weapons.
Cursed human: Condition currently affecting Mitsuya Kanzaki. Curses are nasty occurrences that can occur naturally due to the death of any being under certain conditions, it can be created by gods who then place them upon a determined targets or due to other causes which involved unexpected situations. In the case of Mitsuya, the curse was caused by the incompleted ritual that took place in Tokyo. This particular curse makes the user "immortal (conditional immortality)" at the cost of mind degradation, corruption of the soul, and loss of natural bodily functions such as the need to eat or the ability to reproduce. The victim's body will change into a disgusting existence that can't be returned to normal. The body might look normal on the outside but the inside is a completed different matter. Is advisable not to eat or consume the victim's flesh or blood. The victim will continue to degrade and lose itself into madness until the cursed is eliminated and its soul is laid to rest. In Kanzaki's case, its elimination is a troublesome process.
Sacred golems: four unique inventions of the Bible God which were made to be partnered with the four seraphs. Each one has is own expecific weapons and benefits. They are connected to the soul and body of each seraph but the method in which they were connected to each is unknown. Not even the seraphs themselves know when they gained such weapons. Gabriel's is specifically made for hand to hand combat and mainly focuses on protecting her from all damage by blocking it. Raphael's possesses shields and repairs itself or other golems. Michael's is a long range golem with high destructive power. Uriel's is the vanguard of the four since its main ability are focused on short to mid range combat. Its large halberd is one of the strongest holy weapons.
Karnstein Bloodrage Dance: One time event. This particular state only happens once to the member of the Karnstein family. Their particular traditions and practices throughout the ages had let to members of the family developing a condition that forces them to search for a particular blood source that matches their unique preferences which differ from one family member to another. This could also be a result of the loss of their original source of food (Bloody Fruits, will explained on further chapters). This makes them the weakest amongst the the Carmilla faction since they gain less nutrients and strength for other blood sources. Once they have found a blood source that matches them, members will either try to bring them into the faction or leave the faction to be close to they so called "Apple of Life." This also has dire consequences since once they find the source they likely die alongside such said source because they will stop drinking other blood types as others flavors become more unberable to them. As long as the source is alive, the vampire will live a descent life.
We have finally reach the end of the arc involving Kokabiel and Mitsuya. Originally I had planned a different event which would have taken place later on in the story but as I continued to think about what I wanted to do I decided against it. I originally invision this revenge plot involving Irina and Issei fighting alone within Mitsuya's world against his forces after meeting each other after so long but as I came up with other ideas I decided not to do it since I went with the memory discard plot. I also have other plans for Irina's future which also involve Le Fay and Ingvild who have yet to appear. Many plots have been discarded since I started the story such as a different beginning in which Issei did die on the fire which left Ddraig as the only protagonist in the story which would have been a mess since the Ddraig in this story needed someone to balance his rough character traits with some innocence and care which a young Issei brought into the mix. Other plots that were discarded included Tosca's memory loss, Asia's slave arc, or the war in the Hindu pantheon which is still a possibility on the future. As I said before, music has a large effect on my writing and I try to choose songs with lyrics that make sense (in most cases) within the story. I wanna thank all of those that continue to read the story, our editor that is always patiently waiting to edit each chapter and those that leave comments no matter how bad some might seem. I hope to continue with this until the very end. For now I say goodbye and I'll see you another day.