Okay guys! Double Feature just like I said. Dammit man. I hope this doesn't have to be keep being a thing. Unless I have inspiration spouts randomly. In that case, it can't be helped. I just gotta write.
Anyway, this is the conclusion to the Kokabiel arc. Different things are gonna happen, so let's just get into it.
-Scene-
"Rias-senpai. We have covered the school with a large barrier. With this, unless something disastrous happens, there will be no damage outside."
Saji reported the current situation to Rias. The Occult research club and the student council (+Raynare & Mitlet), had gathered at the park located right in front of Kuoh academy. Only Kiba wasn't there. The injured Irina and Kalawarner were transported to Sona's house. They avoided the worst case scenario because of Asia's power. Sona had gathered everyone from the student council and put a big barrier on the school after encountering Kokabiel. It was a measure used to keep the things occurring inside from leaking outside.
"This is to keep it to the minimum. To tell you the truth, if Kokabiel were to fight seriously, not only this academy, but the whole region would be annihilated. Adding to that, he has already gotten ready for that. My servant has seen him releasing his power at the school grounds. My servants and I will continue to place the barrier to reduce the damages. I want to minimise the damages as much as possible…It's hard to prevent having our school getting damaged. But it looks like we have to since it's the leader of the Fallen-Angels who is moving."
Kaichou made a sharp eye and looked in the direction of the school with eyes filled with hatred. She was directing it to Kokabiel.
"Thank you, Sona. We will do the rest from here."
"Rias. Our enemy is a monster with strength above ours. It's still not too late. We should get your Onii-sama…"
Rias shook her head.
"You also didn't call your Onee-sama."
"My Onee-sama is…Your Onii-sama loves you. Sirzechs-sama will definitely move. So…"
"I have already informed Sirzechs-sama."
Akeno said it over Rias and Sona's words.
"Akeno!"
Rias criticised. But Akeno had an angry expression.
"Rias. I know that you don't want to cause problems for Sirzechs-sama. It happened in your territory. In your base. And it happened after the family problem. But it's a different story if the leader of the enemy appears. It is a problem that surpasses the level that you can solve. Let's borrow the strength of a Maou. At the very least, until Ise-kun can no longer hold him off."
"No."
Issei interrupted their conversation. He was staring at the school blankly.
"There will be no need for the Oni to show up. The pointy eared pigeon is mine."
The members around looked at him nervously. Issei was dead set on fighting Kokabiel himself. They had never seen him so serious. Rias took a deep breath and nodded.
"Thank you for understanding the situation, Rias. Sona-sama. Sirzechs-sama's reinforcement will be here in one hour."
"One hour…I understand. In that time, we, the student council, will vow to continue to place the barriers in the name of Sitri."
Rias seemed like she had made her decision as well after hearing Sona's decision.
"…So one hour. Now my servants and friends. We will be on the offensive. We will go inside the barrier and draw Kokabiel's attention. Unlike the battle against Phoenix, this is a battle of life and death! Even so, I will not forgive you if you die! We will survive and continue to attend that school!"
[Yes!]
The ORC replied to her with energetic voices. Even the Fallen Angel girls.
"Hyoudou! I will leave the rest to you."
"I know, Kaji."
"Just call me Genshirou…"
"Shirou?"
"Yeah, whatever."
"Okay, Emiya."
"Where the fuck did that come from?"
The group ran into the school. They entered straight in from the main gate. In the middle of the school field, there were 3 swords that were releasing extreme lights while floating in a triangle shape. Having the swords at the centre, there was a suspicious looking magic circle spread in the whole school field. There was an old-man located in the middle of the magic circle. Valper Galilei.
"What is this…?"
Rias spoke in her doubt.
"I'm going to make the three Excaliburs into one."
Valper said it as if he found it amusing.
"Valper. How much longer will it take for the Excaliburs to merge?"
There was a voice from up in the sky. When all of the club members looked up, there was Kokabiel who had the moon as a background. He was sitting on a chair up in the sky while looking down on them. Floating off to his right, not too far from him, was Donasheek. Kokabiel was crossing his legs confidently and resting his cheek on his fist.
"It won't even take 5 minutes, Kokabiel."
"Is that so. I will leave it to you."
Kokabiel moved his eyes from Valper to Rias.
"Is Sirzechs coming? Or is it Serafall?"
"In the places of Onii-sama and Leviathan-sama, we…"
SWISH! BAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNG!
After the sound of the wind, there was a sound of explosion that echoed throughout the area. The sound came from the place where the gym is. No. Where the gym was. There wasn't even a trace of it left after the explosion. Only a large crater was there.
"Boring. Well that's okay. It will be entertaining as long as the Sekiryuutei is here."
Out of nowhere, the group heard a familiar voice in the air above Valper.
"Surprise sneak attack—!"
From above Valper's head, Freed had suddenly jumped to slice him down.
"Oya."
Valper only rubbed his chin curiously. Because—
Z-DIN!
"Ah."
Freed's sword was knocked back at the last second.
Bam!
"Oof!"
And he was sent tumbling thanks to a kick in his stomach.
"Ah Goddammit shit fuck Mary mother Joseph!"
Bam Bam Bam!
He finally rolled to a stop.
"Good work, Nathaniel. Ah, but you extracted Excalibur to block that strike at the last second. We'll need to put it back and start over. Though, it won't take long at all."
Nathaniel, who had stopped Freed, tossed the Excalibur he used back to Valper.
"It's no problem. I can defeat him without one."
Whoosh!
Nathaniel flipped his coat to reveal the countless swords of light attached to him. Not a single gun of light, but an entire arsenal of sword hilts instead. Freed lifted himself back up with a wicked smile, but there was subtle rage in his tone.
"Hoooh….so you think a grimy little shit like you can beat me without an Excalibur just cuz you're a multi sword style or something? Think you're hot shit huh brat? Okay….Onii-san will teach you a lesson or two~"
Freed's Excalibur rapidly released its aura. Kokabiel raised a brow.
"Hm? Freed has betrayed us huh. Well, that's no big deal. It's to be expected from someone like him. Kill him quickly Nathaniel."
Nathaniel nodded.
"Roger."
"Oh I'll show ya a Roger you little shit!.."
ZIN!
Freed struck down on Nathaniel, but Nathaniel blocked his strike with two swords in each hand. Their fight had began. Kokabiel returned his attention to the group on the ground.
"Now. I will have you all fight my pet that I brought from hell."
Kokabiel snapped his fingers. Then from the depths of darkness there was a sound of the ground rumbling. Something that was black and ten meters tall. It had a large body. It had four legs, and each leg was thick with sharp claws. The eyes that were glittering from the darkness were red. From its mouth, were dangerous looking fangs. The fangs were close to each other, and from the gaps there were white breaths pouring out. The animal which resembled it the most was a dog. A three headed dog.
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR!
The three howled in unison. Its howl was so loud it felt like it shook the ground.
"…Cerberus!"
Rias said it with a voice filled with disgust.
TON!
Cerberus launched itself and ran straight towards the group. They immediately took on a formation, but Issei stood ahead of the group.
"Ise!" "Babe!"
He lifted his finger and pointed it straight at the dog.
"Sit."
Skiiiiiiiiidd!
Cerberus skid to a stop in front of him and—
DON!
Sat down obediently with its tail wagging...
"Roll over."
ROLL.
"Shake."
DON.
It placed its large paw over Issei's head. The rest of the group could only stand there dumbfounded. Kokabiel smirked.
"Hmph. So you're that strong huh. Good."
Snap!
He snapped his fingers. Another large rumbling shook the ground. Out of the ground emerged 4 more Cerberus.
"Ah."
Issei lowered his finger.
"Ddraig. How many is that?"
[That's 5 in total, partner.]
"Hm. Okay."
He lifted his finger back up again and pointed it at the Cerberus. It tilted its head. Then—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!
A red blast of energy burst from his finger and shot up straight into the sky, breaking past the barrier and disappearing into the night's sky.
Sss…
All that was left of the beast, was the lower half that tipped over and fell.
DON.
"Four."
The Cerberus closest to them jumped up into the air above Issei.
ROOOOOAAAAARRRRR!
Issei just pointed his finger at it. And—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!
The same result. But this time, only the hind legs dropped down.
Plop plop!
[That's 3.]
Issei nodded.
"That's good."
He turned back to his group.
"You can beat them."
He turned back. But the other Cerberus were already growling viciously at them. The next one readied itself to spit flames at the group. Then, suddenly, one of its heads flew off.
ZIN!
"I have come to back you up."
It was Xenovia.
ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN!
After saying that, Xenovia went on slashing towards the Cerberus' torso. The Cerberus howled in pain because it lost one of its heads.
GAAAAAAOOOOOOO!
ZIIIIIIN!
The Cerberus' torso split in half after receiving a fatal strike. There was smoke coming out, and the Cerberus started to vaporise. It was the effect of the holy-sword.
"The strike of the holy-sword. It gives critical damage to creatures."
STAB!
Xenovia thrust her sword deep into the Cerberus' chest to finish it off. That moment, the Cerberus' body turned into dust and disappeared. But another one spawned from the ground to replace it.
"Akeno!"
Rias called out to Akeno.
"Yes! Thunder! Resound!"
Akeno pointed her fingers to the sky and started to control the thunder. Her fingers were aimed towards the Cerberus. The Cerberus tried to jump from the spot as if it predicted the upcoming thunder.
ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN!
Countless swords pierced through the Cerberus' limbs. The swords were coming out from the ground.
"I won't let you escape."
The person who appeared was the [Knight], Kiba Yuuto. It was Kiba's Sword-Birth that struck the beast.
"Haaa!"
Akeno called upon the thunder and struck down on the Cerberus.
TOOOOOOONNN!
The Cerberus body was encased in the thunder. As the thunder ceased, the body of the Cerberus was held onto by the swords. It was left sizzling and growling viciously from the pain. Another Cerberus came to assist from the sidelines, but multiple light spears landed in each of its eyes.
ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN!
ROOOOAAARRR!
It howled in pain. The ones flying above it were Raynare and Mitlet.
"This one's ours!"
"Yeah! Over here bitch!"
Rias began to deliver orders to those around.
"Raynare, Mitlet, Xenovia! You take the Cerberus to the left!"
"Heh. I prefer not to take orders from a Devil, but in this situation it's fine."
"Kiba, Koneko! You take the damaged Cerberus!"
"Roger!"
"Yes ma'am."
"Akeno and I will take the last one! Let's go Akeno!"
"Right!"
Their battles against the 3 remaining Cerberus commenced. Kokabiel spectated with a bored expression. He felt a gaze on him. Issei was staring up at him blankly. But there was a darkness in his eyes. They stared at each other for a few seconds. Until—
ZIN!
Kokabiel casually caught a light spear that was thrown towards his face. He brought it in front of him and looked at it with a disinterested face, as if it was some peculiar toy. It broke apart in his hands and he looked in front of him.
"Donasheek."
Donasheek was floating ahead, slightly below his altitude. Kokabiel scoffed with some disgust.
"I see. So you have gone rogue too. How disappointing. I really believed you had some potential. You seemed to possess a warrior's spirit at least. To believe that this would come from someone who survived the war, even if you were young at the time, it's truly displeasing. At the very least, I'll try to sustain the last of your honor as a Fallen Angel. Be grateful in your last moments."
Kokabiel spawned a large light spear that made Donasheek's own look like a golf club. Donasheek flinched, but he didn't have time to move. Kokabiel sent the spear straight towards him.
ZIN!
"Shit! Donasheek!"
Freed blocked off Nathaniel's strike, but there was nothing he could do from down there. The spear was only a meter from Donasheek. He could only close his eyes in anticipation. But—
PPIIIIIIKKK!
The spear was destroyed. Donasheek opened his eyes. Issei was floating in front of him with his Boosted Gear out.
"Go help the others Dona."
He stood dumbfounded for a few seconds before snapping out of it.
"R-Right."
He flew off to support Raynare and Mitlet's group in killing their Cerberus.
"Donasheek!"
"You kept us waiting Donashithead!"
"Forgive me, I was caught up in the act for the moment! But I've had my fill of coolness!"
They continued their battle and quickly exterminated their Cerberus.
Kokabiel turned back to Issei in front of him.
…..They stared silently at each other. A silent pressure surrounded them.
"…It's complete."
Valper's voice. The three Excaliburs that were placed on the center of the school field started giving out incredible amounts of light. Kokabiel started applauding.
"The three Excaliburs are going to become one."
It started giving out divine light that spread throughout the school field. The three Excaliburs were put on top of each other. When the bright lights were gone, there was one holy-sword at the center of the field giving out a blue-white aura.
"Because of the light created by the Excalibur when it turned into one, the spell on the ground is also complete. This town will collapse within 20 minutes. The only way to dispel it is by beating Kokabiel."
"Nathaniel!"
Kokabiel called out the name of that priest boy.
"Yes."
He responded after evading one of Freed's attacks that destroyed the light swords in his hands. His arsenal of swords had dwindled by this point.
"Use the Excalibur in the circle. It shall be the last entertainment. Fight while using the Excalibur that has turned into one from the three Excaliburs."
"Roger."
Nathaniel jumped towards the center and extracted the Excalibur. Xenovia then spoke to Kiba after helping him and Koneko finish off their Cerberus. The last Cerberus was the one that Rias and Akeno were fighting. Raynare, Mitlet, and Donasheek had already switched to assisting them with it after killing their own. The Cerberus were essentially exterminated.
"Rias Gremory's [Knight]. If the cooperation is still valid, let us destroy that Excalibur together."
"Is it okay?"
Xenovia laughed fearlessly at Kiba's words.
"At worst, it won't be a problem if I collect the [fragment] of the Excalibur that is acting as the core of it. Since the traitor "Nathaniel" is wielding it, that is a holy-sword but it isn't a holy-sword. Even if it's a holy-sword, it's the same as any other weapon. It changes depending on the person using it. That is a sword of heresy."
"Kukuku…"
Someone was laughing at the duo's conversation. It was Valper.
"Valper Galilei. I am a survivor of the [Holy-sword Project]. No. I am the one who was killed by you to be more precise. I have continued living by being reincarnated into a Devil."
Kiba said calmly to Valper. But his eyes were filled with flames of hatred.
"Hoh. The survivor of that project. This is such a misfortune. To meet you in a far east country like this. I feel fate. Fufufu."
He laughed in a disgustingly condescending manner.
"You see. I like holy-swords. I like them so much that they come out in my dreams. Possibly because my heart was fascinated by the legend of Excalibur since I was a child. That's why when I found out that I can't use Excalibur I went into despair."
Valper started talking about his life. A story about the geezer's past. As if there was anyone who cared.
"I held admiration for those who can wield it because I couldn't. That feeling became so powerful that I started an experiment to create those who can use them. Then it was complete. It's thanks to you and the others."
"What? Complete? You disposed of us after finding us to be a failure."
Kiba lifted his eyebrows seemingly in doubt. But Valper shook his head.
"I realised that there was an essential factor needed to wield holy-swords. So I used the numerical value of the [factors] to investigate its capability. Most of the test subjects had the [elements] but they didn't have the numerical value needed to wield the Excalibur. Then I reached a conclusion. Is there a way to take out the elements and gather them?."
"I see. I understand now. The thing that is put inside the holy-sword wielders when they received a blessing is…"
Xenovia seemed like she learned the truth and grit her teeth hatefully.
"That's right holy-sword wielder girl. We take out the holy-elements from those who have them and crystallise them. Just like this."
Valper took out an orb that was giving out light. It was a shiny orb. It had a holy aura in it.
"With this, the research on holy-sword wielders improved. Even so, those fools from the Church banished me for heresy and took away my reports on the research. By looking at you, I see that the project was succeeded by someone. That Michael. He made me look like a criminal and this is the result? Well it's that Angel we are talking about. Even if he takes the elements out from the test subjects, he wouldn't go as far as to kill them. That part only would make him more human than me. Kukukuku."
Valper laughed pleasantly. At present, to create holy-sword users artificially, it required a sacrifice. So Kiba and Xenovia were both victims of the project started by Valper.
"…You killed my comrades and took out the elements needed to wield the holy-swords?"
Kiba asked Valper with his voice filled with killing intent.
"That's right. This orb is from back then. I have used three of them on Freed though. This is the last one."
"…Valper Galilei. How many lives have you sacrificed for your greed and experiments…"
Kiba's hands were shaking and there was an aura of anger coming out of his body.
"Hm. If you say that, then I will give this orb to you. My research has reached the stage where it is possible to mass produce them in the right environment. First of all, I will destroy this town with Kokabiel. Next I will gather the legendary holy-swords stored around the world. Then I will mass produce holy-sword wielders and start a war against Michael and the Vatican with the combined Excaliburs. I'm going to show the result of my research to those foolish Angels and their followers who have convicted me."
Valper threw away the orb as if he had lost interest in it. It rolled on the ground and went to Kiba's foot. Kiba leaned down silently and picked it up. He patted the orb sadly, lovingly, and dearly.
"…Everyone…"
There was a tear on Kiba's cheek. His expression was filled with sadness and anger. Then it happened. The orb that Kiba held started giving out shallow lights. The lights started to spread and it eventually covered the whole school field. From the ground there were lights coming out and it started to form a shape. Then it formed into a proper shape. It took the shape of people. There were boys and girls who were giving out blue-white lights and they were surrounding Kiba.
They looked at Kiba with a dear and sad expression.
"Everyone! I…I!"
They were the ones who were involved in the "Holy-sword project". They were the ones who were disposed of.
"…I have always…always thought about it. Was it all right that I was the only one that survived… There were those who had more dreams than me. There were those who wanted to live more than me. Is it alright that I am the only one to have a peaceful life…"
Then one boy's spirit smiled and spoke.
《Don't worry about us any more. You are alive at least》
There were tears coming out from both of his eyes because it seemed like their thoughts reached him. Then the spirits of boys and girls started to move their lips in a rhythm. They were singing.
"…The sacred song."
Asia mumbled.
They were singing the sacred-song. Kiba started to sing while shedding tears. When they were going through the painful experiment, this was the only thing they obtained to keep their hopes and dreams. This was the only support they had to continue living during their harsh life. Kiba and his comrades had the smiles of innocent children.
Their bodies started to glow blue-white. Those lights were getting brighter, with Kiba in the center.
《We were no good alone.》
《We didn't have enough elements to wield the holy swords. But.》
《It will be okay if we are together.》
《You have to accept the holy-sword.》
《It's not scary.》
《Even if God is watching.》
《Our hearts are always…》
《ONE.》
Their spirits went up into the heaven and they turned into a big light that fell down to Kiba.
Ddraig spoke.
[That "Knight" has reached it.]
Shiiiiin!
[Sacred Gears change and evolve while using the feelings of the possessors as a key. But there is a different territory to that. When the feelings and the wishes of the possessor does a dramatic change that it changes the flow of this world, the Sacred Gear reaches it. Yes. This is…]
Ddraig made a laugh of enjoyment.
[Balance Break.]
The light that split the abyss night looked as if it was giving blessings to Kiba.
SHIIIIN!
"To live as a devil. That was the wish of my master, and also my wish. I thought that, it was fine. But…I couldn't forget my hatred towards the Excaliburs and my comrades' vengeance…No, I could have forgotten about it. I…"
《Don't worry about us. At least you live.》
They did not wish for it.
"But it's not like everything is solved."
Kiba stood on his feet.
"Valper Galilei. As long as I don't kill you, there will be those who would suffer the same fate as us."
"Hmph. It's been said for a long time that research always comes with sacrifices. Haven't you realised that yet?"
Raynare shouted from her position.
"Hey, pretty boy! Hurry up and kill that sick son of a bitch! I'm tired of hearing his fuckin voice!"
Mitlet joined right after.
"Yeah, just slice that geriatric fuck!"
Then his friends.
"You have helped me. Even if you won't profit from it. Even if you might have received punishment from our master…"
"Yuuto! Do it! You have to finish this yourself! Surpass Excalibur! You are the servant of I, Rias Gremory! My [Knight] will not lose to a mere Excalibur!"
"Yuuto-kun! I believe in you!"
"…Yuuto-senpai!"
Akeno, Rias, Asia, and Koneko shouted their support. The tears ran down Kiba's face.
"Hahaha! Why are you crying? You were singing with joy with the ghost-chan. It's really a nuisance. It's totally the worst. You know I hate that song. Just listening to it makes the hair on my skin crawl! Aaaaaaah, I don't want to hear it any more!"
Freed scratched at his head incessantly. But when he slowly lifted his head he had a bitter smile. He spoke in a solemn tone, to someone who wasn't there.
"...Heh….Hey kid...you think we could've sang that song together once?….I always fuckin hated it though...Hehe…"
Nathaniel raised a brow.
"Have you lost your sanity?"
Freed smiled ferociously and pointed his sword at Nathaniel.
"Hehehehe. That's not something I had in the first place, shitty brat."
SHIIIINN!
Kiba continued to smile brightly. He lifted his hand up towards the sky.
"…I will become a sword."
Something slowly began to form in his hand. The light shaped into something.
"I shall become the sword of Buchou and my comrades! Please respond to my feelings now! Sword-Rebirth!"
The light took form. The form was the shape of a sword.
"Balance-Breaker [Sword of the Betrayer]. You shall receive the power of this sword that has both the power of light and demonic powers with your own body."
SHIIIIIIINNN!
The sword shined brightly in his hands. A magnificent sword. It held a holy and demonic aura. Kiba jumped towards Nathaniel.
"Wha-?! Hey you shitty pretty boy don't take my target!"
GINNNNNNNNNG!
Nathaniel blocked his strike. But the aura that was covering his Excalibur was being erased by Kiba's sword.
"!-That sword surpasses the originator of holy-swords!?"
He said in a shocked voice.
"If that was the true Excalibur, then I could not have won against it. But that Excalibur cannot cut the feelings of me and my comrades!"
"Che!"
Nathaniel clicked his tongue, and stepped back after he pushed me back.
"Stretch!"
His Excalibur started to twist as if it were alive. It moved randomly and came towards Kiba with intense speed. The ability of "Excalibur Mimic". Then his sword split into two at the tip of the blade. But Kiba was able to block and parry every one of the tendrils random attacks.
"!-So you can read every one of my attacks!"
"Hmph. If it was merged with Excalibur rapidly, then maybe it couldve posed a higher threat."
Now that Nathaniel was up against essentially two enemies, and one with a Balance Breaker, his stoic attitude began to become threatened.
"Then I have to add this as well!"
The tip of the holy-sword disappeared. This is the power of "Excalibur Transparency", the ability to make the blade transparent. But if he doesn't change the direction of his killing intent, then it is something that should be easy to detect.
GIIN! GIN! GIN! GIIIN!
Kiba was still able to block all of his attacks.
"Yes. Keep him there like that."
Xenovia suddenly intruded. She held the holy-sword in her left-hand, and put her right-hand in the air.
"Saint Peter. Saint Basil the Great. Saint Denis. Holy-mother Mary. Please hear my voice."
She started to chant something. The space before them became distorted. Xenovia put her hand in the middle of the distorted space. She put her hand in, and pulled something right out of the dimensional gap. What appeared was a single sword that gave out a holy aura.
"In the names of the saints whom reside within this blade, I will release it. Durandal!"
"A Durandal!?"
"You were not the wielder of the Excalibur!?"
Not just Valper, even Kokabiel couldn't hide his astonishment.
"Wrong. I was originally the wielder of Durandal. I was also chosen as the holder of the Excalibur. That's all."
Xenovia made a stance with Durandal. Two-sword style along with the Excalibur.
"Absurd! According to my research, we haven't reached the stage where someone can wield Durandal!?"
"Of course. Even in the Vatican, they haven't made someone who can wield Durandal artificially."
"Then why!?"
"Unlike those common artificial holy-sword wielders like Irina, I'm a natural born wielder."
Valper became speechless at her words.
"Durandal is a sword that ravages beyond what people can imagine. It cuts anything it touches. It doesn't even listen to me most of the time. That's why I have to keep it in another dimension, otherwise it would be dangerous. Even I, the holder, has a hard time with it. Now, Freed Zelzan. Thanks to you, we can have the decisive battle between Excalibur and Durandal. Right now, I'm shaking with enjoyment. Don't die in a single strike okay? At least use the Excalibur to its fullest!"
The blade of Durandal started to give out more holy-aura than the Excalibur Nathaniel held. It held more aura than Kiba's as well.
"Nn! At this point, I have no choice! Balance Break!"
Nathaniel suddenly extended his arms outward. Suddenly, what looked like odd white, glowing hands made out of cloth popped out of his back from his coat. Over 10 of them. Kiba clicked his tongue.
"So even this guy had a Balance Breaker huh."
Nathaniel finally showed a smirk.
"Heh. With this Balance Breaker I can touch you easily enough to transfer damage to you!"
Freed laughed loudly.
"Nyhahaha! That's it?! Hahahaha! It must be because that it's just a mid level that the Balance Breaker sucks! No wait! Since It's a mid level like the Sword-Birth, it must be because the possessor is so incompetent that his Balance Breaker was completely uncreative and worthless! Nyahahahaha! How pathetic!"
Nathaniel finally looked a bit enraged. He launched his cloth hands towards Freed. Freed fearlessly ran in.
"Fool! With this Balance Breaker I can transfer the recent damage continuously even if I have healed from it myself! I'll transfer that damage to you tenfold!"
The cloth hands extended to wrap around Freed. But he spun around expertly and cut every hand that tried to touch his body. The sword split into 3 tendrils and tried to attack Freed, but he parried every attack along with the cloth. He and Excalibur rapidly were too fast.
ZIN ZIN ZIN!
Freed got up close and personal with Nathaniel and smiled deviously.
"But that don't mean shit if it can't hit me huh?"
ZIN!
Nathaniel tried to block Freed's upward slice, but it was too fast. It ended up slicing the fingers on his left hand off.
"Aaaaaaaaaaghhhh!"
Nathaniel yelped in pain as he jumped back. Someone appeared behind him. It was Xenovia.
"You're too open, kid."
Nathaniel tried to strike Xenovia—
GAKIIIN!
With a single side slash, the Excalibur Nathaniel held, shattered. Because of the pressure given by the swing of Durandal, a strong wave destroyed some of the surrounding area.
"So it's just a broken holy-sword, huh. It can't even compete with my Durandal."
Xenovia made a sigh while looking bored. The combined Excalibur had been shattered. Kiba was about to move to finish Nathaniel, but someone placed their hand on his chest.
"Hold on, pretty boy."
It was Freed. He had a dark expression.
"He's mine."
Freed stepped forward. Nathaniel turned around with what looked like a mix of rage and desperation.
"Heh. You're not lookin' so hot, little brat."
Nathaniel growled.
"You-! Damn you! I won't be defeated by someone like you! You who so adamantly expressed hatred to the Devils, you easily turn coat and tail towards their side! Such weak conviction! If anyone deserved to be the one who wielded all four Excalibur, it should have just been me!"
Freed rolled his eyes and spoke in a flat tone.
"Oh yeah, Freed Sellzen betraying his allies, what a surprise~"
Nathaniel brought out his last two light swords.
"You who is so easily swayed by the thought of victory! I'll show you what true conviction is!"
Freed frowned.
"Hmph...Conviction? Absolute devotion to one thing?…..all of that….what bullshit."
Nathaniel bolted towards Freed. Freed merely looked at him with what a distant gaze. The reflection of Nathaniel running towards him was present in his eyes. It gave the impression of a mirror.
"You know….it's guys like you I hate the most….Absolute devotion to one ideal…..hating, and killing indiscriminately…all of that.."
Nathaniel finally reached Freed and sliced at him—
ZIN!
"Uh."
Nathaniel swept past Freed...But for some reason after he struck, he kept on walking...until he stopped…..blood slowly seeped across his stomach. Until finally, he fell to his knees.
"All that shit—"
Thud!
"—is disgustingly nostalgic."
And fell face first into the ground.
Thud!
"Ho…Holy-demonic sword…? Impossible… The polar opposite of two things cannot merge…"
Valper Galilei made a strange expression.
"Valper Galilei. Prepare yourself."
Kiba pointed his Holy-demonic sword at Valper, ready to slash at him.
"…I see! I understand now! Holy and demonic. It will be an explanation, if the beings that represent the two become unbalanced! Then not only the Maou but the God has also…"
ZUUUUN!
A spear of light pierced through Valper's chest, who seemed like he realised something.
"GOUGH!"
Valper went down after throwing a solid amount of blood. Kiba went up to him to confirm his state. And he had already passed away.
"Valper. You were remarkable. The reason you went up to that conclusion proves that. But, I don't mind whether you are with me or not. I could have done it by myself from the beginning."
Kokabiel who was up in the air was sneering. The one who killed Valper was Kokabiel.
"Hahahaha! Kahahahahahahahaha!"
Kokabiel laughed loudly and descended to the ground. An overwhelming pressure. The leader of the fallen-angels finally stood in front of everyone while sending out an intense aura and confidence. While smiling fearlessly he said.
"But. Seeing that even after losing the masters you serve, you devils and followers of God can still fight, huh!"
Suddenly Kokabiel spoke. Those around became confused.
"…What do you mean?"
Rias asked with doubt. Kokabiel started laughing aloud as if he found it truly amusing.
"Fuhaha, fuhahahahahahahahahaha! That's right! I totally forgot! The truth wasn't revealed to you lower guys! Then I will tell you. In the war between the three sides, not only the original Yondai-Maou, but also God of the bible had died."
-[?!]-
"It's normal for you guys to not know about it. Who can say that God has died? Humans are an incomplete bunch. Without God, they cannot control their hearts and obey the laws, you know? Even us, the fallen-angels, and devils couldn't tell this to those below us. You won't know where the information about God will be leaked from. Even among the three-powers, only the people at the top and certain people know about it. Though it seems Valper noticed it earlier."
The truth was revealed. Everyone there was in absolute shock.
"After the War, what was left were the angels who had lost their God, the devils that lost their Maou and the majority of high-class devils and the fallen-angels who lost most of the fallen-angels apart from the leaders. So it wasn't a mere exhausted state. All of the factions fell so low, that they had to rely on humans to continue their generations. Especially the angels and fallen-angels that could only continue their generation by mating with humans. Fallen-angels can increase if the angels fall. But pure-angels can't increase their numbers after losing God. Even pure-devils are rare, right?"
"…Lies…it's a lie…"
Xenovia seemed like she started losing strength. She had a panicked expression and fell to the ground. The active believer. God's servant. A person who lived by serving God as her mission. If the existence of God was rejected and she lost the means to live, it would be natural to become like that.
"The truth is that another big war wouldn't happen unless you do it on purpose. It means that all three-sides went through hell in the past war. Everyone decided that it was meaningless to continue having a war if the start of it all, God and the Maou, were dead. Even that bastard Azazel declared that "there is no second war" after losing the majority of his men in the war! It's hard to bear! It truly is hard to bear! To lower your gun once you already shot it!? Don't fuck around. Don't fuck around! If we continued on from there, we could have won! Even so, he...! Is there any value in fallen-angels who can only live by inviting humans who possess Sacred Gears!?"
Kokabiel declared his argument strongly. His face was expressing anger. Asia covered her mouth with her hands, opened her eyes wide, and her whole body shook.
"…God doesn't exist? God…is dead? Then the love we were given by him is…"
Kokabiel answered Asia's doubt with a laugh.
"That's right. It's normal that there is no love from God and no divine protection from him. God is gone already. Michael is certainly doing well. He's taking the place of God and is taking care of the angels and humans. Well, if the "system" used by God is operating, then the prayer to God, the blessing of God, and exorcism would function. But if you compare it to the time God was present, the number of believers decreased. That Holy-demonic sword brat over there was able to create the Holy-demonic sword because the balance between God and the Maou broke. In reality, Holy and demonic powers cannot merge. If the ones who rule the power of Holy and demonic powers, God and the Maou, disappear, then lots of unique phenomenons occur."
The reason Kiba's sword was created was no coincidence. It was because God and the Devil were dead.
"Asia! Pull yourself together, Asia!"
Raynare held her and called out to her while she was on her knees.
"From here on out, I will start a war! I will take your heads as a gift! Even if it's only me, I will continue from where we left off! I'm going to show Sirzechs and Michael that we, the fallen-angels, are the ultimate beings!"
Mitlet yelled straight at Kokabiel.
"What ultimate beings?! Don't fuck around! In the end, all you'll be doing is getting more people killed on all sides! Even your own fucking people!"
Kokabiel scoffed.
"To die on the battlefield against the wretched Devils and worthless Angels, for the purpose of winning on the Fallen Angels behalf, it is a great honor. None of those who deny that have pride in their heritage. Though, I wouldn't expect traitorous worms like you to understand."
Mitlet growled viciously. But a form descended in front of the group to cover Kokabiel's view of them. An imposing and dark form. It was Issei. Kokabiel's face stretched into a ferocious smile.
"Sekiryuutei…"
OOOOOHHHMMMMM….
A dark ominous aura was being released from both of their bodies. They stood there silently and faced each other.
….
"Shii~!"
Kokabiel's smile became a maniacal one.
FOOM!
He jumped back and extended his wings.
"Sekiryutuuueeeeei!"
Above Kokabiel, high in the sky, what looked like 50 light spears spawned on top of his head.
SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN SHUN!
Kokabiel threw down his arm, commanding his arsenal of light spears to descend upon Issei, and explode.
ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN ZUN!
"BABE!" "ISE!" "RYUCHIN!"
The girls called out to Issei who had been engulfed by explosions. Once the explosions ceased, there was only a large dust cloud that covered the entire school.
Sss…
"Babe! Baby answer me!"
Raynare called out within the dust desperately. It slowly began to clear all throughout, partly thanks to Kokabiel who flipped his wings and cleared the dust around him. The place which Issei was situated was still covered in dust.
"Baby! Please!"
Raynare called out with tears in her eyes. But from out of the dust, a hand emerged. Issei's silhouette became visible. His left arm with the Boosted Gear was extended outward towards the side. The implication became clear to them.
Stay back.
FOOM!
Issei's large Dragon wings blew the dust away. Half of his clothes had been blown away. Kokabiel smiled maniacally.
"Good! Gooooooood!"
Kokabiel spawned light spears in each of his hands and flew straight towards Issei. He began slashing at him relentlessly, but Issei dodged every attack. Kokabiel slashed at Issei's face, but Issei ducked under it.
"Hah!"
Kokabiel brought up his leg and kicked under Issei's chin, launching him into the air.
DON!
Kokabiel then threw the spears in his hand towards the flying Issei. Issei flipped in midair and flapped his wings to toss away Kokabiel's spears.
FOOM!
The group could only stare at their battle silently. Kiba shouted in disbelief.
"He repelled the light spears of a Cadre-Class being with his wings!?"
Kokabiel jumped up to Issei and spawned two swords of holy light. He flipped in the air and brought the swords down on Issei's head. Issei blocked the attack with his gauntlet. Issei sent a strike straight into Kokabiel's stomach with his free hand.
DON!
"Guho-!"
Kokabiel spat blood. But an even more ferocious expression appeared on his face.
"Haah!"
Kokabiel spawned a light spear on his foot and brought it up to strike Issei's chin.
PIIIIIIK!
Issei's head whipped back from the force of the strike, but Kokabiel laughed.
"Kahahahaha!"
The light spear had shattered against Issei's chin. Not even a scratch was made. Kokabiel flipped again and knocked Issei's gauntlet back with his leg. He used his momentum to slash relentlessly at Issei. This time, all of the slashes connected.
ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN ZIN!
ZIN!
With the final slash, Kokabiel went still. The entire world was filled with a deafening silence. Issei's top half was nothing but complete tatters. The strings of clothing slowly slid off his perfectly sculpted body. Out of all the slashes that connected with his body, only one that landed straight across his chest diagonally, slowly...leaked blood.
Slide….
….
—Issei's fist connected to Kokabiel's face.
DON!
And he was launched straight into the new school building.
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNN!
The building instantly fell apart and collapsed completely.
DOOONNNN….
The building was nothing but crumbled remains and rubble. It was quite for a short moment.
…..
But from out of the rubble, a light spear launched out at light speed.
ZIN!
It landed straight on Issei. And the explosion sent him flying back into the barrier surrounding the school.
BOOOOOOOOOM!
The moment he collided with the barrier—
CRACK
It cracked under the pressure. The cracks continued to form, until the entirety of the barrier— was completely covered in cracks.
PRRRRRRKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!
Kokabiel's form burst out from the rubble of the building and launched towards Issei.
POOOOM!
He flew straight towards the Issei planted against the barrier, but—
"Nn-!"
—Issei's chilling hollow expression froze him in midair.
Zip!
Too bad Issei was instantly in front of him and sent a strike into his abdomen that launched him into the ground.
DON!
The force created from his slam - ripped every tree from its roots.
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNN!
Even before the dust blew away, Issei moved. He flew straight into the ground and slammed upon Kokabiel's body, only to create an explosion equally as great.
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNN!
The group maintaining the barrier could not see inside, but the cracks formed on the ground reached beyond their feet.
Sssssss…..
The dust floated throughout the entire inside of the barrier. The only reason it began to slowly clear out, was because of the small holes created from the fractures left on it, allowing it to leak into the outside world.
"...B..Baby?..."
Raynare called out from within the dust field. Though they were far apart from the initial altercation, she couldn't help but plead for a response. The group peered through the dust fearfully.
The dust slowly began to clear.
Sss…
What became visible, was the greatest crater they had ever seen. A crater but only 2 meters deep, yet it was even wider than the new school building and old school building combined. In fact, it may have not been insane to say that the crater continued, considering the fact that the cracks that laid upon the ground extended beyond the reaches of the Academy itself. They were practically standing on a crack every moment now.
Pakun.
Only one figure stood in the crater. It was Issei.
"Baby!"
He stood upright and turned on his heel. He began to briskly walk away. His pace was odd and slow. It was as if he was waiting for something.
Brck….
The sound of something crumbling. Issei turned around. Kokabiel was standing loosely. His hair was disheveled. His clothes were in tatters. There was blood dripping from his arms and his head.
"Hm...HmHmHmHm…"
A small humming sound. It was the sound of laughing.
"...Hehehehe….hahahaha….Hahahahaha….."
—Until Kokabiel finally burst out laughing with complete madness.
"KAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
His eyes pierced straight through Issei. They were no longer eyes with pupils. They were nothing but red glowing masses of insanity.
"THIIIIIIIIISSS! THIIIIISS IS WHAT I LIVE FOOOOOOOOOOOOORRR! PAIN! BLOOD! DESTRUCTION!-"
His back twisted as he howled into the sky.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRR!"
He brought his gaze back down to Issei.
"YOU! SEKIRYUUTEI! YOU! ARE THE PERFECT ENEMY! YOU! ARE TOO STRONG! BEYOND ANYTHING I COULD HAVE IMAGINED! THE PERFECT THREAT TO OUR ORGANIZATION! NO! YOU ARE THE GREATEST THREAT TO OUR EXISTENCE! ABOVE ALL YOU! YOU ARE THE MONSTER I HAD ALWAYS HOPED FOOOOOOOOOOR!"
Issei remained silent. Yet it somehow felt like a dark veil overcame his figure.
"THAT'S RIGHT! YOU AND I! THIS IS THE PERFECT BATTLE! BEINGS LIKE US! MONSTERS LIKE US! WE HAVE NO OTHER PURPOSE IN THIS WORLD BUT TO DESTROY! WE HAVE NO OTHER PURPOSE BUT TO FIGHT EACH OTHER TO THE DEATH! AND CAUSE AN UNIMAGINABLE DEVASTATION UPON THE WORLD OF THE LIVING! MONSTERS LIKE US! THAT IS WHAT WE EXIST FOOOOOOOOOOOOORRR!"
—.
"YOU ARE THE SAME AS ME! YOUR EXISTENCE IS PERFECT FOR OBLITERATION! YOU ARE PERFECT FOR DOMINATION! WE ARE THE HARBINGERS OF DEATH! WE ARE THE GREATEST TOOLS OF DEATH! WE ARE EXTINGUISHERS OF LIFE! AND WE ARE THE ABSOLUTE WORST NIGHTMARE FOR GOD, HEAVEN, HELL, AND ALL BEINGS WHO RESIDE WITHIN IT! FOR US TO DIE WITHIN THE HEAT OF DESTRUCTIVE BATTLE! SUCH IS OUR PURPOSE! THAT'S WHY!"
Kokabiel extended his wings. And above his head formed a light spear, larger than any one he had ever formed before. Larger than his own body. Larger than a small truck. And finally, larger than an entire school bus.
"COME! LET US DIE IN A BLAZE OF GLORY! LET US DESTROY THIS TOWN ALONG WITH US! LET US RELISH THE THE FEELING OF ANNIHILATION! AND LET US REMIND THE WORLD, OF OUR GREATEST UNDENIABLE PURPOSE, COMPLETE AND UTTER ERADICATION-! SEKIRYUUUUUUTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEII!"
[Boost!]
Issei's gauntlet aimed—
[SILENCE.]
—and blasted straight into the night's sky.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!
…
…
…
…
Dark grey feathers slowly descended, and gently touched upon the ground.
The group...stared in silence.
…
"...He did it…."
Freed spoke softly. The realization slowly sank in.
"He did it."
The magic circle set to detonate, slowly dissipated and faded away. The silence continued. Until the group finally shouted in joy.
"HE DID IIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT!"
The group jumped and cheered for joy. Freed bounced around and smacked his bottom to the dead enemies mockingly. Donasheek smirked in satisfaction. Most of the Gremory group smiled and laughed at each other. Mitlet jumped in the air while pronouncing victory. Xenovia sat on the ground quietly, seemingly still processing the entire event.
But Raynare, she immediately bolted towards Issei happily.
"BABY!"
However, the closer she came, the more she felt the urge to slow down. She came to a full stop just a meter short of Issei. She could not see his expression. He was completely silent.
"...Baby?..."
…..
…..
"Raynare.."
He spoke. He said her full name.
"...I….am strong…"
Raynare was confused. He spoke in a low voice and a childish tone. Somehow, she felt a lingering emotion she couldn't explain from him.
"...Y-Yeah….you're really strong babe…"
He went silent.
"...There are many things I can do….not many others can…"
She nodded her head.
"...Yeah….that's right…"
Silence.
"...I am someone….who is so strong….that I can do anything I want…"
Raynare felt an unnerving sense of unease.
"...Baby?..."
…..
Issei slowly turned his head.
—.
The world froze.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Issei—
.
.
.
—was crying silently.
"I…..am not the same as him?..."
!-[!]-!
Pomf!
Raynare, instantly embraced him.
"Oh my Baby! My sweet sweet Baby!"
Raynare held onto Issei's body, as he silently held back onto hers.
The world remained frozen as the spectators around could no longer move.
Kokabiel— had been defeated.
-DxD-
The battle had finally ended. The barrier had not yet been dispelled. Kiba had been sent off to inform the Sitri group so that the may be relieved of their duties. After a few minutes of embracing, Issei and Raynare emerged from the crater. Issei had returned to normal. Now, the large group was sitting down and resting/getting healed by Asia.
"Woooh~ I got kink in my back."
Freed said that as he stretched in seriously bizarre ways.
"Sometimes I doubt that you are human."
Donasheek said that with a blank face. Freed continued stretching and cracking his limbs yoga style.
"Well, you know what they say! It's the inside that counts!"
"That's precisely the problem…"
Issei randomly looked up towards the sky and stood up.
"What's wrong babe?"
Issei didn't answer. Instead, he stepped away from the group a few meters. At that moment, the barrier fell completely apart.
PIIIIIIIIKKKKKAAAA!
"Wha-?!"
The group stood in shock. High above Issei, stood a tall white figure, glistening in the night's sky. It descended upon the ground, kicking up a massive wave of dust.
FOOOOSH!
When the dust cleared, there stood the figure. Only a mere meter away from him. They stared each other down.
….
"T-That's…"
Raynare could only stand in shock. But Issei stepped forward.
"W-Wait babe!"
He walked forward. He stopped just short a few feet of the form. They stared each other down in silence….
Oooooohmmm….
There was no sound in the world. The deafening silence screamed in their ears. They could feel every sweatdrop running down their necks. Every hair stood on end. The overwhelming pressure, was beyond unimaginabl-
"White one."
Issei pointed straight at the form.
"Japanese one."
The form pointed right back.
…
…
…
…...
…...
[ No partner that is the "Red one". ]
"But he's not red."
..…...Silence…..
…..
[It has been a while, Albion.]
[ Indeed. It has been too long, Ddraig. ]
The two beings residing within the Gears spoke to each other. The two heavenly Dragons finally meet. Ddraig and Albion. Unfortunately—
"Sniff, sniff. You smell like a girl."
"Oh yeah well you hit like a girl."
There were also their hosts.
…..
…..
[ Partner, he just defeated Kokabiel.. ]
"So? I could've defeated Kokabiel and I'm a girl."
[ No, but that's wh-….Yo-... ]
…..
"You smell weird. Are you on your period?"
"No, but I am on my menstrual cycle."
"That's what a period is."
"You mean a 'full stop'?"
"No, that's menopause."
"What's that?"
"It's what stops the bloody periods when you're old."
"Oh, I don't go to school."
"You don't know much about Biology."
"You don't know much about English punctuation."
"I'm Japanese."
"Albion said you were a red skin."
"Are you a white skin?"
"Yeah, I'm half European."
"Oh. I'm not good with Geography."
"Me neither."
…
…
…
…
…
They both spoke at the same time.
—.
" " I'm not good with math." "
….
….
….
….
"Albion. This guy is now my love."
[ You are supposed to loathe him. ]
"Why?"
[ He is your eternal rival. ]
"Since when?"
[ Since the day you were born. ]
"I wasn't born yesterday."
[ That's not how that phrase is used. ]
"What phrase? I'm just making a statement."
…
[ I see your host defeated Kokabiel, Ddraig. Not bad. It seems you've been blessed with a powerful one. Though I wouldn't go feeling good just yet. My host is a most certainly a monster as well. ]
[Hmph. Is that so? A monster huh. Well my host is—….something different. Anyway, he is a true genius, (whisper) in a manner of speaking (whisper). Though, he is also an incomprehensible oddball.]
[ Hm. Is that so? Well, in terms being an oddball no one can compare to my own host. ]
[Ha. Spare me. There could possibly not be a single being in this world that compares to the enigma that is my Partner. Quit fooling yourself.]
[ Fooling myself? This coming from the foolish Red Dragon who started an eternal quarrel over who has the better ultimate move? Hmph. Please. ]
[Oya, and this is from that Dragon who was too distracted by his own wings to notice the unbelievable holy spirit's power descend upon his head and tear him apart?]
[ Hooooh….Ddraig, could it be that have you just rekindled the flames of our burning hatred for each other?... ]
[Rekindled? I am the Red Dragon of True Flames. I do not rekindle, as much as I rather burn all even until there is no oxygen left to keep the fires blazing forever. But you have sparked it.]
OOOOOOHHMMMM!
OOOHHHHMMMMM!
Overwhelming pressure released from both Sacred Gears simultaneously. Surely now, there would be a great battl—
Slide, slide, slide.
The Hakuryuukou was on the ground shoveling feathers into its arms for some reason.
Slide, slide.
"What are you doing?"
"Picking up feathers for my feather collection."
"You have a feather collection?"
"I do now."
…..
[ Let's leave this place, Vali. ]
"But I haven't finished picking up feathers."
[ I do not care. ]
"That's okay, I do."
…...
[ …...Ddraig….maybe I was a bit too harsh… ]
[You are on your own.]
[ Curse you, Red lizard. ]
[Good luck, White Gecko.]
FOOM!
The Hakuryuukou named Vali spread her blue wings with feathers in her arms.
"Wait, where are you going?"
"Home. I wanna watch porn."
"You mean dirty old man videos?"
"They are not for dirty old men, porno are the treasures of the adolescent."
"That's what Matsuda and Motohama said."
"Then they are wise monks."
"Only one of them is bald."
"In that case, he must be a high priest."
"But he doesn't do drugs."
"Then he isn't a winner."
"Isn't that the other way around?"
"I don't know, I don't do drugs."
[Please get out of our sight.]
[ Agreed. ]
FOOM!
The Hakuryuukou flew into the air and began to fly off. Though, their voices could still be heard.
[ Vali, what do you plan to do with these feathers? ]
"I will glue them to my wings."
[ Most physical objects cannot touch our wings. It isn't possible. ]
"Not with that attitude."
And with that, the figure of the Hakuryuukou silently disappeared into the night.
…..
"Looks like he finally destroyed all the tension."
"To be honest I'm surprised he kept it up this long."
Donasheek and Freed's comments were much appreciated. Issei turned around and gave a thumbs up.
"I have been practicing."
….
"...Good for you man…"
-DxD-
A few days after the incident.
"Hey, Sekiryuutei."
The girl with the green mesh, Xenovia, is there wearing Kuoh Academy's girls uniform while sitting on the couch of the ORC room.
"Why?"
That was all Raynare could say with a confused face.
PA!
Then black wings grew out of Xenovia's back.
"I found out that God is gone. So I turned into a Devil as a self-abandonment. I received a [Knight] piece from Rias Gremory. It seems like I'm not that great, while Durandal is. So I was able to become a devil with 1 piece. And I was also placed in this school. From now on, I'm a 2nd year student and also a member of the Occult Research Club. Lets get along, Ise-kun."
Xenovia says, while breathing with her nose and winking. Though, her expression was blank and her tone was flat.
"…Cut the shit."
Raynare immediately shut her down.
"I copied Irina, but it looks like it's not easy."
"But reincarnating? Is it all right to use such a valuable piece, Rias Gremory?"
Raynare asked casually.
"Well. Having a Durandal wielder feels reliable. With this, it's a birth of the two-swordsmen, along with Yuuto."
Rias seemed to be enjoying it at the very least.
"Yes. I'm a devil now. I can't go back. No, maybe this was a good thing. Hmmm, but since God is gone, my life was a failure. But serving under a devil who was once my enemy is…..Even if she is a sister of a Maou…."
Xenovia starts to hold her head down while mumbling something. She received damage because she prayed just like Asia. Issei felt the urge to call her weird.
"Fuckin weirdo."
But Raynare had already said it.
"I love you."
Issei couldn't help but tell her. Raynare smiled seductively while blushing.
"Hm? What's that? You wanna have sex right here in school babe? You should be wary, I don't mind fucking in public~"
"Absolutely not."
Was all Rias said as she sipped her tea.
"It's okay babe. Just ignore her. We can fuck on her desk when she leaves."
Slam!
"Why you…!"
"I-I-I would also like to do it with Ise-san at school!"
"Ha! Looks like Asia has bigger balls than you Rias!"
"Shuuuut up!"
"Asia doesn't have balls."
Somewhere else:
"Ah! Fuckin laggy piece of shit!"
Somewhere in a random house sat Freed playing console video games lazily on a sofa.
"I think his K.D. is higher than yours."
Donasheek sat next to him and watched casually. Both were dressed lazily.
"Bah. K.D. is bullshit. It don't mean squat. Just means some dickwad is good at hiding. Ah! Aw you've gotta be fuckin kidding me! How does somebody even have fun just sitting in a fucking corner all day?! Don't you have any friends?!"
"Aren't you playing the same game as him?"
"Shut up!"
End
Boom! Okay! There it is! Your guy's double feature! How was it? Was it good? I hope you guys liked the fight between Issei and Kokabiel. The fights tended to be quite short because of the context of the whole thing, but considering Issei's power level, it made sense the way it went down. Honestly, I think this is the best chapter of this story so far. I believe it easily surpassed the 8th chapter in terms of quality. There were many serious moments but there were some moments of levity and comedy spread throughout. Anyway, after this arc things will return relatively to normal. Comedy first. Just wanted to give you guys the serious fight and serious threat that so many of you were asking for you. Don't know if you guys even know how many people asked for it, but I certainly do. I have PMs open.
So tell me what you guys thought. Did you like what happened with Freed's character? Are you glad Nathaniel was killed, by Freed no less? Did you like what happened with Donasheek's character? Did you enjoy the tension between Kokabiel and Issei? Did you enjoy Kokabiel and Issei's fight? What the fuck did you think about the Vanishing Dragon? Who the Hell is she?...Do we even want to find out? Aren't campers just the fucking worst? Why the Hell isn't Freed playing on PC? Find out next time on Dragonball Z Abridge—
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Stay frosty.