Chapter 3 The New Hell
"You did well my son. It is time to break the seal keeping us here. Knowing that you were in the forbidden area you probably learned new spells but that is not important what is, is that we can break the seal and leave this world." The Demon King praised as Meliodas and his brothers said nothing as they accepted it. While he was forced to wait 3,000 years for Meliodas to fully heal it was worth it considering that they are now able to break free from the Demon Realm.
"Don't worry. It will not fail. Zeldris and Estarossa have also learned new spells, so we will conquer Britannia when we leave." Meliodas speaking as if almost forgetting that the spell could fail and something else entirely could happen.
"Well, as long as you're sure and remember what can happen, then go and free us." The demon King Said and waved off Meliodas and his Brothers telling them to go to where the seal is.
TimeSkip
"We finally made it, time to break the seal." Zeldris said as he prepared the spell. While preparing Estarossa was talking with Meliodas about what would happen with the spell.
"So do you think this will work? It's thousands of years old and it could kill us for all we know." Estarossa said a little concerned that they could fail and nothing could happen to the seal.
"Well there is always that possibility, but you would not be here if you did not think we had a chance at getting revenge on the other races." Meliodas cooly replied as Estarossa chuckled a bit at his laid-back answer.
"Your right I wouldn't be here if I didn't think we had a chance. Alright, let's get going. Hey, Zeldris you finished the preparations already or what?" Estarossa asked in a lazy tone as he knew he angered his brother and could see his tick mark.
"I would have finished sooner if you two helped, but no matter, I finished anyway." Zeldris irritatedly replied but diminished it knowing he finished without their help.
"Alright then, time to go back to Brittania and make them pay for making fools of the Demon race." Meliodas said while realizing some bloodlust and magical power.
"Well let's get started then." Zeldris finished and he started getting everything ready while the other two stood in the magic circle then he said the spell when everything was complete. "VIRTUE OF THE NETHER!" Zeldris yelled as the spell took place and magical power could be felt at the palace and then disappeared along with Meliodas, Estarossa, and Zeldris's magical power they also vanished from the Demon Realm.
The Battle with Loki Norse God of Mischief
Issei was struggling against Loki while the others were dealing with his Gigantic Dog Fenrir. Rias was assisting Issei with Loki along with Rossweisse.
"This is hopeless! As strong as we are Loki is still a God we cannot defeat him!" Rossweisse shouted and she was dodging attacks from Loki. Having served under Odin himself she knew just how powerful a God can be and Loki was no exception. She dodged another attack from the Norse God as she sent her own magical attacks toward him only for Loki to put up a shield completely covering himself from any of her attacks.
"We have to try even if it's just a little!" Issei yelled back while using the pawns' power of the Knight's speed to dodge. He fired off a dragon shot, but the God literally slapped the spell away into the ground near him.
"Issei I'm sorry to tell you this but Rossweisse is right we cannot defeat a God no matter how hard we try!" Rias yelled as she was blown to the ground creating a crater in the ground as Issei became worried for her.
"Rias!" Issei yelled as he turned back to Loki who was laughing maniacally not having a care in the world.
"She is right you know, you fools can't stop me so just sit there and STAY QUIET!" Loki yelled as he blew Issei and Rossweisse to the ground next to Rias then started his descent and walked towards them while everyone else looked over but could not help as they were dealing with Loki's beast. "It's sad when you try, knowing you will fail." Loki said amusingly, even taunting them. Then he walked over to Rias and Issei having magic gathered in his hands as he raised his palm in front of the two as Rossweisse could just watch and do nothing.
"I wonder which one I should kill first? The Red Dragon Emperor? Or little sister of Lucifer?" Loki asked himself as he pondered on his thoughts when Issei yelled.
"You bastard! If you're going to kill someone it should be me!" Issei roared as Rias stared at him. She couldn't believe that Issei would sacrifice his life for her own. This had also angered her, knowing that Issei had declared his death.
"Absolutely not! Issei you're the only one who can defeat Loki! If anyone needs to sacrifice themself it should be me!" Rias argued back as Issei started arguing with her. However, their bickering angered Loki, and he made sure that they knew it.
"If you can't decide, then I will KILL BOTH OF YOU!" Loki yelled as they looked at him. The God was ready to fire his magic as magical Power started pouring through the area. Many who couldn't withstand it passed out as other people found it hard to breathe. Issei tried moving but he kept being pushed down to the ground slowly making the crater they were in bigger.
"Where the hell is this Magical Power coming from!" Yelled Rias as she was also being pushed further into the ground. Loki was very concerned because magical power like this represents that of a Maou! Then it all stopped. Those who were still conscious were looking around for the person who caused this.
However, from the sky, three beings cloaked in darkness fell to the ground and landed in a higher rocky area that was then leveled to the same area they were on and everyone looked at them when the darkness started fading. Two men and a boy stood there. The Tall one had White hair, another was shorter and had Black Hair and the third one was the shortest and had blond Hair but the three had a serious look on their faces.
"This isn't Brittania, it looks like the spell didn't work the way it should have." Estarossa said slightly annoyed after looking around. He knew what Brittania was like, and this desolate land most certainly wasn't it.
"Father did say the Spell could do something else because of its age Estarossa." Meliodas calmly said as he looked at Estarossa. The Demon rolled his eyes before he looked to Zeldris for an explanation.
"Everything was correct Meliodas. I followed the steps exactly, and while we were warned of the chances it would not work, we took it anyway. Besides, I've noticed we have an audience." Zeldris explained as the three of them didn't care about the fuming God before them. Even then, if they knew that it was a God they wouldn't even give him the time of day.
"I know Zeldris. It was pretty obvious from our magical power when we arrived." Everyone looked at them as Loki blew a fuse. The word angry is what some normal people would say, but the people who were with him would say he was furious.
"JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE! DO YOU NOT KNOW WHO I AM!? I AM LOKI THE NORSE GOD OF MISCHIEF YOU PUNY INSECTS!" Loki's voice boomed as he started gathering magic to kill them instantly. But Meliodas smirked.
"You say you're a God? Well then..." He stopped while looking up at him with his demon mark on his forehead. His eyes were blackened and Loki flinched and took a step back from the bloodlust and stopped his attack "...Then the only insect dying here is you." He finished while most were shocked by his statement Loki just chuckled which turned into full-blown laughter.
"You think you can beat me? The Red Dragon Emperor couldn't defeat me. What makes you better than h-" His sentence was cut short as in the blink of an eye Meliodas was behind him while Loki's head was flying through the air until it hit the ground.
It was hard for some people to comprehend. In the blink of an eye, Loki was dead, and very few people saw what happened. "How could he move that fast and take his head clean off with one strike." Rias thought aloud as Meliodas turned his head towards her. He sensed great power within her, so much so that if she trained longer he would consider her to be a possible candidate to become a bearer of one of the Ten Commandments.
"How nice. I suppose that's God dead wherever the hell we are." Estarossa muttered
"As entertaining as that was-"
"Tell me, who are you!" Rias demanded, cutting off Zeldris as Meliodas glared at her.
"Watch your tone when speaking to us. As for who we are..." Meliodas stopped and bend down towards her and grabbed Rias's hair as he brought her to his face. "...We are a part of the Ten Commandments. And I am the leader." Rias's eyes shrunk as her face was pale.
"T-That's n-not p-p-possible" Rias stuttered in fear as she knew that the Ten Commandments were Dead and their souls were even taken by Hades himself! So how was it possible that three of Ten are here in front of her?
"So you've heard of us?" Zeldris asked as Rias nodded.
"Yes. You all should be dead." Rias responded while terrified wondering how they are alive. However, what she found strange was that the power she sensed from them was like a devil, and yet it was stronger. Rias could tell that the three before her were powerful, so much so that they could match High-Class Devils with ease. Well, at least two of them. Rias's eyes lingered on Zeldris and Estarossa, she could that they could match a High-Class Devil with no problem, possibly even rivaling an Ultimate-Class Devil.
Meliodas, however, could overpower a High-Class Devil and easily match a Devil of Ultimate-Class.
"I wondered what happened to the commandments of this world." Zeldris muttered as he looked to his left to see three people running towards them. He saw a swordsman, a girl with white hair, and a taller girl with raven-colored hair. Zeldris put his thoughts on hold as he prepared himself for battle.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Three yelled as Zeldris drew his sword as he clashed with the swordsmen before kicking him to another area as he followed. Estarossa blocked a punch from the white-haired girl as he felt the bone in his arm crack slightly before he grabbed her by the hair and threw her off of him. Meliodas leaned to the side, allowing a blast of thunder to go right by him as he sent a wave of black-purple flames toward his opponent who flew out of the way.
"Well, aren't you a lively one? What's your name kid?" Estarossa asked after healing his arm. The girl grew a tick mark at being called a kid, and it worsened when she figured that Estarossa wasn't taking her seriously. Even so, she didn't allow her anger to get the better of her.
"I'm not a kid. And my name is Koneko." Koneko replied as Estarossa chuckled.
"Sorry, Koneko, but in my eyes, you're a kid. Then again, if we're getting technical, everyone is a kid in my eyes." Estarossa replied as Koneko raised a brow. Well, his words didn't matter to her. She was going to defeat him and then help Akeno kill Meliodas. Of course, that was easier said than done as she could tell that Estarossa was a powerful being.
Even so, it didn't matter as she ran from her spot and started punching away at the demon. Estarossa backpedaled as he dodge all of her attacks by leaning to the side. That didn't deteriorate Koneko as she went to kick him in his ribs. However, Estarossa caught her leg and threw her away. He then summoned a sword and pointed it at her.
"That's pathetic. You may not be a child, but you definitely have the power of one." Estarossa berated as Koneko finally lost it. She could handle many things, Issei's perversions were number one. But being talked down to by an unknown demon was something she wasn't standing for as she charged him once more.
"Bastard!" Koneko yelled as she gathered strength in her fist and slammed it into Estarossa's stomach. He moved back a few inches before he smirked and brought his sword across himself. It was then, in the instant he finished his movement, that Koneko felt a horrible pain in her stomach as she fell to the ground. Issei and Rias stared in shock that Koneko was coughing blood instead of Estarossa.
"Wh-What was that? How did he...?" Koneko thought to herself as she felt herself blacking out. Estarossa smirked, seeing her confused face as he went to explain to her what had happened.
"That my friend was my magical ability, Full counter. I can return any physical attack with double the impact." Estarossa explained as Koneko blacked out. Issei became enraged as he got up and yelled at Estarossa.
"YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!" Issei yelled as he rushed the demon and sent a punch to his head. However, Estarossa caught it and flipped him onto his back as he slammed his foot onto his chest, keeping him pinned to the ground. Despite Estarossa's strength over Issei, the pervert was pushing Estarossa's foot off of himself until Estarossa's magical power kept him pinned to the floor.
"Now, Now. Why don't you just stay there and relax for a bit. The other fights shouldn't be long...assuming that your teammates are around the power of your friend here."Estarossa said as Issei growled. He was pissed that he couldn't go and help their friends
Kiba was having a hard time against Zeldris. He thought he could have the speed advantage over his power but he was proven wrong, VERY quickly. "This is getting boring. We haven't been battling for long, and yet your already winded." Zeldris was uninterested in his battle, he saw no challenge at all. He expected this new world to have some strong fighter or swordsman but Kiba just disappointed him. Of course, he hadn't seen the rest of what this dimension had to offer, but if the rest of the place was like Kiba, then he would truly be disappointed.
"You B-Bastard!" Kiba stuttered as he coughed blood. He was angry and upset with himself that he was putting up such a pathetic fight, and what made it even worse was that Zeldris was looking down on him. Zeldris sighed as he raised his sword, he was expecting something better, but it seems as if he drew the short end of the stick for an opponent.
"I think it's time for me to end this." Zeldris said as he put his sword across from him facing down. Kiba grit his teeth waiting for the attack. "Wave of the Nether!" Zeldris slashed his sword horizontally as at first, nothing happened, leaving left Kiba confused. Kiba decided to rush the demon instead of waiting for whatever he had done to happen.
However, patience is a virtue, and because Kiba threw this away, he would pay for it.
At the last moment, the attack became visible. Kiba's eyes widened at the pitch-black flames heading toward him. Kiba had no time to dodge or even block and took the attack head-on. He was sent back into boulders until he stopped and when he did his body was a bloody mess. He had blood all over his chest, he had burn marks all over from his front to his back from the heat. Then he collapsed.
"I'm surprised his body is still intact. He's even alive, not for very long, however." Zeldris muttered to himself before turning to Meliodas and his battle. Zledris already knew that Meliodas wouldn't be long with his battle, and once he was done they would move on and properly learn where they were.
Akeno was having more problems than Kiba and Koneko COMBINED. She was in the air flying around thinking she had the advantage, but that was quickly depleting as she saw Meliodas grow a pair of jet black wings as well and took off after her.
"I do hope that you entertain me before your death. It's been quite a while since I've fought in the air, Let's see how good you are."Meliodas taunted as he smirked. He wasn't going to get a challenge, he wasn't even going to break a sweat against Akeno, but he would enjoy it while last.
Akeno clenched her fist but relaxed and took a battle stance. "Don't think you'll get away with what you've done here." Akeno said with a glare and then shot some lightning magic at him. Meliodas dodged all of her attacks as he flew around until Akeno appeared in front of him. "Holy Lightning!" she yelled as a magic circle appeared in front of herself, and blue and yellow lighting shot forward towards Meliodas, but he had a spell of his own.
"Magma Torrent." Meliodas chanted as magma shot from his hand. Their spells met in the middle, however, Meliodas's spell had done something that was unexpected that surprised Akeno, Issei, and Rias. While Zeldris and Estarossa weren't, having been used to seeing spells or magical abilities that have the same aspect as what Meliodas used.
The magma started dissolving the lightning. Although the magma didn't hit her, she still felt the heat of the attack and got burn marks on her arms. "Magma torrent, your magical attacks are completely useless against this spell. Now it's time for this battle to end." Akeno couldn't believe that such magic existed. Magic that dissolved other magic was almost unheard of, but she did not let such information stop her.
"Your spell may be able to dissolve my magical attacks but I wonder how it does against something stronger!" Akeno yelled as she started gathering her magic again but she lost her concentration when Meliodas slammed his fist into her stomach and then brutally kicked her down from the sky to the ground making a crater.
"You should give up while you can. Perhaps then you won't suffer before your death." Meliodas stared her down as Akeno slowly got up, albeit she was on the verge of passing out.
"You bastard, I'll kill you!" Issei kept yelling but he still couldn't get up from the magical pressure Estarossa was putting on him. Issei couldn't feel any more useless than what he was currently feeling. He was helpless as he watched his friends fall before him.
"Don't worry I'll deal with you next." Meliodas said looking at Issei with a glare before he looked back at Akeno. The devil hybrid was charging her magic before she said a spell to help herself. Well, it wouldn't matter anyway, as Meliodas had decided that playing around was over.
"SURGE" Akeno yelled as she was charging her Lightning magic. "I will make this count! Even if I use all of my magic power I will defeat him. After all, I am in debt to Rias." Akeno thought to herself as he glanced at Rias and Issei who were pinned to the ground. Seeing them only strengthen her resolve to win as her magical power grew as a yellow aura enveloped her and crackled with electricity.
Meliodas saw what she was doing and sighed. He could tell that Akeno was powerful, but at the same time, foolish.
"A fool. She's powerful, but she clearly doesn't recognize the difference in power. It's like comparing God to an ant, the ant's pathetic power will do nothing to God. Meliodas is going to end this battle with a single attack." Zeldris explained as Issei and Rias harshly glared at him for calling Akeno an ant. He noticed but chose not to say anything about it. if they could not handle the truth then he wouldn't indulge himself in conversation with them
"What's he going to do!? TELL ME!" Issei demanded as he remembered what Zeldris said about ending the battle in a single attack. Rias also wanted to know what they meant as she tried to free herself with her power but the two demons didn't even flinch.
"Well if you insist. You see, as you know I have Full counter, that works against physical attacks that send them back with double the impact however much power they use against me. Meliodas also has Full counter..." Estarossa was stopped as Rias chuckled before gaining a smile.
"So he loses the battle and we win." She had a relieving smile but that was diminished quickly as it came when Estarossa spoke again.
"...You must love interrupting people because I wasn't finished. Meliodas's his Full counter repels all MAGICAL attacks with double the impact." He finished as he looked at them. Their faces were pale as ghosts once they understood they knew… Akeno would die. "AKENO STOP YOUR SPELL NOW," Rias yelled but was on deaf ears as Akeno did not hear her.
"NOW DIE!" Akeno said when she finally chanted her spell to finish off the leader of the demons. "HOLY LIGHTNING DRAGON!" she yelled as a lightning-shaped dragon came forth, going in Meliodas's direction but Meliodas was ready for it as he ended the battle.
"Full..." Meliodas started as the Lightning Dragon came closer until he finished his spell "...COUNTER!" Meliodas shouted as he swung his sword across himself as the same thing happened with Koneko. The lightning Dragon stopped and went back down to Akeno her eyes widened as she saw her dragon come back at her she did nothing and collapsed to the ground. Everything appeared in slow motion in the eyes of Rias, Issei, and herself as she turned her head to Issei and Rias as they were yelling at her to run, but she could not move and looked at them...and she smiled. As she did, the dragon came down striking her and exploding the area with lightning surging all around.
When it was over Rias and Issei looked back and saw Meliodas standing in the middle of the crater then making his way towards them, but they looked past him and saw nothing. He arrived at their location and told them something and showed them something that would haunt them forever.
"She was a decent opponent ..." he stopped and pulled out her wings and showed them as their faces were lifeless and Meliodas spoke again."...but she was a fool and too far out of her league to try and face me." He said then he burned her wings in front of them, the last thing of her was destroyed in front of them.
Chapter End
