Update on 05/01/2024: Chapter fourteen has been rewritten to become the chapter containing the Drake vs Riser fight.
Disclaimer: I do not own Devil May Cry or High School DxD. I only own the OC Drake Redgrave.
As for Rias and the other guest of the party, they had moved outside into a courtyard, where there watched the battle from a large screen that showed the battle. Rias was standing next to her brother, who was sitting on a throne, along with the rest of her family.
Next to the Gremory family was the Phoenixes. Among them was Riser's peerage.
"I hope Drake kicks his ass." Xuelan muttered to Yubelluna and Karlamine, who nodded in agreement. They sensed a presence and looked to see Rias approaching them. "If you've come to lecture us on trying to kill your boyfriend, don't bother... we already got punished for our failure."
"I wasn't." Rias said, eyeing the three carefully. "I'm as surprised as you three that Drake wanted you to be free from Riser's service."
"Well, might be our best decision right now." Karlamine said with a sigh. "We owe Drake a life debt for saving us, even though we were ordered to kill him. Riser punsiher us harshly for our failure because we grew doubtful of him, and the fact he had been watching without any attempt to help us. When Drake wins, and I know he will... we'll have a lot more to thank him for."
Yubelluna smiled softly with a small blush on her cheeks. "He is as kind as he is handsome." Xuelan and Karlamine nodded with similar blushes.
Rias narrowed her eyes at them but turned back to the fight, where Drake and Riser were circling each other. The redheaded heiress' smile slowly disappeared as she watched the battle as it was about to start, behind her Akeno gave the girl a concerned look.
"Drake will be okay, Rias, he's been through a lot since we met him." Rias turned to look at her Queen and nodded her head before moving her gaze back to the screen. "He will definitely win this."
"I know he will Akeno, I just can't help but feel a little nervous… this is the battle that will decide my future, after all. But... I have faith in him."
Riser opened his hand and a tall, thin stream of fire ignited from his palm. When the fires died down, they left in their place a sword with a long, thin, silver blade, and a handguard and handle filled with many rubies and gems, with the pummel having a large ruby in it.
"Much like those swords of yours, Sparda, this blade has been passed down the Phoenix family," he explained as he looked down at. "It was forged by our ancestors down in the Inferno, the birthplace of the House of Phoenix." Riser looked up at Drake with an arrogant smirk. "And now it will be the sword to destroy you!" He opened his wings and launched himself into the air. "Now fight me!"
Drake just smirked before he whipped out Ebony and fired off a single shot, which struck Riser in the chest, causing him to grunt and descend a little. Drake ran, holstering the gun as he did, then leaped into the air before stabbing Riser through the chest. The momentum and force of which had the half-Devil tackle the Phenex heir out of the air and sent them slamming into the ground before Drake jumped off and landed on his feet. He opened his hand and Rebellion was ripped from Riser's chest as it flew into Drake's hand.
"How's that?" Drake asked mockingly as Riser started getting to his feet. The two glared at one another before letting our war cries as they charged at one another, then their swords clashed in a mix of sparks and flaming embers. They broke the sword lock and swung their weapons at each other relentlessly, ducking or dodging each other's attacks, then Drake managed to get slash across Riser's chest again, causing him to stumble back but his wound regenerated. "Huh... nice regeneration. Not as good as mine."
"We shall see." Riser sneered before he spun the sword around a few times, then sent a crescent wave of fire at the son of Sparda who charged straight at it, then leaped into the air, channeled his demonic power into rebellion, causing the blade to glow red, then he send beams of red demonic energy at Riser who was quick to dodge but they exploded on impact with the ground, one of them sending the Phenex Devil off his feet and rolling but he got to his feet as Drake landed on his.
Drake stabbed Rebellion into the ground, then whipped out Ebony & Ivory before firing relentlessly at Riser while running towards him. Riser grunted as his body was struck with multiple bullets, Drake pulling the triggers with quick speed. The half-Devil got close and holstered his guns before punching Riser in the face, spun and elbowed him right int he nose which made him stumble back a step, then Drake cocked his fist back and drove it straight into Riser's chest, digging into it and crushing Riser's heart before the force of the blow sent him flying back in a spiral manner. Drake looked at the blood covering his fist and had a blank expression, before he smirked as he silently looked at the twitching body of his opponent, a burst of flames erupting from his chest.
Raiser had managed to get back to his feet quickly before looking up at Drake. "Was that all you..." He blinked when he didn't see the half-Devil standing there. "Where did you go?"
"Boo." He heard behind him and whirled around only for Drake to swing Rebellion and slash it through Riser's body, then spin and kick the Devil with enough force to send him off his feet and flying, landing on his back harshly. Riser coughed several times and summoned his sword again while getting to his feet, before seeing Drake giving him the 'come at me' gesture with Rebellion leaning on his right shoulder.
Riser growled and yelled as he spread his wings and flew right at Drake, who smirked and charged as well. Drake jumped and the two swung their weapons at each other as they passed, Drake landing on the floor and sliding to a halt before he whirled around and sent a wave of demonic energy from Rebellion, with Riser quickly sending a huge fireball to meet it, resulting in a clash followed by an explosion. Drake ran and jumped through the smoke, coming out the other side and blindsided Riser with a kick to the face, knocking him out of the air.
"C'mon dude, is that all you've got?" Drake asked, repeating Riser's words and sending them back at him.
"I REFUSE TO LOSE TO THE LIKES OF YOU!" Riser shouted in anger as he threw a flame-covered fist forward at Drake, who simply raised his hand and caught the fist with ease, much to Riser's surprise. The flames erupted from Riser's fist and divided in two directions on either side of Drake, but the half-Devil himself and the area directly behind him was completely unharmed.
Drake stared at Riser with cool eyes, "… Is this the limit of your power, Riser Phenex? I was really hoping there would have been more to it than this, but I guess that's to be expected… from Devils like you."
"What was that?! And just what do you mean by that!" Riser shouted as he tried to remove his fist from Drake's grip, but his opponent had a firm hold on him.
"Tell me, how many times did you actually train to get stronger?" Drake asked, making the flame user blink in confusion. "… I'm guessing you've only been taking things for granted by using the power and abilities you were born with, but even then you'd rather use the power of your Peerage first. You take advantage of your name and hierarchy as a High-class Devil from the Phenex household to get everything you want, and treating those who are lower than you in rank like trash and seeing them as weak scum, such as three of your servants who you would willingly allow to die and cast aside because you deem them weak and lower than you… The ones who act like that are the real scum, and the ones who are the real weaklings." Drake released his grip on Riser's hand before sending a high kick at Riser's chin, the force of the blow sent Riser into the air.
Riser quickly managed to regain his bearings with his fire wings spread out, his body shaking in rage as he glared down at Drake. "How dare you… How dare you… HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT!?" The Phenex Devil's flames began to grow at an alarming rate, causing some of the viewers from the House of Phenex and Raiser's Peerage to look on in surprise as Raiser raised his hands above his head, binding his fire into a giant orb, it was glowing as bright as the sun. "LET'S SEE YOU CALL THIS WEAK, SPARDA! PHOENIX HELLFIRE!" Swinging his hands down, the giant fireball was sent flying towards Drake, its shape shifting as it turned into a phoenix.
"A phoenix-based attack, huh?" Drake noted, his expression still calm as the attack drew closer.
The firebird screeched as it dived down at Drake, crashing into him and the ground surrounding him. The son of Sparda's form was hidden from view as a pillar of flames covered him and the area surrounding him. Riser panted a little as he descended to the ground and landed several meters away from the still going pillar before he started to laugh, "Not so powerful now, are you? It's too bad I won't be able to see the look on your face when I make Rias mine, but I suppose the look on her face will be enough… This match is over, Drake Sparda, I win." A smirk grew on Raiser's face as he began to turn around and walk away, but came to a stop when he heard the sound of something being sliced.
"Over?" A demonic voice spoke up from the pillar of flames, which started slowly breaking apart to reveal Drake standing there, unharmed, his eyes glowing a demonic red... and he had the Yamato in hand. "Who said it was over?" Drake then fully transformed into his Devil Trigger, wings spread in intimidation and the Yamato clutched in his right hand, the scabbard in his left.
"Just how could you have survived that? And what the hell is that form?!" Riser questioned with a slightly fearful tone, that move had been his strongest attack and this guy had brushed it off… not to mention the power that was coming off him too
"This? This is what I call... my Devil Trigger, my Devil form." Drake said.
"Devil… Trigger?" Riser repeated, before taking a step back as the energy around Drake started to build… before Drake took a step forward. "S-Stay back!"
"Now, you and all of the Underworld, and everyone watching beyond, shall know this Devil's power... the power of a son of Sparda." Drake declared before he reached for Yamato, then suddenly vanished in a dark red blur, causing Riser to flinch and look around warily. Then Drake appeared right in front of him and delivered an uppercut that sent Riser into the air, then with a flap of his wings, Drake flew up and then brought Yamato down in a downward slash, slicing Riser's body in half before the half-Devil landed on his feet, his back turned as Riser regenerated his wounds.
"Y-You can't beat-" Riser was cut off when the Devil form of Drake whirled around and punched him so hard that his teeth shattered, his jaw dislocated and broke, then Drake grabbed him by the ankle as he started to fly back. The son of Sparda then slammed Riser into the ground by his ankle repeatedly, then tossed him into the air before flying up and slashed him with Yamato two times before dropping back to the ground while Riser's body crashed behind him.
Riser groaned as his body started to heal the wounds sustained. Drake walked over, narrowing his demonic eyes, before he dispelled Yamato and grabbed Riser, throwing him into the air then flew after him. He cocked his fist back and let out a demonic roar as he charged the fist with his demonic power before driving it directly into Riser's chest, which actually tore a large hole through Riser's body and continued until it slammed into the wall a distance behind Riser. Cracking sounds could be heard coming from the walls started to fall apart.
Landing on the ground, Drake returned to his human form and merely looked to the right as Riser's body impacted the ground behind him. "Your regenerative powers are incredible, but the fact remains that I am a Devil whose power is greater. While your wounds heal, you can still feel the pain when they are inflicted. And no matter how much you brag or boast... even you cannot keep simply healing and getting back up. I will keep slashing you apart until you decide to give up. This fight... is over."
With that, Drake walked away while Riser's body started to heal itself.
"Raiser Phenex retires. The winner of the duel is Drake Redgrave Sparda." Grayfia's voice was heard within the dimension.
Next chapter will wrap up the Riser arc.
Drake's Harem: Rias Gremory (Alpha and main girl), Akeno Himejima, Raynare, Kalawarner, Kuroka, Yubelluna, Xuelan, Karlamine, Serafall Leviathan, Gabriel, Grayfia Lucifuge, Yasaka and Kiyome Abe.