A few minutes before the Three-Way War:
Home/ HQ, Kuoh Town:
"Kunou, focus more on compressing your fire more in order to increase the piercing power and the heat." Yasaka advised her daughter, sweat dripping down Kunou's forehead as she nodded while holding a light blue fireball in between her palms.
"O-Okay, Kaa-san." Kunou gritted out as she focused more yoki into the fireball, the heat increasing exponentially as the air around her crackled slightly.
"Now, slowly pull it back and dismiss the flames without it exploding." Kunou nodded as she took deep breaths, the crackling from the flames & the air slowly vanishing until the fireball was snuffed out.
The young Kyubi took deep breaths as she was hunched over with her hands on her knees, her tails sagging with exhaustion as Yasaka stood up from where she was seated on the porch and walked over to her, wrapping her tails around Kunou before pulling the girl into her arms with a proud smile.
"Well done, dear. A few more days of training and you should have it down." Kunou just gave a weak smile as she nodded before she fell asleep, Yasaka giggling as she carried the young girl with her tails to her room before softly placing her on the bed.
"I see she's training as hard as ever." Rossweisse said with an amused smile as she leaned against the doorframe, Yasaka smiling as she nodded and walked out before closing the door behind them.
"She said that since Theo is not here to train her, she has to work twice as hard in order to show him that she can keep up with his training."
"She really adores him, doesn't he?" Rossweisse asked and Yasaka smiled softly as she nodded, both of them walking out to the back-porch before sitting down in the sunlight shining down on them.
"I have not seen her adoring someone like that apart from her older brother, but even then, she didn't revere him as much as she did Theo."
"Ah, so she sees him as a father figure." Rossweisse said with a smile, to which Yasaka giggled as she nodded.
"She does, indeed."
"And what do you think of that?" Rossweisse asked with a teasing and Yasaka blushed slightly as she gave a fond sigh.
"I love it and to be truthful, I love him. I didn't think that I could ever love anyone after Kunou's father, but he just…ah, he just makes me feel like I'm his world."
"Ahem! I think you mean 'like we're both his worlds.'" Rossweisse corrected with a frown, to which Yasaka gave a teasing giggle as one of her tails wrapped around her shoulder and pulled her into a side hug.
"Don't worry, Rose. I'm sure when we get married, Theo will take you as a concubine."
"That's if I don't marry him first." Rossweisse said with a challenging grin, Yasaka returning it before they both blinked as the air turned a light violet, both frowning as runic sigils spread across the sky of Kuoh before hundreds of magic crests of different colours appeared just below the barrier roof.
"Are those magicians?" Rossweisse asked as she stood up, her body coated in a silver glow before it dissipated and revealed her in her Valkyrie armour, Yasaka growling as transformed into her anthropomorphic form. With a wave of her hand, Rossweisse created a silver sigil on the back of both of them before they rocketed up into the air, both frowning at the sight of hundreds of magicians & witches floated in the air above them.
"Oh~I see the overseers of the Norse and Shinto Pantheons are already awaiting our arrival~" A female voice echoed through the air as a young woman in her early 20's dressed in a purple Gothic lolita outfit floated in the air with a sadistic smile, her short dark hair adorned with numerous purple ribbons.
"Is…is that who I think it is?" Rossweisse asked in shock as she and Yasaka stopped a few feet below the army above them, the Kyubi frowning at the sight of Euclid Lucifuge dressed in a dark silver suit floating next to the girl, his black horns absorbing the light around him while his mane of silver hair swayed in the air behind him.
"You look eerily similar to someone I knew. Someone who's currently at the very top on my list of enemies that I wish nothing but disaster upon." Euclid spoke with a frown as the air around him vibrated while glaring at Rossweisse, whose shock disappeared as she glared back.
"And you're supposed to be dead if Lord Ares and Lord Hermes are to believe." Yasaka interrupted and Euclid glanced at her before he scoffed.
"As if those idiots could kill me. They brought me near death, yes, but at the time I could not fully control the boost in power from Lady Ophis. Now, however, they would be nothing but mere insects in front of my might."
"Oh, is that so? Then, let me see if you're capable of doing that." Yasaka said with a smirk as orbs of blue flames floated around her body before she frowned as the goth girl floated to be in her path.
"No, no, my dear Kyubi. I am your opponent." And Yasaka's eyes widened as a large pillar of flames in the form of a cross made out of violet flames appeared behind the girl, Yasaka feeling the holy aura coming from the blaze as it nearly forced her back.
"Oh, truly? Then let's see if you're able to keep up, little girl."
"The name's Walburga, you decrepit hag." Walburga sneered before her eyes widened as purple flames in the form of a shield appeared in front of her just in time to block a torrent of blue flames, the blaze pushing her back and away from the group while Yasaka flew after her foe.
"That leaves you alone with me, little girl. Are you ready to begin your torture?" Euclid asked as he pulled his arms from behind his back, letting them rest at his side as Rossweisse smirked whilst dozens of magic crests appeared in the air behind her.
"All mages, attack her on my command. Three…two…one…atta-!" Before Euclid could give the orders, his eyes widened as streaks of blue & crimson lightning carved through the air around them, his vision snapping to the ground below them before he frowned at the sight of the Gremory & Sitri peerages flying up towards them.
"Sensei! You take care of him! We'll take care of the other mages!" Rias shouted as she clapped her hands before spreading her arms wide, dozens of small crimson orbs appearing in the air around her.
The sky was tinted red as the crimson orbs ripped through everything in their path whilst also destroying the barrier roof above them, Akeno's giggling echoing throughout the sky as she fired off Holy Lightning bolt after Holy Lightning bolt.
Both Kiba and Tomoe were nothing but blurs as they flew through the sky, their blades slicing through body after body as blood rained down upon the ground only for the blood to be stopped midair by Gasper blinking rapidly to stop them with his Sacred Gear before burning the blood away with his demonic power. Along with Kiba, four other beings flew alongside him, all four covered in draconic-like armour and wielding demonic blades as they sliced through any enemy that the two Knights missed.
Tsubaki & Sona were flying together as the devil heiress sent out torrents of water blasts in the form of various animals and dragons, Tsubaki floating besides her Queen & using her Sacred Gear to absorb the attacks from the mages before redirecting them with double the power at their wielders.
The air quaked as Koneko swung around a pair of tree stumps and reduced the mages in their path to nothing but bloody mist, a cackling Tsubasa behind her as she used a pair of metal poles that were connected together by a long metal chain while Ruruko flashed through the air & unleashed kick after kick that shattered bones and destroyed organs.
Rossweisse frowned as she saw them fighting in open daylight before letting out a relieved sigh as she looked at the ground & saw Sona's bishops using Hypnosis & Mind Control to stop the common populace from seeing their battle.
"Why did I think I could depend on mere humans to do the work of a true devil?" Euclid muttered with a sigh as he shook his head, Rossweisse looking back up at him with a frown before she snapped her fingers & hundreds of elemental spells were fired at a blistering pace.
Euclid just smirked as he flicked a finger through the air at Rossweisse, the Valkyrie's eyes widening as she was forced through the air while both her spells & her crests were shattered by the air forcing its way right through them.
Euclid was cackling as he rocketed after the Valkyrie, a twitch of his finger forcing Rossweisse up and into the barrier roof with a gasp before she gasped as the air shifted & crashed into her chest in a barrage of blows.
Gritting her teeth, a silver glow covered her right hand before it disappeared to reveal the Mistelteinn Wand in her grasp and with a wave of her wand, Rossweisse sighed in relief as the pressure disappeared while a silver aura coated her body Euclid frowned as he snapped his fingers repeatedly, his frown deepening as the roof bulged outwards and yet Rossweisse had a peaceful smirk on her face as she floated closer towards him.
"Ah, I see. The Nordic's Runic Magic. Not too bad." Euclid praised with a nod and Rossweisse smirked before she pointed her wand at him, Euclid blinking as the air around him vibrated before silver chains made out of light appeared from the vibrating air & constricted around his body.
Euclid frowned as he flexed both his muscles and his demonic power, the air trembling as the atmosphere grew heavier until the chains literally fell off of him & crashed into the ground below them.
"Huh, I didn't think anyone would be able to get those chains off." Rossweisse hummed and Euclid snorted before frowning as he looked down at his suit, staring at the tear marks in his jacket & shirt before tearing them both off & throwing them away.
"I see that you're far stronger than I anticipated. Apologies for underestimating you, so let me respond in full power." Euclid spoke with a nod before he raised his right hand, Rossweisse's eyes widening as silver thorny vines appeared around her just as the air exploded, the vines torn apart wile Rossweisse blasted towards her foe.
Swiping her wand down, a flock of sparrows made out of the same silver light flew through the air towards Euclid, who quickly snapped his fingers & forced the sparrows out of existence while creating a barrier of heavy gravity around him.
Rossweisse frowned as she traced her wand through the air in intricate patterns, the air glowing as multiple runes flew through the air and slashed right through Euclid's barrier, the man's eyes widening as he couldn't move his body.
"As the presence of the All-Father lingers over me, The love of the great Valkyrie envelops me. The wrath of the Storm God destroy my enemy and let the cunning of the Trickster fool my enemies. Æsir's Corruption."Rossweisse chanted as she drew a giant crest in the air above Euclid with her wand, the man's eyes widening as hundreds of chains, thorny vines and ropes shot out of the crests & wrapped around the devil like a cocoon.
"This will not hold me, little girl!" Euclid exclaimed and Rossweisse smirked as she pointed her wand at him.
"No, it will not, but this will be hold up long enough as you travel back to the Underworld. Goodbye~" She waved with a giggle and Euclid's eyes widened before he growled.
"Beware of my wrath, little girl! You will regret the day that you dared to seal away Lord Euclid! When I return, I shall feast on your remains and destroy your carcass with my own bare hands!" Euclid screamed and Rossweisse just smirked as she watched until the man was fully cocooned & hidden away from the world, a dark crimson Gremory crest appearing under it just moments later before the cocoon vanished in a flash of crimson.
"Nice job, sensei. Grayfia said that he was supposed to be nearly on par with her and it didn't even take you much to beat him." Rias said as she floated up to Rossweisse, who giggled as she de-transformed back into her regular clothes she wore before.
"That's because he underestimated me and didn't care to take me seriously. All I had to do was capitalize on that and make sure to defeat him before he actually turned serious."
"It's still an accomplishment that you beat him, sensei." Akeno spoke with a smile and Rossweisse smiled as she nodded before blinking as she saw the peerages finishing off the last of the mages.
"Good work everyone. Now, I must unfortunately be off back home. Kunou is currently alone and Yasaka is busy with the other strong enemy."
"Of course. We'll take care of the clean-up." Sona agreed with a nod and Rossweisse nodded as she turned to fly back home, but her eyes widened as she felt a monstrous presence near the house as it tore right through her runic barriers & closed in on Kunou's location.
"Shit!"
A few moments earlier:
With Yasaka:
Yasaka growled as she unleashed a blazing pillar of blue flames at Walburga only to growl as the girl released a pillar of violet flames around her that blocked her blaze from hurting her.
Feeling her danger senses go off, Yasaka frowned as she stopped midair before flipping backwards, just in time as twin magic crests appeared in front of her and barely missed burning away her fless as Yasaka flew downwards for a few seconds to dodge the following barrage of flaming purple orbs before flying back up.
Snapping the fingers of her right hand while tracing her yoki through the air with her left hand, the traced sigils fused into a single barrier in front of her that blocked Walburga's barrage of flaming spears while blue sparks appeared around her fingers before concentrated jets of blue flames sliced through the air.
Barely able to make a teleportation sigil below her, Walburga's eyes were wide as she teleported out of the way and through a few hundred others to get as far away as she could only for her eyes to widen as Yasaka tore right through her sigils while her hands were coated in ki.
"Balance Break: Incinerate Antiphona Calvario!" Walburga chanted as the purple flames around her were sucked back into her body, the air popping from the abrupt loss of heat before the temperature surged upwards as a giant made out of purple flames & carrying a cross also made out of flames appeared from the air behind her.
"You will realize why I, Walburga, was chosen by the Longinus and regret your actions as you are turned to ash-!"
"ZET-TEN!" Before Walburga could finish her words Yasaka swiped her left hand through the air & sliced the air in half, Walburga giving a silent gasp as blood spewed from the deep cut in her chest.
"ZET-TEN!" Yasaka was not done as she lifted her right hand into the air before bringing it down with a bellow, the air shifting and cracking before the heavens & earth in front of her was cleanly sliced in half.
The flaming giant couldn't even lift its cross as it was cleanly sliced in half, Walburga unable to give a scream as the two halves of her body fell to the ground before they were both turned to ashes by twin pillars of blue flames.
Yasaka sighed as she transformed back into her human form, shaking her head to get rid of the slight drowsiness from the battle before she blinked as she felt Rossweisse rushing towards the house, her eyes widening as she focused on it & felt a malicious presence right in front of Kunou's room.
"No! No! No!"
At the same time:
Home/ HQ:
'While Walburga and Euclid are taking care of distracting the representatives of the Norse & Shinto pantheons as well as the devil peerages, you have a secret mission. Yasaka's daughter will be left unguarded so kill her and make sure that the kitsune knows what happens when you make an enemy of the Khaos Brigade and Qlippoth.'
"Look at where I am now. Formerly, a being of destruction and chaos under the control of Angra Mainyu and now, reduced to nothing but an errand boy for a spoiled, arrogant bat!" Aži Dahāka growled as he stood over Kunou's sleeping form, glaring at the girl before scoffing as he felt Rossweisse and Yasaka rushing back to the house.
"However, it will be too late." He growled with a feral grin as a deep violet aura appeared in his raised hand, Aži Dahāka pulling his hand back before swiftly punching at her skull.
"Get your hands away from my daughter!" A deep voice growled as a hand stopped Aži Dahāka from hitting Kunou, the dragon blinking in surprise before his eyes widened in pain & shock as the grip on his wrist tightened & shattered it.
Looking back, his eyes widened at the sight of Theo glaring at him, his hair flowing with his dark green aura while his eyes glowed a deep blue.
"You are supposed to be in the Underworld."
"Not anymore. Now, I thought I told you to get the fuck away from my DAUGHTER!" Theo roared as his other hand flashed forward and Aži Dahāka's vision went white as he felt the air shifting around his body, the world around him spinning for a few moments before it stopped to reveal him staring at the twisting form of the blue sky.
Slowly standing back up, the dragon was surprised to see the outskirts of Kuoh Town in the far distance, his body stuck in a deep trench before an explosion ripped through the ground as Theo walked out of the dust cloud with a growl.
"Don't think that just because you hit me that you will beat me, boy." Aži Dahāka growled as his body morphed and expanded, growing to nearly twenty times its previous size while two more heads sprouted from his shoulders & six giant wings grew out from his back.
"Oh, you won't have to worry about that. All you need to worry about is whether or not I will rip your skull off & beat your rotting corpse with it." Theo growled as he activated his Ichor Desmos, brandishing his trident as the air around the god dropped drastically in temperature.
The two destructive beasts glared at each other as the air grew tense, the dust settling and it was only as a small piece of the destroyed ground fell the ground that the battle finally began.
A/N: I know! I know!
The chapter was too short, the battles too inconsistent and the power scaling was thrown out of whack, but I actually have a perfect explanation for all of them.
The chapter was short because I wanted to make Theo's battle the next chapter.
Rossweisse was able to beat Euclid because she knew that she couldn't beat him so she focused on sealing him away for a short time from the beginning of their battle in order to send him to the Devils, so that they could deal with him.
Yasaka was able to easily finish her fight because she was far more than a match for Walburga and could have killed her in her first attack but decided to crush her while she was at her strongest.
Finally, I have no excuse for the power scaling being all over the place because I am shit at remembering how that sort of stuff goes, but I am trying my best.
Now, as always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one...
Ba-Bye~!