Reviews:
Ryugen: That is true. Allister should have just not killed Takeru. He only did it because it was the mission Fine gave him back in the first season. In the end, it's coming back to bite him. I'll think about that idea. I have some ideas but we'll see.
Akira: Bragi is being sent to handle the problem while the other guys are recuperating. Hibiki trying to reach Chris' heart and calm her down to avoid losing herself. A lot of things are going down as we head to the finale.
SoutaAmetsuchi: Bragi can't ever catch a break. Good thing he's mostly invulnerable to the punches life gives him.
nickseverino8: Revenge is never good. No matter the context. That's why everyone is trying to reach Chris' heart and prevent her from staining her soul. At least Maria understands better. Well, for that to happen, they have to find Terunosuke first. And see if he's willing to cooperate. Getting to Hazuki is another problem entirely. Also, sorry to shut this theory down, but the voice Hajime was hearing when fighting Hazuki in GX was his own. He was having a mental breakdown so he wasn't in the right state of mind. Also, don't worry I also watch cj dachamp. Goro's love interest would be Chao-Xing.
Lord Ri The Husbu King: I always thought Elsa was 19 or early twenties, then followed by Millaarc, and Vanessa being the oldest. Probably around 25 or 26. But yeah, Allister dug his own grave. He should have just let Takeru live since he wanted him dead because Fine gave him that mission back in the first season. But then Fine told Shirabe to call the mission off. But he chose to go through with it for his assassin pride. So yes, he dug his own grave. If only Elsa had come back to his life earlier, maybe he wouldn't have made these decisions. You're right. Hibiki doesn't fully understand Chris. If anyone does, it's probably Maria. But Hibiki at least tries to calm her down and use her strongest weapon, her words, to at least make her concentrate on the mission. Yes, I'm starting to really like the MikuxBragi ship. Miku needs rescue and Bragi not giving a fuck about himself and going head first to save her. A real Prince trying to rescue his Princess.
Tenzalucard123: Allister has to carry the results of his actions, and now he has to protect Elsa and Mona from Chris. The battles on the moon keep going, but on Earth, Satan and Shem-Ha stand in Bragi's way from saving Miku.
Caballero lector rojo: Puede ser que Ouja ayude. Igual tampoco esta para reclamar cosas xd. La leyenda era Narfi basicamente. Se explico...no me acuerdo cuando, tendre que buscar. Pero fue cuando estaba hablando con Hazuki.
Chapter 136
Those Who Relish The Pain
Years ago, the Cipriani Crime Family sat in a meeting with the Captains. Rolando Cipriani sat in the middle of the table, accompanied by the family underboss and his consiglieri.
"Mind telling us why the little shit is here?" One of the Capos, Jimmy, glared at Angelo, who was standing up and a few meters away from the table."I thought this was a meeting. Why isn't he bringing us drinks?"
"He's here because he's a valuable soldier in the family. And he's a good earner." Rolando pointed at Jimmy, making him flinch."Something you need to be teaching your guys. I told you already."
"R-right...Sorry, Boss."
"Besides." Leonardo, the underboss, spoke up."He's on his way to becoming a Captain in the future. The kid shows good promise."
"That being said, let's talk about the important thing." Rolando spoke up."As you know, the state of the family has been degrading over the years. Overall, mafias have been restricted by laws and bills being passed. The golden age of the Mafia... is long gone. As everything has become modernized, technology and security have improved, as well as good old corporations taking over any shops, we don't have a concrete way to earn. And like I said, I refuse to have us selling drugs."
"Even the American dream is over." Max, the consigliere, said."The families in America have been subjected to police brutality since no one would bat an eye toward Mafiosi being pummeled. In other words..."
"We're a species in danger of extinction." Rolando sighed, rubbing his temples."I also caught word that some vigilante is going around killing off Yakuza in Japan."
"Yakuza?" Another captain asked.
"Yes. It seems that many of their clans are being taken out. But they don't know who is killing them. If this vigilante is part of some greater organization that can remove even Yakuza, we might be in trouble as well. As it stands, we need something that should not only solidify our position in power. But also provide us with the perfect protection we need to make sure...we're untouchable. For that, we have tracked down a ship that will deliver cargo overseas. According to our sources, there are Relics in said cargo. Relics that could hold tremendous power. Enough to put our Famiglia on top."
"Pack up your things everyone," Max ordered.
"Permission to speak?" A very confused Angerlo raised his hand.
"Granted." Rolando nodded.
"Why are we packing our stuff?" Angelo raised a brow."Where are we going?"
"Oh, right." Leonardo nodded."We haven't told any of the other soldiers. Do you remember Peter? The guy with the funny mustache?"
"Yeah, he was in Johnny's group, wasn't he?"
"Well, the bastard squealed. And he talked. A lot. The police are onto us. That's why this meeting is under the pretext of a party of close friends. We'll be moving to a compound outside of Sicily. We'll group there and wait for things to cool down."
"But isn't this too risky...?"
"My boy." The boss earned his attention."It's the only way for the family to prosper. If we don't do this, then it's just a matter of time before all of us go down. And you still need to look after Reina. So have her as your number one priority. Remember...sometimes, there are moments in life where you have to take a shot in the dark. A leap of faith. But for the sake of what's important, everyone is ready to dive into danger."
As the meeting was adjourned, Angelo stepped outside to the courtyard, staring into the night sky.
"There you are!" Reina rushed in to hug him."I'm hungry!"
"You waited for me?" Angelo smiled, kissing the top of her blue hair.
"Yep! I want to eat with you! I hate eating alone, you know that."
"Fine." Angelo sighed, grabbing her hand."Let's go out to eat. I...have some things to tell you. Things...are going to change."
"Are we moving away?"
"Huh? How did you-"
"It was a guess. But really? We are? Where?"
"Not sure yet." The red-haired shrugged."We have something big coming up. And well...we can't stay here anymore."
"Wel...that's okay. But will there be sexy men? Like buff, muscular, and handsome men?!" Reina began to droll at the thought."I'm tired of all these kids around here. I want something more!"
"Uh..." Angelo sweatdropped at his sister's perverseness."Sure...We can work something out."
However, things did not go as they had expected. They raided the ship, or at least, tried. The security was tight, but their family was able to overcome them. Until...he showed up. At first, they thought it was a charmless child. Confused, scared, and a good victim to hold for ransom. But...he was a real monster. The devil himself. Their bullets did not even graze him, and those black tendrils emerging from him were easily able to tear through them.
The albino stared down at Angelo, shielding an unconscious Reina in his arms.
"What a fighter." Bragard grinned as he approached them. Angelo grabbed his Thompson and immediately sprayed Bragard with bullets. The albino smiled as the bullets stopped before they reached him, falling to the ground."Well, you certainly have good survival instincts. Impressive. You are the last one alive, after all. I like that. When people cling dearly to their lives...It's a majestic thing to witness."
"Get away from us!" Angelo shouted."I won't let you lay a finger on my sister!"
"Worry not, human." Bragard condescendingly crouched to their level."I won't kill you. Since you tried too hard to steal my cargo...then I suppose you can be the first ones to bear witness to what I have. It's only fair, right?"
The time in Bragard's cavity was nothing short of hell. Angelo and Reina had been operated on and forced to take a Relic each. Bragard had been sadistic enough to not even give them anesthesia as he cut them open and placed the Relics in their bodies. Their human rights were completely stripped from them. Reina had refused to eat, so Bragard had forced a tube down her throat, feeding her with nothing but vile things. Angelo could not help his sister.
They were separated by a wall, unable to see each other. All they could do was hold hands through the cell bars, dreadfully awaiting another day of experimentation. Blood samples, flesh samples, digging into their brains through their noses, urine samples, feces samples, nails being ripped off, and more. Privacy was none existent in that hell.
"NO! STOP! LEAVE ME ALONE! I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE!" Reina's screech woke up ANgelo from his slumber. He stood up, looking through the cell bars and seeing Bragard dragging Reina from her scalp.
"WHERE ARE YOU TAKING HER?! BRAGARD!"
"Well, unfortunately, she has yet to show any proper signs of awakening her Relic. So I'll have to see if I can stimulate it enough. I think peeling her skin should suffice. Pain is often the best way to evolve. And that's what I'm trying to see. An evolution."
"HELP ME! ANGELO! HELP ME!" Reina screamed for her life, thrashing around but the dark arm held her in place. Angelo couldn't do anything except watch Reina disappear through the door, leaving him alone in complete darkness.
"I'm going to kill you..." Angelo muttered under his breath, tears of impotence streaming down his cheeks."I swear to God I will kill you one day, Bragard..."
Somewhere along the line, a group known as the Bavarian Illuminati had stormed into the facility they were being kept in. Just to land in another cage. He was constantly being drugged by Anti-Linker to make sure he wouldn't be able to use his powers. He was constantly experimented on. Albeit they were less cruel than Bragard's experiments.
Angelo had lost hope. He would just sit in the room they kept them and hugging his knees. He had given up trying to keep lying to his sister about how they were going to get out. He just didn't have it in him anymore.
"Hey."
Angelo didn't budge, hearing someone sit next to him. A girl, by the sound of her voice. It was probably one of the girls who shared the room with him. He had learned their names. Vanessa, Elsa, Millaarc, and Amy. Although the last one was trapped inside the body of a robot. Overall, they were all like him. They weren't human.
"Your sister wants you to come join us. We're going to tell some scary stories to pass the time."
"Millaarc." Vanessa groaned.
"Okay! We're going to talk about things, alright?" The bat girl sighed."I just thought I'd get your attention with that. You don't look like the type of guy to want to talk about things."
"What things?" Angelo asked.
"About life! You know, things we like, our favorite foods. You know. Stuff like that." Millaarc elaborated.
"So basically what we've been doing this whole time?"
"We have. You haven't." Millaarc pointed out."Ever since you got here, you've been sitting around sulking not doing anything. Come on, tell us more about you."
"What's the point?" Angelo groaned."There's no reason for us to even get along and-H-hey!"
Millaarc stared rubbing his demon horns, catching him off guard."Wow! They're so hard!"
"W-w-what?!"
"Your horns." Millaarc winked."I thought they weren't real."
"B-b-but Elsa has wolf ears and Reina has a tail! How is this any weirder?!"
"Because...Well, you're the first guy I've seen in a while. I'd be lying if I said you weren't hot as hell."
"H-hey! Stop flirting with my brother!" Reina protested.
"Oh, hush. He's old enough." Millaarc rolled her eyes."So, handsome, what do you say? Why don't you join us and-"
"If you stop touching me." Angelo deadpanned, staring down at her arm wrapped around his."Maybe I will. But stop being so pushy."
"Alright!" Millaarc cheered, ignoring his words and pulling him toward the group."Hey, guys! I got the demon boy to join in!"
"Yes, we heard, Millaarc." Elsa giggled."Happy to see you joining us, Angelo-de-arimasu."
"The more, the merrier." Amy voiced her opinion, sitting on top of Vanessa's shoulder.
"Reina-chan tells us a lot about you." Vanessa smiled."But it'd be nice to hear it from the source."
"Really? Even though I've been ignoring you guys all this time?"
"Details, details." Millaarc winked, hogging his arm close to her chest, making him blush."Now tell us more about your adventures in the Mafia."
"And try not to exaggerate like your sister." Elsa sighed, much to Reina's chagrin."We'd appreciate the truth. Not something straight from a videogame-de-arimasu."
"B-b-but my brother is so cool, though!"
Angelo couldn't help but chuckle, taking a deep breath. Time went by, and he started to think of these girls as family. Something he thought he had lost a long time ago.
"At last...Bragard." Satan regarded the Prince in front of him. The many heads of the devil all had different voices from male, female, elderly, and children. It sounded like multiple people talking in perfect unison, complementing his eldrich appearance."Revenge is at hand."
"So that's Satan's real form, huh? Looks...more sophisticated than the previous one, honestly..." Alternative couldn't help but stare in awe at the devil."But terrifying."
"Yeah...Freaky as always. And trust me, Helheim is full of abominations all over. But this guy is one of the many who take the cake for how ugly he is. I'm not ugly, so don't worry."
"Are you not going to greet me, Beelzebub?" Satan spoke up, surprising the duo."I can sense you're in there. Come out and let me see my right-hand man."
A mouth appeared on Bragi's left cheek as Beelzebub hissed."I have nothing to say to you, you fucking piece of shit!"
"Heheheh." Satan chuckled, shaking his head."There he is. My old partner. My second in command. It's been so long, has it not, Beelze?
"Do not call me that. You have no right! You sold us out! Left us to die! Because of you, Mammon is dead!"
"It couldn't be helped. Our forces were bound to be defeated. I tried to minimize the damage as much as I could however...things happen."
"Fuck you. Mammon didn't deserve to die, you bastard!"
"I never understood your infatuation with him." Satan shook his heads."How unfitting of you. You used to be so fearsome. You were my right hand for a reason. And yet, it seems Mammon has...confused you."
"I know what I felt, you conservative fuck. You don't control how I feel."
"Maybe not. But, regardless, you and I are the last Princes of Helheim alive." Santa tilted his heads."Sure we can understand each other and-"
"I hope you're not actually trying to convince me to join you." Beelzebub scoffed.
"And why not?" Satan folded his arms."It's a wise decision. Shem-Ha will soon finish things up. After that, there will be nothing left to do. But you can save yourself. You have a human host. If you let me, I can help you and-"
"No, thanks." Beelzebub chuckled."I'm a little rebellious. You know that. Plus, I like to pick the side of the underdog. So stick your offer up your ass, bastard. We're taking you down."
"Beelzebub..." Bragi muttered in disbelief.
"What, you thought I was going to backstab you? I don't back down on my promises. I'll help. But in exchange, help me kill this scumbag and take him out once and for all. While you can't use my power, I'd say you can still compete with him. He's stronger than me, but if we play our cards right, we might win. Just whatever you do, don't let him touch you directly. No matter what."
"Alright..." Bragi swallowed the lump in his throat.
"So you have chosen to side with the sinner, huh? How lowly you have fallen, Beelzebub. But I suppose you were always hard to reign in." Satan's wings spread."Very well. If you're going to stand in the way, then you'll have to die. It's time to die!"
"YOU ARE MINE!" The sin of Wrath roared, releasing a powerful aura from his body that made Alternative flinch. Before he knew it, all of his mouths opened, shooting beams of fire that converged and turned into a sphere of fire. The pseudo-Rider barely even had the time to raise his blade, blocking the attack as a huge explosion went off. The shockwave of the attack sent him flying, but he quickly recuperated and continued flying back to gain some distance. However, out of nowhere, Satan slammed his knee to his side, launching toward one of the Yggdrasil roots emerging from the ocean. He slammed his fist against his head, shooting him toward the water with such force that he parted the water around Bragi.
With a mighty roar, Satan flew after Bragi, landing on his stomach with his knee and making him howl in pain.
"Repel!" Bragi grumbled, shooting Satan away as the water washed down on him.
"Hahahaha! I love that!" Satan chuckled in amusement.
A stream of blue flames shot from the water, making Satan parry it with his bare hand and deflecting it toward the distance."Well, back for more I see?"
Accel Vent
Alternative began circling around Satan, firing several dark matter projectiles from magic circles around him. Satan covered himself with his wings, and Alternative flew behind him, ready to slash him with his sword. To his surprise, he swatted him away with his tail. The demon turned to him, kicking the air and releasing a sharp slash of fire."Bisect!"
Bragi gasped, feeling as if part of his armor was cut."There was no time to charge! Can he use that world-splitting attack without charging it now?!"
"No. Look at your body, kid. You haven't been split apart." Beelzebub informed him."That technique...it's a weaker version of the Dissect that can cut through anything. It sacrifices power for speed. Meaning-"
Several more slashes came his way, forcing Bragi to create a gravity field around him to block them."Meaning he can shoot them out like this! It's like his Sever technique, except the slashes are stronger and faster!"
Bragi roared, expanding the gravity field and bouncing the attacks off before taking it down. Satan lunged at him with ferocity, forcing Bragi to fly backward to avoid him. Alternative decreased his gravity, flying around Satan and trying to attack him from the sides. However, as he swung his blade, Satan disappeared momentarily, only to reappear behind him.
'He's so fast despite his size!' Alternative tried blasting him away, but Satan elbowed him in the head, launching him downwards. He recuperated quickly, trying to get some distance until he bumped into something. He froze.
"I can't believe I was once so afraid of you, Bragard." Satan spoke from behind him, Bragi not moving a muscle."You have no idea how long I've waited for this opportunity."
Alternative quickly turned around, aiming his right hand out and forming a white orb but Satan placed a hand on his stomach."Sever: Spots!"
Bragi's eyes shot wide open, feeling several slashes in his body as the impact flung him back. He gasped in pain, looking down at his armor and noticing it was barely scratched. But his vomiting blood was a sign that something was wrong.'I-internal damage?!'
"That attack goes through the victim and does internal damage. That's why I said to avoid being touched by him at all costs. Are you alright?"
'Yeah, but...Feels like he slashed some of my organs. It hurts like hell.' Bragi spat more blood, quickly starting to regenerate.
"All that time spent being a lab rat. My sister suffering...My friends being used as guinea pigs. You have no idea how much you and your damn father caused to this world." Satan continued."And yet you're considered a hero. You have friends who love you and acknowledge you. Why is that?"
"What are you talking about...?" Alternative muttered, puzzled.'What's going on? Is...that Angelo? But, I thought...'
"So we were wrong." Beelzebub hummed in thought."It seems that Satan didn't take over, per se. Their personalities...their souls have blended together."
Satan's body started to twitch, as some of his heads began to laugh while others spoke."You enjoyed a good life. As short as it may be. But it was good, wasn't it? Why do you deserve happiness while we suffer? Why did no one ever hear our cries? Were was SONG when we were being used as mere experiments?!"
All of a sudden, Satan raised his hands, shooting flames from his mouth to empower his attack."Supernova!"
The giant sphere of fire was chucked toward Alternative at incredible speeds."Repel!"
He held the sphere down momentarily, but it slowly began to continue on its path.'I can't stop it! Just how much power is behind this attack?!'
Instead of pushing it back, Alternative chose to change its trajectory and chucked it to the side. He watched as the attack decimated everything in its path until it exploded in the distance, clearing out a good part of the forest around the ocean.
"Dissect!"
'That was a distraction!' Alternative tried flying away, but the slash cut his left arm and part of his torso. The attack slashed clean through the ocean and continued to land, leaving a huge gash on the ground below them. Bragi could only stare in horror, watching the sea being split in two.'I can't even see the bottom...'
"Heads up!" Beelzebub warned him.
Bragi instinctively conjured several wires, creating a shield with them and blocking Satan's incoming punch. He smirked, using his left arm to shoot out several slashes, cutting down the wires and around Alternative's body."You deserve to die, Bragard!"
Satan grabbed him by the head and used his right arm to cut around the inside of Bragi's head, particularly his brain. On instinctive, Bragi shoot a Negative Discord Karma Orb point-blank, creating an explosion that sent them both flying away.
"Bragigi! You alright?!"
"Y-yeah..." Bragi mumbled, concentrating on reconstructing the damage done in his head. He noticed Satan firing beams of fire from his mouth, and chose to fly away. He continued moving around to avoid being hit, watching the attacks collide against the ground below them.
"You called us evil. You said we were monsters. So we became monsters! You made us into what we are! So accept us!" Satan created extra limbs of fire, using them to throw several trees in Bragi's direction."No more fake heroes going around saying they're protecting others! Your falsehood ends today! Today is the day when the monsters win! The monsters you created!"
Bragi created a barrier of dark matter, using it to block the fire trees chucked in his direction. He looked up, noticing Satan was already diving towards him. He parried his claws with his sword, but he was stronger and forced him lower to the ground.
"I hate you Bragard. I loathed you for all you stood for. I planned to kill you in a thousand different ways every time you stepped into that torture room." Satan slammed his head on the ground as they tore through more trees."I came to accept the fact that I was given a power I never asked for because I wanted to use it to kill you! But the world has a pretty fucked up sense of humor...Since Bragard had a child even stronger than him!"
Satan roared, tossing Alternative away as he crashed into another Yggdrasil root, causing it to start collapsing.
"I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU BRAGARD! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!" Satan continued screaming, charging his left arm again before he shot a Dissect. Bragi narrowly avoided it, watching the attack slice off another Yggadradil root as it began to collapse. "YOU RUINED OUR LIVES!"
Alternative screamed in pain when Satan kicked him in the gut, launching him to land as he crashed into the forest. Bragi lifted several trees with his gravity, shooting them toward Satan, who countered by shooting flames from his many mouths, covering the whole forest with flames.
Satan landed in front of Bragi, who thrust his blade forward. The demon wrapped the blade with his tail, throwing it out of his hand and forcing Bragi to do hand-to-hand combat. Bragi was smaller than Satan, and his nimbleness would allow him to maneuver around him. Which, it did, but to no avail. He dodged a fist, going for a gravity-enhanced punch to the chest.
"That...was supposed to hurt?" Satan went for a knee, which Bragi tried to block by crossing his arms.
"How heavy!" Alternative grimaced in pain, the impact of the attack knocking him back. The devil went for a kick, which Bragi dodged by jumping back. But the demon went in for a roundhouse kick, breaking part of Alternative's armor as he sent him rocketing through several trees."Bissect: Hexal Cross!"
Doing two quick slashes with his legs, he fired a giant cross toward Alternative. As he was performing the attack, he fired two fire blasts from his mouths in opposite directions before they homed in on Bragi. The slashes were coming fast, and Bragi quickly repelled them away. However, he noticed the two blasts coming at him from the sides. He formed two barriers with his dark matter, holding the attacks in place. A barrage of slashes came at him from the front, causing him to lose concentration as his body was covered in cuts. The attacks hit him head-on, creating an explosion of flames.
"Justice will finally be served." Satan marbled at the destruction from the skies."Hmmm?"
Shoot Vent: Psychotic Fireworks
Several rockets were shot from the smoke, prompting Satan to shoot slashes at them to destroy them in the sky. Several dark matter spheres emerged from the smoke, shooting beams of energy that collided with Satan. The Sin of Wrath chuckled as the attack shot him away. One of his heads turned around, noticing Bragi coming at him with his Slashdagger.
However, to his surprise, he stopped in his tracks, spewing flames from his blade. Satan blocked the attack with his wings.'What is he planning? Is he trying to box me in for something? But what could he...?'
From above, a white sphere descended toward him at insane speeds, crashing on top of him and creating a huge explosion as the attack blasted Satan deep into the ground.
"A good strategy, Bragigi!" Beelzebub praised the hybrid as he took a deep breath."That got him."
"Good. To be honest, this is starting to get out of control. He attacks me to provoke me into using Repel, so then once I use it and it's in cooldown, he can cut me apart. His aim is-"
"To wear you down." Beelzebub finished for him."You said he decapitated you before, right?"
"And he was there when I raided the Chateau de Tiffages. So he knows my regeneration depends on my energy reserves. But why is he going out of his way to try to get me tired? Wouldn't it be easier to just blow me up or cut me to pieces?"
Bragi landed on the ground, peering down the hole where he had sent Satan.'Where are you? He's got to come up sometime. Beel, what else can you tell me about this guy?'
"Not...much. Not because I don't want to say anything, but because he's acting very erratic. His fighting style, techniques, and strategies...they're all so spontaneous, it's unrecognizable to the Satan I know."
'If that's the case, maybe it's because of Angelo's unstable personality.' Bragi grimaced.'And if I remember correctly, Satan is a walking Conceptual Weapon. He becomes stronger the more enraged he is, so he channels Angelo's personality briefly to power himself up. But what could he be waiting for? Where is he? I doubt a single Positive Harmony would have killed him.'
"He's probably charging a Dissect! Bragigi, quck, double-tap!"
Bragi created another Positive Harmony Karma Orb and chucked it down at the ground, creating another huge explosion that increased the size of the hole. A pillar of flames erupted from the ground, forcing Bragi to jump back. The ground beneath him started to shake violently as if there was an earthquake going on. The monochrome-haired boy gasped, noticing another pillar of flames coming out from his right. Several more emerged, forcing Bragi to leap from place to place, not knowing where the next one was going to come.
He landed back in the original, hole, and to his shock, Satan emerged from it, uppercutting Alternative in the chin and sending him flying.
'H-he came out of the same hole!'
Satan swung his arm, prompting several slashes to shoot at Alternative. He parried them with his sword but noticed the flame pillars coming towards him in unison. He screamed, unleashing a gravitational barrier around him, cladding it with dark matter to block all the attacks.
"So predictable." Satan mused, unleashing another Dissect vertically to the right side of the barrier, cutting it apart. Alternative undid the barrier, revealing his left arm completely gone as he grunted. Satan followed up by shooting several fireballs while flying over toward a Yggdrasil root while Alternative parried the attacks by creating a net of wires.
"Where is he going now?!"
On cue, Satan hid behind a pillar as it was cut into several cubes, a net of slashes coming toward Alternative.
"Oh, shit!" Alternative flew upwards, but his right leg was cut in the attack, cutting it into several cubes of flesh."Fuck!"
"We almost became mince meat! That was close!"
Out of nowhere, Satan kicked Bragi in the stomach, launching him toward a mountain as they dug inside of it.
Positive Harmony Karma Orb
The mountain exploded in a white aura of energy, pushing Satan away with the shockwave of the attack. Alternative teleported in front of him, slamming a black orb inside of him as all the rubble started being drawn toward him. Alternative flew away from the area, watching as the once-tall mountain was now a giant dome of dirt and rocks in the air.
Catastrophic World Breaker
"Did we get him?"
Bragi said nothing, staring at the dome. A giant slash cut through the dome, splitting it in half before the entire thing was set on fire. The dome broke to pieces as all the rocks on fire descended toward the ground like comets. The entire sky was now tainted in red, making it a hellish landscape. The area around them was becoming a wasteland. Alternative watched in horror as the landscape began to shift, the terrain morphing and being destroyed.
"This is the end of the world you know. You thought you could be the hero. Thought you could save them. You put on a great show, but it's over now. We both know." Satan descended from the heavens like a twisted version of an angel coming down to earth."Your silly little demon partner can't help you anymore. He's just as useless as that doll family of yours I killed."
Alternative clenched his fists in anger.
"That's right. You have no idea how much I enjoyed killing them all. I was the one who killed them, not the girls. Because what I feel for you cannot be contained. It cannot be measured. That's why..." Satan showed him his hands."I killed them with these hands as they died believing in you. How pathetic. A fitting end for devil sympathizers. Although...I believe one of them got away, right? The blue little woman."
With a roar, Alternative flew towards Satan, conjuring a black sphere.
Negative Discord Karma Orb
The sphere attracted all fire rocks raining from the sky, creating a giant sphere of fire before chucking it toward Satan, who countered by firing a Hellfire right at it. A huge explosion went off, shaking the ground around them as an explosion that could be seen from kilometers raised to the sky.
"Do you truly think you can defeat me? Why do you persist so much? What motivates you?!" Satan threw more punches in Alternative's way, forcing him to try to parry with his blade and avoid them when he could.
"I'm here to save Miku-san and take her back to her home!" Alternative landed a gravity-enhanced punch to Satan's chest, causing him to stumble back. He went for a spiral kick, but the demon disappeared from view."What?!"
Satan appeared behind him, placing a hand on his back as he shot out slashes in the shape of grits, taking out chunks of his body. He grabbed his head, tearing through his insides slowly, enjoying his screams of agony as his skull was being cut apart inside."So you found someone to love? How disgusting. You don't deserve that. You deserve to suffer and die in the most agonizing way possible, Bragard. Or...do you think you can save that woman?"
"Y-y-y-you don't...UNDERSTAND...!"
"Understand what?" Satan tilted his head. To his shock, Bragi used his small height to his advantage, jumping and straddling his legs around his neck before twisting around, throwing Satan away with his moment.
"I CAN'T LET YOU WIN!"
"Feisty little thing, aren't you? Yes. You are Carol's son too, after all." Satan chuckled, flying upwards.
"You okay, Bragigi?! Heal up!"
"I'm...I'm...f-f-fine..." Bragi mumbled, blood pouring down every orifice in his head. He began to reconstruct his head, taking deep breaths.
"He's playing with us. If he wanted to, he could have destroyed your head. He wants you alive."
"Or just prolong my death." Alternative gritted his teeth, watching as a storm of slashes came down from the heavens.
"That woman will continue serving as Shem-Ha-sama's vessel. You will never see her again. Nor will you live long enough to even see her face one last time!" Satan shot several hundreds of slashes from his left arm as Alternative countered by opening hundreds of magic circles around him, shooting dark projectiles to counter."And even if by some miracle they free her, I will do my damnest to rip her life off her body! She will die as you do nothing but watch in helplessness!"
"I WILL NOT LET YOU HARM MIKU-SAN!" Alternative fired another Discord Negative Karma Orb, dispersing the slashes. Satan clicked his tongue, raising his hands and chucking a Hellfire towards it, causing the attack to explode. Satan's eyes widened when he saw Alternative coming out of the smoke, heading straight for him.
"Oh? You're approaching me?" Satan splayed his arms."Instead of running away, you're coming right to me?"
"I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer." Alternative responded.
"Oh ho! Then come as close as you like."
And indeed, Bragi made a finger gun with his left hand, shooting four black orbs toward Satan.
"He can shoot more than one of those? And if I'm not wrong, those are the ones that pull everything in." Satan took a battle stance.
Alchemy Vent
A purple witch hat appeared on Bragi's head, and he quickly formed a fire arrow with his arms, shooting it toward Satan.
"Heh! Not this time!" Satan fired continuous fireballs from his mouth, canceling out the fire arrow. However, a pair of giant earth arms emerged from the smoke, heading for Satan. He tried backing away, but one of the Discord Orbs flew in front of him, its gravitational force pushing him into the attack. The punch knocked him away and straight into a bubble of water. Satan tried flying out of it, but two Discord Orbs flew under him, pulling him back in.
'Tch! Damn, trickster!' Satan began to charge up his left arm, but Alternative shot a tornado, mixing it with the water and creating a typhoon, cutting around Satan's body. One of his heads was cut off, making the demon growl in pain.'Slashing me, are you? Are you mocking me, human?!'
Around Satan, several colorful magic circles surrounded him, as Bragi prepared to perform an Alkahest. Satan closed his eyes spreading his wings. A crimson aura emerged from him and covered the area around them, stopping Bragi.
"Very well...I shall show you. A new ability bestowed to me by Shem-Ha-sama...Hellblaze Stigmata: Inferno!"
Hellblaze Stigmata: Inferno
Bragi's hat disappeared as his body began to be sliced up from all angles. Instinctively, he put on a gravitational barrier, watching in horror as the entire area began to be decimated by the countless slashes appearing out of nowhere.
"W-what is this?! What's going on?! Where are these attacks even coming from?!"
"This is impossible...!" Beelzebub's voice lacked any playful manner or any confidence."Satan...does not have this ability! He doesn't!"
"Beelzebub might be confused, so let me explain. This attack is a new one I developed thanks to my Goddess' power. By using my alchemy, I can expand my energy in a 30-meter radius and spawn slashes everywhere that will continue to attack relentlessly. No matter where you go. So even if you turn tail, I can follow you everywhere you go." Satan's left arm began to glow."You called me a...sacrificial pawn earlier, didn't you? But it seems to me you were merely projecting. The fact of the matter is...You are just a weapon. Not even your so-called friends believe you can win. You're here to stall, right?"
"Don't listen to him, Bragigi! He's trying to get in your head!"
Bragi grimaced, starting to lose control of his barrier as it began to give in.'I-I can't maintain this for long...!'
"They have already planned in case of your defeat. Because you're expendable. You can heal your wounds, so by default, you're the first option to send in so others don't get hurt. They see you as a weapon. And as such, they brought you to war like a pig to a slaughterhouse. They delivered you to me because they realize that anyone related to Bragard must die!"
Bragi's barrier gave in, and his body was covered in various cuts all around. He shielded his face, using his sword to try and deflect some of them to no avail.
"You think you're so special, but you're only being carried by Carol and Bragard's name. You're just a lost little child. You don't deserve the happiness that was robbed from us. So die to make our pain feel better! You're as much of a monster as the rest of us!"
Bragi remembered Miku's face as she listened to him that night he stayed over at their house. He thought of his friends and his Mama and Aunt.
"I'm not...a monster! I'm a human!" Alternative rocketed toward Satan, brandishing his sword.
Satan gasped, noticing the wounds in his body beginning to heal instantly as they appeared on him.'Impossible! He's healing all his wounds and coming straight at me?!'
Alternative hurled his sword towards him, forcing the demon to weave his head out of the way. However, a black sphere passed in front of him, and the stored was pulled back in, stabbing Satan in the back."Gah! He still has these things active?!"
His tail grabbed the sword, but his loss of concentration allowed Alternative to enter his range, going for a kick. The demon raised his leg, blocking it with his knee and wind for a quick jab. The pseudo-Rider took the punch to his helmet, breaking it and revealing his wild expression that took the demon off guard.
Alternative quickly scanned a card through his Deck, as a black void surrounded them. Satan's slashes immediately fell down alongside them as the gravity intensified.
Zone Vent: Gravitational Dead Zone
"Set it to 15!" He grabbed him by the arm, jumping over him and twisting Satan's arm.
"Damn you!" Satan tried swatting his tail, but a second orb pulled it away, making it impossible to move.'Curses! This gravity field is making it almost impossible for me to move properly! And those orbs keep circling to prevent me from landing a hit!'
"I won't let you...take her away from me! Not when she encouraged me with her words and made me realize..." Bragi forced Satan to face him, delivering a gravity-enhanced punch to his chest."THAT I MATTER!"
Satan groaned in pain from all his heads, trying to shoot fireballs, but they fell to the ground due to gravity. However, in an instant, the pressure vanished. In fact, Satan felt so much lighter than before.
"Satan...don't forget. I had fired 4 Negative Discord attacks earlier."
The demon gasped, noticing two giant boulders coming from the sky, each one covered in trees, boulders, and anything they could suck in. 'He lowered the gravity to get me to lower my guard...and he had hidden those two balls while they were collecting materials?!'
The two attacks squashed Satan, stunning him as the cores combusted in front of him, shooting him out of the Zone Vent and onto the ocean. Alternative followed after him, condensing his Zone Vent into a Perfect Sphere, while shooting a Positive Harmony orb in his right arm, throwing it into the water as it curved upwards, striking Satan in the chest and blowing apart more of his heads, flinging him towards the sky uncontrollably.
"Go forth, Bragigi! Finish him now!" Beelzebub cheered for his host.
'The Perfect Sphere...You are stronger than me, but this attack will disintegrate you as it touches you. Since it's slow and I can't risk you dodging it...I'll get up close and personal! The attack that beat your Dissect before! The Perfect Sphere!' Bragi adopted a gleeful smile as he closed in on Satan, stretching his left arm out.'Miku-san...Just a little more...Just a little more and I can finally save you! Wait a little more, please! I'll get you back with us! With me!'
"You know...you're not the only one who's been holding onto an attack for a while." Satan droned, raising his still-shining left arm.
"Oh, shit! That's right! He was charging it while we were getting turned into churrasco with all those slashes!" Beelzebub gasped in realization.
"Doesn't matter! It can't cut through a Perfect Sphere! NOW...GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Bragi screamed at the top of his lungs as Satan's left hand touched the sphere.
"Shem-Ha-sama powered up all of my abilities and my stats. I am now faster, stronger, and smarter than I once was in the past. All my slashes have been upgraded. Angelo indeed lost to you before in the same way. But there is one thing you haven't realized about how my Dissect works. It doesn't cut space. It cuts everything inside space. That's what makes it unavoidable. But since your Perfect Sphere disintegrates at a molecular level, my ability doesn't hold a candle. That is until it gained a new ability...The ability..."
The sphere was cut in half, as the slash cut straight through Bragi's chest and expanded, landing on the ocean and splitting it in two.
"...to erase all concepts."
Satan watched in satisfaction as blood was vomited from Bragi's mouth, his body being split into two from the chest down."A technique befitting of a Prince...isn't that right?"
"BRAGIGI!"
Bragi's body fell into the ocean in two separate directions as the attack cut through the crust at the very bottom of the ocean.
"True justice has won today. I am the one who decides the truth! I am the mightiest!" The demon lifted his arm, splitting the land around him to pieces."The end has come and all will tremble before me!"
Satan raised his arms, creating a giant sphere of fire."I was born in this pain. But it only hurts when you let it. Once you tame it, it becomes your strongest weapon. That's what it means to be Noble Red! NOW DISAPPEAR ONCE AND FOR ALL, DEVIL!"
Out of nowhere, Kamen Rider Ryuki kicked Satan in his main head, sending him flying and causing the Hellfire to be shot in another direction as Hajime screamed at the top of his lungs.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"