A tense silence hung in Heaven as no one dared to move, with even the Evil Dragons frozen in fear and the Angels looking on in both awe & wonder as the full power of Michael the Archangel & Prince Commander of Heaven was felt by all.
Even as he stood on the chest of his younger brother with a look of remorse, the rage & bloodlust in his aura betrayed his true emotions as Samael snarled while finally managing to push the Great Seraph off of him.
Michael didn't even stumble as he just watched his brother leap away and unfurl his wings, his eyes easily keeping track of Samael ducking & dodging across ground & air before his left hand flashed out and caught the fallen angel-dragon hybrid by their throat.
"Weak." Michael whispered as he moved, the world around Samael nothing but a golden blur as he was dragged face first through the golden clouds.
Michael frowned as he lifted his claymore up before bringing it down with a harsh grunt, Samael gritting his teeth as he spun in Michael's grip and the blade barely missed him, instead cutting off one of his twelve wings in return.
Quickly wrapping his legs around Michael's left arm, Samael howled as he lifted himself whilst bringing his elbow down onto Michael's arm only for his eyes to widen as the angel took the blow to his arm without a flinch.
"Was that supposed to hurt, Samael?" Michael asked boredly as he stood back up to his feet, Samael just sitting in shock on his brother's outstretched arm before a wheeze escaped his lips as a golden blur slammed into his chest.
Before he could even fly away, he gasped as he was caught by the throat before a silent scream escaped his lips as Michael's claymore carved deep into his chest.
Purple ichor sprayed in the air from the deep gash in his chest, but despite the pain from Michael's overwhelming holy aura stabbing deep into his soul, Samael grinned as he watched his venomous blood splashing on his brother.
"Ahahaha! Did you forget who I am Michael?! Samael, the Curse of God! He Who Embodies Toxins and Is Loathed By Dragons!"
"I do. That doesn't mean I care for it." Michael responded with a drawl, knocking Samael from his glee as he looked down before his eyes widened at the sight of Michael not even wincing at the burns on his face.
"W-W-W-Wha…? WHAT SORCERY HAVE YOU DONE?!"
"You appear to have forgotten who I am, Samael, so let me remind you. I am Michael, the Slayer of Helel. I am Michael, the Archangel of Justice. I am Michael, Prince of the Heavenly Armada. I am Michael, He Who Is Closest To God! I am Michael, the Great Seraph feared by the Divines & He Who Protects Humanity! DO NOT BELIEVE YOUR FEEBLE CURSES TO BE ENOUGH TO STOP MY RESOLVE FOR I AM MICHAEL YESHUA CHRIST!" Michael growled as he reached out and gripped Samael by the throat before launching the two of them into the air, Samael trying to escape his grip with no avail as he watched his brother spreading his wings wide while raising his claymore high.
"NOW, BE VANQUISHED FROM EXISTENCE SAMAEL! BALZIZRAS!(JUDGEMENT!)" Michael roared as he brought his blade down, the last thing Samael saw being that of the claymore glowing a bright gold before his vision vanished and he felt all feeling disappear.
Michael watched as the giant crater on the First Floor slowly healed back up before he turned to the foes still remaining, the Evil Dragons growling despite their bodies shaking as he stared at them before he turned to the angels around him.
"My brothers das sisters! ol apologise bagle ge being here a g capimao a need, crip om na now, g siasch is here de bransg the land na our father created! will aai gnay me the honour a joining me a this quest das vanquish unal curs na brint invaded our beloved home?!(My brothers and sisters! I apologise for not being here in your time of need, but know that your brother is here to protect the land that our Father created & left for us! Will you do me the honour of joining me on this quest and vanquish these curs that have invaded our beloved home?!)
"Ashes de ashes! dust de dust! let enai's will bolape done!(Ashes to Ashes! Dust to Dust! Let the Lord's Will be done!)"
"Ashes de ashes! dust de dust! let enai's will bolape done!(Ashes to Ashes! Dust to Dust! Let the Lord's Will be done!)"
"Ashes de ashes! dust de dust! let enai's will bolape done!(Ashes to Ashes! Dust to Dust! Let the Lord's Will be done!)"
"Ashes de ashes! dust de dust! let enai's will bolape done!(Ashes to Ashes! Dust to Dust! Let the Lord's Will be done!)" Michael smiled proudly as more and more battle cries echoed throughout the floors of Heaven, the golden clouds above them parting as hundreds & thousands of angels descended, each clad in pristine golden armour with light spears grasped tightly in their hands.
Looking back at the dragons, Michael felt a hint of sadness at the uncertain looks in the beasts' eyes before he steeled his will, reaching up to press his index & middle fingers onto his forehead & bringing it down to the middle of his chest before tapping his left shoulder first & then his right.
"Let enai's will bolape done." Michael whispered and there was a moment of silence before Heaven erupted as hundreds of thousands of light spears descended onto the Evil Dragons.
"The Heavenly Armada is always such a wonderful sight." Buddha spoke with a grin as he leaned against his khakkara, watching as the protectors of Heaven easily & swiftly took care of any straggler Evil Dragons still there while he & his fellow commander stood on the sidelines.
"Oh, they're a sore sight for mine. The amount of times I had to fight those righteous idiots is too many to count." Azazel spoke with a smirk as he watched his siblings, younger and older, taking down High-Class Evil Dragons like they were nothing before he frowned as he looked towards the back.
"Hah, should have expected that." He muttered at the hundreds of Samaels rushing across the battlefield to join the fray. However, as he activated his Farsight gadget, he let out a relieved sigh at how much weaker the clones were and how diluted their venom-blood was compared to the original Samael.
"You're going to have to sit this one out, maniac." Azazel said as he turned to his 'lieutenant', letting out a sigh at the excited look in his adopted son's eyes as he shook his head.
"Like hell I am!" Vali growled with a grin as he activated his Balance Breaker, his wings spreading wide before he dove head first towards the army while Buddha cackled at his enthusiasm.
"He has the right idea, Azazel! Jūnduì! Qù dǎzhàng(Army! To Battle!)" Buddha roared as he gripped his khakkara before leaping high into the air,Azazel watching as the heavenly being along with their army of supernatural beasts rampaged to help the angels before he turned to the Fallen Angels that looked amused.
"Well, you damn bastards! Let's not have anyone say that the Fallen Angels had the laziest leader for this war!"
"But we do." They all chorused in unison, Azazel losing his battle energy as he sighed.
"Fuck all of you. Just…go make sure that the fight ends as soon as possible."
"Sure thing, boss." Some of them said with smirks as they flew after the army, the others laughing as Azazel groaned while walking after them & holding a purple orb in his grasp.
"I really need to retire."
"Destroy." Sirzechs' voice echoed throughout the barrier as his Devil King magic crest appeared in front of him before unleashing a pillar of destruction energy, to which Rizevim just smirked as he held a hand up and unleashed a cone of demonic light in retaliation.
However, Theo used that moment to act as he appeared behind Rizevim, Anaklusmos clad in quake energy as the god sliced downwards only to click his tongue as the son of Lucifer coated his wings in demonic light & block the attack.
"Divine Departure!" Theo roared as he pumped even more energy into his xiphos, Rizevim frowning as he had to reinforce his wings with demonic energy as well before gritting his teeth as Sirzechs' destruction blast grew stronger as he pumped it with even more demonic energy.
Quickly stopping his demonic light & gritting his teeth as Anaklusmos sliced a shallow cut into his back, Rizevim grinned as he dropped from the sky and watched Sirzechs' blast head directly for Theo only for a growl to escape his lips as Theo easily teleported away while the blast of Destruction went on to eviscerate anything in its path.
'Damnit! This is not good! I could handle them one on one, but the two of them at the same time is a bit difficult and the sealing process is taking so long to finish the last stages.' Rizevim growled as he landed on the ground before giving it a hard stomp, a pillar of demonic light rising up before it exploded into hundreds of different light strands that spread all across the island.
Theo was a blur as he moved and weaved on a sheet of ice under his feet, Anaklusmos singing loudly with glee as the divine being swiftly cut through all the strands that got too close for comfort.
Sirzechs on the other hand just frowned as he marched towards Rizevim, every light strand blocked by a shield of destruction energy, loud booms echoing through the barrier as the Super Devil kept walking before he crouched and lunged forward.
In an instant, everything went silent as Sirzechs reappeared in front of Rizevim with a fist pulled back, Rizevim staring wide-eyed at the crimson aura coating the Satan's fist before his vision went white as pain exploded in his chest.
Being sent flying through the air by the destruction-infused punch, Rizevim quickly snapped back and flipped over to his feet, his hands flashing out and catching both Sirzechs' kick & Theo's slash before he growled & pushed both fighters away.
Lunging towards Theo, he punched at his chest with his right fistwhile also aiming for his legs with a kick, Theo parrying the punch to the side with a harsh tap of Anaklusmos' flat side while jumping back over Rizevim's kick.
However, his eyes widened as Rizevim used the momentum of the parry to flip over and deliver a painful axe kick into his left side, sending him flying into a web of light strands and making Theo hiss in pain as the strands dug deep into his back before he roared & dispersed them with a pulse of divine-infused quake aura.
Sirzechs was not still as he rushed towards Rizevim, the Super Devil quickly spinning around and grinning at his fellow Super Devil just as he blocked the punch aimed at his throat before the two devils moved.
The world around them was nothing but a kaleidoscope of colours and blurs as they disappeared and reappeared rapidly, hundreds of Devil King & Lucifer Clan teleportation circles appearing all across Agreas as the two titans clashed while moving in and out of reality.
Theo growled as he pushed himself to his feet, watching as the two devils kept fighting all around him before lifting up his hand with Hades' crown and clenching it into a fist.
"Let Time Come To A Halt: Dead Man's Wonderland." The next moment as Anaklusmos morphed into its trident form, the temperature plummeted just as the world slowed down tremendously, both Sirzechs and Rizevim looking surprised as their eyes flickered towards Theo just as the divine god jumped up at them.
Quickly realizing his plan, an aura of destruction and demonic light appeared around Sirzechs and Rizevim respectively just as Theo appeared next to them while taking in deep gulps of air.
"Divine Bellow!" With one simple thought and a deafening roar, the sky in front of Theo cracked before a monstrous shock wave of energy shattered all in front of him, Rizevim wheezing as a strand of demonic energy from Sirzechs delayed him just enough for the shockwave to hit parts of his body.
His entire left side went numb & cold as the shock wave rolled over it before a silent scream escaped his lips as Sirzechs slammed a kick into his right side that shattered a few ribs while sending him crashing into the ground.
"Good work on the time slow, but warn me next time." Sirzechs said to Theo as the time inside the barrier resumed once more, the light strands starting to move before they were all erased by a powerful pulse of Destruction as Theo frowned & nodded.
"I'll try my best, but no promises considering I'm just a 25 year old god that hasn't been in as many battles as you all."
"I keep forgetting how young you are despite your track record." Sirzechs spoke out, to which Theo just chuckled before they both turned to the crater Rizevim's in to see the devil walk out of it while rolling his shoulder.
With his shirt gone, the bruises that littered his upper body was visible to the eye, with the worse of the bruises being on the left side of his body and the right side of his chest with the broken ribs.
"Hah…nice job on that last…urgh…last one. Can feel the broken ribs ah fuck!" Rizevim hissed as he took a deep breath and felt the pain rising, Theo frowning as he kept silent on the web of burns on his back from the light strands while Sirzechs wiped away a trail of blood on his left shoulder from when Rizevim managed to get him with a sneaky knife hand.
"Now, what do you boys say we take this up a notch?" Rizevim asked with a malicious grin as his aura grew even more potent while he spread his wings wide, Sirzechs and Theo frowning as the devil wrapped his wings around him like a cocoon before he was obscured by a pillar of demonic light.
"Now…let's continue." Rizevim's voice echoed from the pillar before it dissipated abruptly, revealing him now far taller than he was before. Four-curved horns that pointed upwards grew from his temples & the sides of his head, with his hair to flowing freely like a curtain of silver threads while his eyes had pitch-black sclera with crimson irises & vertical slit pupils.
Theo was shocked at the absurd amount of demonic energy flowing off of the devil, the air feeling heavy & restricting as the barrier around Agreas was bubbling outwards.
Sirzechs on the other hand didn't look concerned as the devil looked down at Rizevim before he spoke.
"Theseus, go find Ajuka & Grayfia and help them take care of Trihexa. I'll take care of them."
"Oh, I would, but I'm not sure if you can handle him." Theo replied as he looked to Sirzechs, who didn't say anything as he just looked at the good.
Theo was silent as he held Sirzechs' gaze before letting out a sigh as he saw the determination & anger burning in the devil's eyes, nodding before a sea-green teleportation crest appeared under him & took him away.
"Oh, want me all to yourself?" Rizevim asked with a smirk before he frowned slightly as a crimson cubic barrier around him and Sirzechs, the Satan Lucifer letting out a low chuckle as he reached up & tore off the remains of his shirt.
"No, I just can't fight you all-out with others near us." And before Rizevim could ask, his eyes widened as Sirzechs' aura grew even further, nearly reaching his own as the devil looked up & gave him a smirk before he spoke.
"I invoke the Demonic Awakening: Sin of Wrath. Unleash the Third Seal."
"W-What…what abomination has he created?" Grayfia Lucifer neé Lucifuge was not a woman that was easily scared by anything bar her husband's anger, Serafall not smiling or Ajuka's cold gaze.
Now, she could add another thing to that list as she stared at the abomination that was the Tree of Qlippoth, looking from the disaster sealed in its centre to the Valerie clone laying right under it and the decaying corpse of a dozen devils nailed to crosses all around it in an overlapping hexagonal formation.\
"Rizevim doesn't have any idea what he's created. I…I can't stop something like this with just runes. No, this…this will require someone using life-threatening runes to even attempt to stop this process let alone actually succeeding." Ajuka muttered as he stared in shock at the tree, his eyes constantly on the sealed Trihexa in the middle that was slowly taking deep breaths that were slowly growing quicker and quicker over time.
'It's waking up but very slowly. We have perhaps…5, 6 minutes? Maybe less if it keeps feeding on the clone.' Ajuka's mind was a blur as hundreds of magic crests appeared around him before he used every single dispel, nullification and energy cancelling/ redirecting spell that he knew at the tree, gritting his teeth as each spell was either repelled, absorbed or dispelled with ease.
"Come on! Come on! Something has to work!" Ajuka whispered frantically to himself as all of the magic crests unravelled into serpentine forms, the hundreds of serpentine magic crests wrapping around the crosses & Valerie before trying to pull them away.
However, that was also for naught as it felt as if he was trying to move the world itself, gritting his teeth and straining his arms as he tried more pulling while continuing to use his spells.
Grayfia was not still as she unleashed elemental spell after elemental spell at the seven roots of the tree only to frown as her fire spells were snuffed out, her wind spells were blocked, her ice & earth spells were shattered spells with ease, her demonic darkness spells were repelled and her lightning were redirected back to the ground.
"Divine Departure!" Both devils looked up as Theo appeared in the middle of the room, Anaklusmos shining brightly with divine energy as Theo slashed downwards & unleashed a titanic amount of divine energy only to frown as the energy was absorbed before it could even begin to cut deeply into the tree.
"Where's Sirzechs?" Was Grayfia's first question as soon as Theo landed next to them, the god sighing as he shook his head.
"He wanted to take on Rizevim on his own and told me to come help you guys." Grayfia frowned at that before her eyes widened and she quickly looked at the frowning Ajuka.
"Is he going to use that right here?" Before he could answer her question, their eyes widened as the air went still before a monstrous presence rippled throughout Agreas.
Every breath that Theo took felt wrong as he felt the world itself crying out in agony at the monster that was unleashed, the god shakily turning to see Grayfia shaking slightly while Ajuka took slow breaths.
"What…the fuck is that?"
"Sirzechs only uses 10% of his full power at a time because of how much it is. That's why when he has to go all-out, nothing apart from myself can exist near him and even then, I find it difficult to be close to him over long periods."As if to prove Ajuka's point, Theo's eyes widened as a crimson pulse of energy crawled across the ground, the two devils and one god floating up in the air as they watched everything that the energy touched eroding to nothingness as the entire government facility disappeared.
'…So that's Sirzechs.' Theo thought with wide eyes as he stared at where Sirzechs and Rizevim were sealed in a barrier, the crimson-haired man gone as in his place was an ethereal being made out of pure destruction energy with a mane of crimson energy having replaced his hair.
The air was silent as they watched the two beings just staring at each other before Ajuka quickly created a barrier around them and moved them out of the way as the two Super Devils clashed.
A/N: And we have arrived at the penultimate chapter, with only three more chapters left.
Next chapter, Super Devil vs Super Devil and the End of a War.
As always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one…
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