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Starting from the high over Kuoh Academy, a large imperfectly formed blue and purple transparent dome began to take form. Putting the school completely inside of it. The light of the dome shined in the night and if it was able to be seen by the eyes of normal humans, would have attracted the attention of almost everyone in the town.
"We've covered the entire school with a large, protective barrier," Sona told Drake, Rias and her peerage. Drake, Rias, Sona, their Peerages, the Phenex maids, Grayfia, Raynare and Kalawarner were standing outside of the barrier at the front of the school's entrance. Sona and her servants, excluding Tsubaki, were standing on top of the young woman's family magic circle that acted like platforms. Holding out their hands with magic circles in them towards the barrier, as they kept the dome active. "If nothing disastrous happens, it should be able to keep the outside from getting damaged. However, do know that this will be up for a minimal amount of time."
"Thank you, Sona," Rias said gratefully. "This means so much."
"To think that we'll be fighting against a leader of the Fallen Angels," Yubelluna said, as she and her fellow maids stood behind Rias' peerage with Grayfia. "This is all happening so fast."
Instead of their maid attires, Grayfia, Yubelluna, Xuelan and Karlamine were clad in far more casual wear. Well, Grayfia was dressed in tight blue skinny jeans that hugged her legs and waists like a second skin, a short-sleeved white top that hugged her breasts and over that she wore a black leather jacket. Her hair was done from it's usual style, it was now in a ponytail.
The former members of Riser Phenex' peerage wore the same attires that they wore during their service to Riser, since they were more accustomed to that as their 'battle' attire. The same could be said for Raynare and Kalawarner. The blue-haired Fallen Angel bombshell was dressed in her maroon, trenchcoat-like top with a wide collar, a matching miniskirt, and black heeled shoes. And Raynare was dressed in her original, dominatrix attire.
"But it's about time we got some action." Xuelan smirked with a hand on her left hip, as Karlamine held a broadsword, and Yubelluna had her scepter with her.
Behind them, Tsubaki appeared from a teleportation circle, catching the attention of Issei. "Tsubaki, how's Irina?" he asked, worried for his childhood friend.
"Her condition is not life threatening," Tsubaki responded, walking past him and Asia to join her fellow members of the Student Council. "You can thank Asia for that."
Asia smiled and said, "I'm relieved."
Issei frowned as he thought of something. "What about Xenovia? I wonder if she'll even come now."
"Have you heard from Kiba either?" Saji asked from where he stood.
"No, not a word." Issei shook his head. "But he'll be here."
"My servants and I will continue to place the barrier to reduce the damages," Sona told Rias. "I want to minimize the damages as much as possible… It's hard to prevent having our school getting damaged. But it looks like we have to since it's someone like Kokabiel."
"We're not going to let our school be destroyed," Rias proclaimed to Sona.
Sona's eyes towards the right. She wasn't able to properly look over her shoulder if she wanted to concentrate on the barrier. "Rias, it's not too late. You can still contact your brother."
Rias shook her head with a smile. "You say that to me, yet you would even call your big sister."
"With good reason." Sona smiled before dropping it. "Sirzechs loves you. You know he would want to assist us. There's no doubt he'd come as soon as you call him. So call him."
"There's no need." Grayfia said as she approached with Akeno beside her. "Akeno and I have already contacted Sirzechs and Sylvia."
"What?!" Rias exclaimed, looking at them.
Grayfia gave her a blank look. "You are not strong or powerful enough to handle someone on Kokabiel's level, Rias. Don't let your arrogance get the better of you. You have a chance though, but I can't 100% say you can defeat Kokabiel. And with his intentions on freeing Mundus, it's best the Satans are informed of this."
"Then we kick his ass until backup arrives, and if we do manage to take him down before then... well, big celebration for us." Drake said with a shrug before he got serious. "How long have we got?"
"One hour until Sirzechs arrives." Akeno told him.
"Then we keep Kokabiel busy... and hope we do beat him before the hour is up, or he'll get what he wants." Drake said.
"I'm making an opening for you now," Sona told them. Just like she said she would, an opening in the protective barrier formed in front of where the gate of the school was. "Now go!"
Drake, Rias, her peerage, Grayfia, Raynare, Kalawarner, and the Phoenix maids nodded and went through. Once they were on the other side, the barrier closed down behind them. Upon entering the dome, they noticed that the almost everything within was a different shade of red. The group made their way to the front doors of the main building, planning to go through it to get to the where the Valper was said to have been sighted.
"Issei." Rias addressed her Pawn. "I'll need you to be in support for this fight."
"What do you mean?" asked Issei, raising an eyebrow.
"I want you to increase your powers so that you can use them to the rest of us to increase our strength as we battle." Rias said seriously. "If minions of Mundus show up, then Drake won't be against them alone."
"Got it." Issei nodded.
"Nobody get too cocky." Drake said as he took Rebellion off his back and leaned it on his right shoulder. "If it's demons and Kokabiel we're up against, we can't let our guard down by any means. Now... let's go kick some ass!"
"Yeah!" His friends agreed full-heartedly.
Since the main area of the battle will take place in the middle of the school field, a bizarre phenomenon loomed over the atmosphere. Four swords releasing auras of light float in the air as a magic circle emanating off a power unlike anything they've felt spread out onto the field. Surrounding those swords were some sort of demonic totems like this was some form of summoning ritual, likely for Mundus to emerge.
In the center of it all was Valper Galilei, who appeared to be controlling the circle with his arms raised and bearing a look of satisfaction.
The ORC were left speechless as they saw this twisted scene.
"Looks like they're getting to work on opening the way to the Demon World." Drake said seriously, his grip on Rebellion tightening.
"Valper," said the familiar voice of Kokabiel behind them. But it was coming from upwards. Drake turned around and looked towards the sky. And there he was. High in the air above them, Kokabiel had the moon behind him as he sat confidently in a tall throne with his legs crossed while looking down on the group. "How much longer will it take for the Excaliburs to merge?"
"It is almost ready," Valper informed. "Our master shall soon have the weapon in his grasp."
"Kokabiel!" Rias exclaimed in shock.
Kokabiel moved his eyes from Valper to the Gremory heiress. "So is your big brother on his way, yet?" he asked with his evil grin on his face. "Or is it Serafall that's coming?"
"Right now, we're the ones ready to fight," Rias said defiantly. "That's all that matters."
Kokabiel only looked amused at them. He then snapped his fingers and a massive Spear of Light formed in his hand. The group stood ready for battle when he attacked, but to their surprise, the Fallen Angel threw the spear off to the side.
Following the path of the Spear of Light, they watched as it flew in the air and hits the roof of the gym.
BANNNNNNNNNNNNNNG!
The gym was suddenly engulfed by a huge explosion, knocking every one of the group off their feet with its dust cloud and shockwave.
When they sat up, they were stunned and terrified to see the large Spear of Light standing where the gym was once located. The building itself was gone. There wasn't even a trace of it. It was destroyed completely by the power of Kokabiel.
Kokabiel groaned. "So boring. Well, that's okay. It will be entertaining. At least you'ev braught the Silver-Haired Annihilation, Grayfia Lucifuge, with you... and those two traitors." He glared slightly at Raynare and Kalawarner.
"The only traitor we see is you." Raynare growled.
"Since you came all this way to see me, I will have you be the first to fight the demons. A taste of things to come." Kokabiel soon snaps his fingers in his left hand.
Suddenly, emerging from the ground, two colossal Demonic worm-like monsters with mouths that looked like some sort of kraken and two large claws appeared. Their large centipede bodies had multiple legs and though they looked blind, they were able to see. They roar as they stands tall into the sky, like a mere fifty feet or so before it sinks back into the ground to be ground level with everyone else.
Everyone stutters and shakes in fear at the immense size of these beasts as they roar before digging their claws into the ground to support themselves.
"By Lucifer, what the hell is that thing?" asked a fearful Rias.
"I believe they are called Demonic Hell Bearer." Grayfia said, her body tense. "They are taller than a castle tower, who can retch up endless minions from the depths of the Demon World."
And vomiting from the mouths of those gigantic Demonic Hell Bearers that they spit out, demons emerge. Several others also pop out of portals; Empusa, Hell Vanguards, Scarecrows, Enigmas, and the 7 Hells, with each group named after one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Hell Pride, Hell Lust, Hell Gluttony, Hell Sloth, Hell Wrath, Hell Envy, Hell Greed.
"That's a lot of demons." Kalawarner whistled as she summoned two Spear of Light, with Raynare summoning a Sword of Light. "This is gonna be fun/"
"We'll need to take out the Demonic Hell Bearers, they'll keep barfing up new demons if they ain't coming out of portals." Drake reasoned.
"If it is a fight that these Hellspawn are looking for, then we will respond back with oblivion!" Rias exclaimed. "NO MERCY TO THEM!" She charges her crimson demonic powers and releases a Power of Destruction blast.
A contingent of Demons were blasted head on by the power and instantly destroyed, leaving nothing but either charred bodies or ashes. Rias then jumps into the air as she opens her wings, flying over the Demons.
"Issei, get ready to transfer your powers!" Rias called out.
"Got it!" The Pawn nodded.
Drake charged into the fray and stabbed one of the Hell Lust through the chest, then whipped out Ebony and Ivory, firing off repeated shots as the demons came at him, causing him to spin in a circle to prevent himself from being surrounded by them.
Raynare and Kalawarner spread their wings and joined Rias in the air, taking out the aerial-based demons that were trying to overcome the redhead. A blast of lightning struck them as Akeno joined them. On the ground, Grayfia stood with Yubelluna, Xuelan and Karlamine, fighting off several Empusa, Scarecrows and the Hell Vanguard. The silver-haired woman fired a blast of ice magic at a Scarecrow, allowing Karlamine to slash it in half, shattering it to pieces, then Yubelluna stayed true to her nickname as the 'Bomb Queen' by sending explosions down on several demons.
Xuelan and Koneko went back to back as they fought off demons lunging at them, punching or kicking them, sending them flying into their allies who finished the demons off before getting back to their own fight.
Xuelan rushed towards one Scarecrow and delivered a powerful kick into it, spending it flying back. Behind her, a Empusa slashed at her, but she turned away just in time to see the attack and grabbed the pincer. Gripping it tightly that she was almost crushing it with her Rook strength, Xuelan broke off the pincer when she fire-punched the demonic creature away. Taking the limb, she dodged multiple swings from another Empusa, before jumping and swinging the pincer down on its head, digging the blade deep into its head.
With Grayfia again, a Scarecrow ran at her, rearing it's scythe-like weapon back to kill her. The silver-haired woman grabbed it and ripped it from the demon's hands before swinging it, cutting through the demon's flesh and decapitation it's head. The body dissolved along with the weapon afterwards. However, she heard a few demons coming at her from behind. Grayfia grabbed a nearby demon and swung it around, using it to smash those behind her.
Karlamine slashed across one Enigma, cutting it in two with her broadsword. The halves of the demon exploded, before she noticed another Enigma coming at her from the right. She turned and blocked its attack, before blocking its next attack. The maid Knight then used her speed to instantly back away from the third slash, before she speeded past it and stop. Having been cut in the side, the demon exploded. Karlamine then speed through the horde in a straight line, taking out many with her blade.
SLASH!
Drake cuts down the middle of a Empusa that got past the maids. He was really impressed by the skill the former Phoenix servants showed by destroying the demons. He looked at Grayfia and couldn't help but whistle in amazement as he watched her destroy many demons with her strength and demonic power. No wonder she earned the nickname of 'The Silver-Haired Annihilation'.
He then looked up at the sky where Rias was, destroying the aerial-type demons effortlessly.
But then, one of the demons jumped at incredible heights and headed straight for the redhead.
BANG!
Koneko had jumped from beside Asia delivered a heavy blow onto demon's head. The small girl's fist entered into its head, destroying it instantly. She then opened her wings to fly next to her master.
However, more demons jumped into the air to attack them. Like something out of martial arts movie, they hovered around them after launching off the ground.
"Here's another blow." Akeno pointed her fingers up and it caused lightning to be created in the sky. She then pointed her fingers to her right and left and…
FLASH!
Multiple lightning bolts came down from the sky and each one hits a demon. This caused the sky around them to be filled with explosions.
As Drake shot another demon in the face, then grabbed Rebellion from the corpse of another, his eyes widened when he noticed a Queen Red Empusa sneaking up on Asia. "Asia! look out!" He shouted to his little sister, who turned around and gasped when she saw the demon.
"Asia!" Issei was qucick to rush towards her, only to be tackled by an Empusa. "Get off me!"
Drake whirled and shot the demon before aiming for the Queen Empusa only to blink when it's head was cut off in a single swipe. The demon fell backwards and the person who saved Asia, was revealed to be Xenovia holding out to the side her long sword.
"Xenovia," Asia gasped in shock.
"I've come to back you up." she told the girl.
"Issei! now!" Rias shouted to her Pawn then looked at Yubelluna. "Wanna taste of the power as well?"
The more the merrier." Akeno looked at the purple-haired woman and nodded. Yubelluna was a little taken back by this too. Were they actually accepting her and her friends in their group? She nodded back before the three of them went towards Kenny at the same time.
Issei ran towards them before jumping up in the air. As each girl pasted him, he quickly touched their shoulder with his gauntlet. "Let's do it, Boosted Gear!"
[Transfer!]
An enormous amount of power went to Rias, Akeno, and Yubelluna through his body, as Issei fell towards the ground. The three had a radiating green aura coming off their bodies.
"AH~" Rias let out a sexual cry as her body instantly gained an enormous amount of demonic-power.
"AH~" Akeno was also shocked at the amount of power that was overflowing her.
"AH~" Yubelluna cried sexually, hugging her staff in between her breasts.
"Oh my!" Issei giggled pervertedly as he watched the three girls... until Drake came up to smack the back of his head.
"Hey, that's my girlfriend you're thinking perverted thoughts of, boy." Drake warned.
Xenovia looked up at the three mature young women with an impressed face. "Nice work." She said, not noticing the Scarecrow creeping up on her.
BANG!
She jerked and looked back to see the demon topple over, then looked to Drake who had EBony pointed at the demon. "Stay focused." He scolded lightly before grabbing Rebellion and running off to kill some more demons.
Xenovia simply smirked as she watched him before shaking her head and focusing.
After getting used to the level of power in their system, Rias, Akeno, and Yubelluna hovered with determined looks in their eyes. Their bodies radiating the demonic-power Transferred to them. "We're ready now," Rias said with daring smile.
"Hell yeah!" Akeno said.
"Let's do this!" Yubelluna said, before raising her scepter up and circling it around. She then brings it down at points it to the ground, covering the field underneath the Beetle Drones with multiple magic circles.
"I'll bring out THUNDER!" Akeno pointed her fingers to the sky and started summoning and controlling the thunder.
Rias then charged up her powers, creating her magic circle in front of her hands
As Issei was watching the three in the air, he suddenly heard the sound of Asia's scream. Turning around, he saw the blonde girl beginning surround by the Hell Greed. "No! ASIA!" Issei ran towards her, but he wasn't going to make it.
However, before they could kill Asia, countless swords pierced through the ground and stabbed them. The Hell Greed then exploded, as a familiar person jumped in front of Asia.
Rias looked surprised, but smiled in relief to see it was Kiba. He actually came!
"Kiba you're here," Asia said happily, as the Knight smiled.
Afterwards, the maids, Raynare, Kalawarner, and Xenovia got away from the dwindling demon army. Clearing themselves from the purple magic circles on the ground. Yubelluna saw this and turned towards Rias and exclaimed, "It's all clear!"
"Right!" Rias turned her head towards Akeno. "MORE!"
"I would love to!" Akeno pointed her figure at her master and fired her supercharge lightning at the ground. Rias then sent the magic circle she was charging at the direction of the lightning.
When the two powers met, it amplified the power of the lightning bolt.
FLASH! KA-BOOM!
The lightning hits the center of the Demonic Hell Bearers, destroying all that it hits instantly well also taking out any around it. However, the power of the attack was transferred to Yubelluna's magic circle, causing them to turn bright yellow.
And then, magic circles went off one by one. Explosion after explosion were detonated, taking with it a handful of demons. Everywhere, left and right, demons were getting blown up with the magic circles bombs.
"Most impressive," Kokabiel said, bringing everyone's attention to him. "To amplify your powers so great so as to be rid of the demons. Now you all have had a first taste of the war to come against Lord Mundus and his legions."
With Issei's power still coursing through her, Rias points her hand towards Kokabiel and charges an attack. "Have a taste of this then!"
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN!
A gigantic mass of demonic-power that shot out from Rias' hands. Drake whistled in awe at how huge it was. More than 10 times bigger than the usual shot the redhead fires. It gained high velocity and went towards the leader of the Fallen Angels who was sitting up in the sky.
However, Kokabiel blocked Rias' shot with only one of his hands. He swatted it away, sending it towards the ground. When it hits the ground, it caused an explosion and left behind a huge hole in the ground.
"Impressive," Kokabiel said as he stood up from his throne. "Look how much stronger you've become with just a little bit of the Red Dragon Emperor's power. This is very interesting indeed. Kukuku." He started to laugh by himself as if he found it funny.
"…It's complete." Valper said.
Drake looks to see where the banished Archbishop was, only to see the four Excaliburs stabbed in the ground giving off large amounts of light.
That light soon spread throughout the battlefield, forcing everyone except Drake to cover their faces due to its brightness. The four Excalibur swords were then placed on top of one another. Then that light shot up into the air as a beam.
"No…" Kiba said in horror as Xenovia gasps.
Valper laughs with maniacal joy. "Finally, it is done!"
Once the beam of light dispersed, there was now only one fused Excalibur. "The spell on the ground is also complete," Valper said. "Soon this town will collapse in twenty minutes and Lord Mundus shall return!"
"That's it." Drake growled and grabbed Rebellion, ready to attack the rogue priest, when Kokabiel said, "If you want to save your town then you'll have to defeat me."
FLAP!
His wings opened and extended.
"Ready, Rias Gremory!?"
"I'm ready!" Rias responded with another shot of her powers.
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN!
Once again, a massive amount of demonic-power shot out from Rias' hands and raced towards Kokabiel. However, he surprised them again by actually catching the attack.
Akeno, however, wasn't going to give him the opportunity to do anything with the demonic-power in his hand. With a snap of her finger, Rias' Queen launched a lightning bolt at him.
But, just like Rias' attack, Kokabiel caught it.
GUUUN!
He then mashed the two powers together over his head, now holding up huge black and crimson sphere of demonic-power.
And then, he threw it at Rias.
Rias froze in the air. She couldn't go away where. Without being caught in the attack. "Rias!" She was then taken by surprise when Akeno put herself in between her master and the demonic-power.
BAAAAAAAANG!
The sphere collided with the two. Both girls screamed in pain by the intense power inflicted on their bodies.
Rias received the smallest amount of damage. Have only a few tears in her uniform on her skirt and on the underside of her left breast. She quickly stabilized herself in flight.
Akeno however, got the most damage. Her red hakama was torn down the side, exposing her left leg, and her left breast was completely exposed. She cried in pain, as she fell head first towards the ground.
However, she never hit the ground, as someone jumped towards her and caught Akeno.
When they landed, Akeno groaned and opened her eyes. She felt herself in the arms of someone strong, holding her close and securely in their warmth. Akeno looked up at the face and was surprised to see it was Drake looking at her with concern. "Drake?"
"Are you okay?" he asked, still holding her bridal-style. "That was a pretty strong move."
"I'm... fine." Akeno grunted in pain. "That one hurt."
"Hey, I'll kick his ass double for hurting you." Drake assured as he lowered her to the ground, then rushed after Kokabiel.
Akeno watched in go in amazement, before smiling with a blush. "And there he goes," she said to herself, as Asia ran towards her to provide healing. "Being the passionate hero as always." Rias land on the ground next to her.
Drake continued to run towards Kokabiel, ready to make him pay for hurting the girls, when he suddenly noticed something that made him stop.
It was Kiba, and he was walking straight for Valper.
"Kiba," he said.
"What is he doing?" Xenovia asked.
Kiba stopped a few feet away from Valper and the newly formed Excalibur. He gripped one of his swords tightly in his hand. "Valper Galilei," he said calmly to the man, but his eyes were filled with the flames of hatred. "I am a survivor of the 'Holy-Sword Project'. No. I am the one who was killed by you to be more precise."
This got the attention of everyone, as they watched intensely.
Kiba closed his eyes and smirk. "I was able to live because I was reborn as a Devil. I refused to because I knew…" he opened his eyes again. "…one day I would avenge the death of MY COMRADES!"
He jumped at Valper, fully intended to end the man's life.
"KIBA!" Rias cried out to Knight. Kokabiel conjured another Spear of Light. "NO!"
Kokabiel threw the Spear at the Knight just as a red blur got in between them.
BOOM!
When the Spear hit the blur, it caused a massive explosion. Kiba yelped when he bounced off the ground, before coming to a halt. When the smoke cleared away, it revealed something that made everyone's eyes widen.
Drake had stopped the Spear with just his bare hand, though he gritted his teeth as it required a lot of force to halt it's momentum. He's actually lucky his body wasn't blown up in the process. However, any cuts that he did sustain were already taken care of thanks to his healing factor.
"Impressive." Kokabiel said with an impressed smirk. "You caught it with just your bare hand. Once again, you remind me of your father, for he could do the same. But try catching a second!" Summon a second, Kokabiel threw it and Drake's eyes widened.
"Oh shit-!"
BOOM!
"DRAKE!" Rias screamed in horror, her eyes wide, as she saw a red blur fly out of view and crash somewhere that she didn't know. She was about to rush and find her boyfriend, to check on him, when the arrival of Freed directed her attention.
"This shall be the last entertainment. Fight while using the Excalibur that has turned into one from the four Excaliburs," Kokabiel ordered him.
"I would love to." Freed put on a crazy smile as he grabbed the Excalibur. Holding it in both hands. "It's like I'm so honored to use an Excalibur that has become super wonderful! Something like that? Uhehehe! I will just chop some Devils now!"
Xenovia jumped into the air and let out a war cry as she swung her sword at the insane priest.
"Too slow!" Freed disappeared in a blur before Xenovia could cut him. She stopped and looked around for him. "Have you met? Say hello to the Chopper-Rapidly?" Freed appeared behind the blue-haired Exorcist. Upon hearing his voice, Xenovia looked over her left shoulder. "So fresh!" Exclaimed the madman with his tongue out. "Should an amazing Excalibur! This bad boy can make anything happen!"
Freed brought the four-in-one Excalibur down on Xenovia, but she was quick to jump out of the way to avoid being struck.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?!" Freed shouted.
While in the air, Xenovia brought her foot into Freed's face, knocking him back, before she landed on her feet.
"MY FACE!" Freed cried before glaring at her. "You scum bitch! Who kicks a beautiful creation like this?! I'm going to tear you apart for that! I LL TURN YOU INTO A SLIP N' SLIDE! YOU HEAR ME?!" He bellowed angrily, before the four-in-one Excalibur glowed.
The blade then extended in a flexible way, similar to Irina's Excalibur.
KACHIN!
Xenovia effortlessly deflected the blade.
"It's not just mimicry, you know," Freed said, bringing the sword over his head. Going high in the air, the blade splits into four separate, thin blade that went towards the man.
KACHIN! KACHIN! KACHIN!
Once again, Xenovia blocked all attacks by the four blades.
"It's a nightmare!" Freed exclaimed, as multiple copies of himself started to form. Xenovia looked in his direction as her eyes narrowed, as the clones jumped at her. "This is the power of Excalibur Nightmare! Don! Don! Don! How do you like it, 'princess'?!"
"An illusion?" Xenovia gasped.
"Transparency!" Freed exclaimed, as the blade of the four-in-one Excalibur seemed to have disappeared. The copies of Freed took turns attacking Xenovia, but she blocked and parried all attempts on her life.
"How's he doing that?!" Issei asked, shocked by the power Freed had.
Xenovia jumped back and, hearing him, responded. "He can use all their abilities. All the sword that were combined."
"Does that mean even Xenovia can't do anything to this creep?!"
"I can't defeat this guy on my own!"
All the Freed copies disappeared and all that was left was the original. "Alrighty~ Brace yourselves, dears!" Freed said, before rushing at the blue-haired Holy Sword wielder.
KACHIN!
POW!
Thanks to Koneko, Issei was thrown directly at Freed and punched him in the face with the red gauntlet. "Don't forget, we're here too, asshole!" The Pawn proclaimed determinedly.
Xenovia blinked in surprise, but was nevertheless glad for the assist against someone she knew she can't beat one-on-one.
Kiba started getting to his feet when he heard footsteps approaching and he looked, glaring, to see Valper standing there. "I heard about you/" The priest said with a chuckle. "They said one of the subjects had escaped. How tragic to survive, only to live as a lowly Devil? I am grateful to you and the others. You taught me what I need to know to complete the project."
"Complete it?" Kiba frowned.
"The subjects we used didn't individually have enough of an essential factor needed to wield holy-swords. After I realized that fact, I reached a conclusion. All we had to do was take out the holy-elements from those who have them!" Valper explained in with look of insanity. This shocked Kiba. "Then I found a way to combine and crystallize them." He took out a shiny orb that was giving out light and held it up. "This one contains the correct quantity of the factors. It's the last one made from those little brats!"
"Hyahahahaha! Other guys besides me died because their bodies couldn't synchronize with the elements! Hmmmmm. If I think like that, that makes me special!" Freed exclaimed, before rushing to attack Issei and Xenovia.
"The thing that is put inside the holy-sword wielders when they received a blessing is…" When Xenovia learned the truth her teeth grit hatefully. "I see. I understand now."
"Those hypocrites. After the Church banished me for heresy, they shamelessly used my reports research? But I shouldn't be all too surprised. That Michael. He made me look like a criminal and this is the result? Well, it's that Angel we are talking about. Even if he takes the elements out of the test subjects, he wouldn't go as far as to kill them. That part only would make him more human than me. Kukukuku." Valper laughed pleasantly.
"…You killed my comrades and took out the elements needed to wield the holy-swords?" Kiba asked Valper with his voice filled with killing intent. "How many lives have you sacrificed for your greed and experiments?"
"You were nothing more than materials used in a top secret protect," Valper said as if it was an excuse. "We had what we need. What were we supposed to do?"
"…We believe in what we were doing was for God." His hands were shaking and there was an aura of anger coming out of his body. "We poured everything because of that fate…and then you…you just threw us away, like trash."
"Damn." Raynare breathed from where she stood with Kalawarner, Xuelan and Karlamine.
Yubelluna stared at the boy in sadness too. She then brought up her right arm and stared long and hard at her wrist. She was wearing forearm length fingerless gloves on her arms, all to hide a painful reminder of her life. Something Xuelan and Karlamine also wanted to forget. But Kiba's story…
She grabbed the end of the glove and pulled it up…
Revealing numbers tabooed on her wrist.
For her, and her three friends, World War 2 truly was a dark time in history.
Valper threw the orb with the lease amount of interest at the ground, where it rolled and went to Kiba's foot. "Here, take it! It's yours. My research has reached the stage where it is possible to mass produce them in the right environment. First of all, I will destroy this town with Kokabiel. Open the portal for the Dark Master, Mundus, to come through with his legions. Next I will gather the legendary holy-swords stored around the world. Then I will mass produce holy-sword wielders to join Lord Mundus' army, and start a war against Michael and the Vatican. I'm going to show the result of my research to those foolish Angels and their followers who have convicted me."
Kiba leaned down silently and picked it up. He then patted the orb sadly, lovingly, and dearly. "…Everyone…"
"You're not getting away with this!" Issei exclaimed at Valper with hatred. "You're not walking away from this freely!" He then noticed a light turned his head towards it, only to be shocked by what he saw.
With tears running down his cheek and his expression filled with sadness and anger as he held it close to his chest, the orb that Kiba held started giving out shallow lights. The lights started to spread and it eventually covered the whole school field. Everyone looked at them with wide-eyed wonder.
Issei looked around in amazement. All around him and his friends, there were boys and girls who were giving out blue-white lights and they were surrounding Kiba. "What is this?" he asked.
"The various powers that are present on this battlefield made the spirits within the orbs appeared," Akeno said after she and Rias were healed by Asia. "Then the powers of all of us must have freed the souls in the orb," Everyone looked at Kiba with a dear and sad expressions.
"Everyone! I…I!" Kiba stopped, trying to find the right words to say without losing himself and start crying. "…I have always…always thought about it. Was it all right that I was the only one that survived… There were those who had more dreams than me. There were those who wanted to live more than me. Is it all right that I am the only one to have a peaceful life…"
One of the boy spirits smiled and stepped in front of Kiba. He then placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "Don't worry about us anymore. You are alive at least." That caused tears to come out of Kiba's eyes.
Their bodies started to glow blue-white. Those lights were getting brighter, with Kiba in the center.
"We were no good alone."
"We didn't have enough elements to wield the holy swords. But."
"It will be okay if we are together."
"You have to accept the holy-sword."
"It's not scary."
"Even if God is watching."
"Our hearts are always…"
"ONE."
Their spirits went up into the heaven and they turned into a big light that fell down to Kiba.
Rias and Akeno smiled with a mixture of happiness and sadness. Koneko thought it was the sweetest thing she saw. Asia hand her hands together in a prayer-like pose, as she smiled and had tears running down her cheeks. Even Raynare and Kalawarner couldn't help but shed a few tears, which they allowed to flow freely. Yubelluna looked up at the spirits and smiled, wiping a tear away with her finger. Xuelan and Karlamine waved goodbye at the spirits while crying, so glad that they found peace. Xenovia's stoic expression dropped from her face as she prayed for the children too.
Issei's face also had tears running down his cheeks as he watched. "I can't stop crying! Dammit, Kiba! You're breaking my heart!"
[The Knight has reached it.]
He looked at his gauntlet in confusion. The light that split the abyss night looked as if it was giving blessings to Kiba.
[Sacred Gears change and evolve while using the feelings of the possessors as a key. But there is a different territory to that. When the feelings and the wishes of the possessor does a dramatic change that it changes the flow of this world, the Sacred Gear reaches it. Yes. This is known as… the Balance Breaker.]
After the light disappeared, Kiba opened his closed eyes and scowled at Valper, who started to look a little worried. "My comrades…they never wanted me to wish for revenge," he said, before he started walking towards the old man. "They wanted me to be free. But I'm not. First, I need to destroy the evil in front of me." This caused Valper to take a step back. "Then no one else would have to suffer."
Now really worried, Valper backed away from Kiba. The blonde Knight then summoned a sword before himself. Grabbing he pointed it at Valper. "No one but you," Kiba said.
Scared for his life, Valper called out, "Help me! Freed!"
"Yes!" Freed jumped in the air. "I'm here!" He exclaimed before landing between the two individuals. Even with his left arm twisted in broken mess, he still was able to fight with one hand.
This seemed to return Valper's confidence. "Heh. You are such a little fool," he said. "You should have let yourself be killed with the rest of them."
"Kiba!"
That was Raynare's voice. Kiba turned his head towards her.
"You can do it!" The raven-haired Fallen Angel exclaimed to him with a smile. "Don't give up! Send these jerks packing."
"Kick their fucking asses like they deserve it, blondie!" Kalawarner cheered on.
"You can do it, Kiba," Rias told him. "Fight like a member of the House of Gremory. Take them down. Besides, no true Knight of mine would ever lose to such a pathetic foe."
"Come on, Kiba. We all believe in you!" Akeno joined in on the encouragement.
"I want to see blood," Koneko said. Asia just looked at him with a teary smile and nodded.
Kiba was a little surprised to hear everyone cheer for him, but was nonetheless grateful. "Thank you."
"Gross, another moving scene from the House of Gag-Me Gremory," said Freed with his eyes closed, moving his shoulders up and down. "Now my skin is starting to crawl and it's creeping me out. I can't take it! I need to hurry up and kill you! Yes! THAT SHOULD MAKE ME FEEL MUCH BETTER!"
Kiba got into a fighting stance. But then a thought came into his head. "Time for a new sword." He dropped his stance and pointed the demonic-sword to the sky. "My comrades who have merged with my spirit. Let us overcome this together. The feelings we couldn't say back then! The wishes we couldn't fulfil back then! Right now, right here!"
Two powers, his Sacred Gear and the spirits of his comrades, exited from the sword.
"I shall become the sword of Rias and my comrades! Please respond to my feelings now! Sword-Rebirth!"
The two powers of his demonic power and the holy power were mixed, before they aligned and formed into shape.
What appeared in Kiba's hand was a single sword. A beautiful sword that was unlike anything he's ever wielded and radiating with a power never before seen.
"I shall call this the Sword of Betrayer. It shall receive the power that has both the power of light and demonic powers with its blade," Kida exclaimed, ready to battle Freed.
"Holy and Devil powers fussed together!" Rias looked at her Knight with astonishment.
"Now it makes sense!" Issei exclaimed. "I get what Ddraig was talking about. He said Kiba had peaked. So that must be his Balance Breaker!"
"Ho…Holy-demonic sword…? Impossible… The polar opposite of two things cannot merge…" Valper made a strong expression as he tried to phantom how the creation of Kiba's new sword is even possible.
Xenovia appeared beside Kiba, walking side-by-side with him. "Talk to me, Knight of Gremory." The blue-haired girl said, not taking her eyes off Valper. "Are we still fighting on the same side?"
"I'd like to think we are." Kiba responded.
"I have a thought then." Xenovia started. "Then why don't the three of us destroy that Excalibur together?"
Kiba looked at her. "Are you sure?"
"I understand that technically we're looking at a Holy Sword, but there's nothing holy about that." She said, glaring at the giggling Freed. She twirled her sword before stabbing it into the ground, and then puts her right hand out to the right before starting to chant. "Saint Peter. Saint Basil the Great. Saint Denis. Holy-mother, Mary. Please hear my voice."
The space in front of her extended hand suddenly became distorted, and the blue-haired swordswoman reached her hand into the distorted space. After grabbing what she wanted, Xenovia pulled it right out of the dimensional gap, revealing it to be a single, long blue sword with golden yellow edges that gave out a holy aura. Chains were bonded to the sword, tying it in to the gap.
"In the names of the saints whom reside within this blade, I will release it. Durandal!" With her hand on the D-shape handle, the chains broke, and the sword, Durandal was freed.
This shocked many, even Kiba and Issei, who looked at her with wide eyes. Karlamine stared at the blue sword in amazement. "…Wow…"
"Whoa…never heard of it," Kalawarner said, earning looks from the Phoenix maids that said 'of course not!' written all over their faces.
"It's a sword that is so famous that it is on par with Excalibur," Karlamine explained.
"How do you know about it?" Xuelan asked with a hand on her hip.
"I read about swords," the blonde maid replied casually. "And from what I heard of it, it's capable of cutting everything in this world."
Raynare turned her attention back to Xenovia and asked, "Then why does she have it?"
"Absurd! According to my research, we haven't reached the stage where someone can wield Durandal!?" Valper couldn't hide his astonishment, as well as his fear.
"Wrong. I was originally the wielder of Durandal. I was also chosen as the holder of the Excalibur. That's all." Xenovia said, grabbing her Excalibur and made a stance with Durandal. Standing in a two-sword fighting style. "Even in the Vatican, they haven't made someone who can wield Durandal artificially. But to answer your question: unlike Kiba or Irina, I'm a natural born wielder."
Valper became speechless at her words. "One who's perfectly suitable," he said, trembling. "Also known as a True Holy-Sword User!"
"This kiddo is a sword that ravages beyond what people can imagine. It cuts anything it touches. It doesn't even listen to me most of the time. That's why I have to keep it in another dimension, otherwise it would be dangerous," Xenovia explained to everyone. "Even I, the holder, has a hard time with it."
"Is that even allowed!? It became a situation like this!" Freed shouted and moved his killing intent to Xenovia. "You shitty bitch! I don't need any of that for this setting!" Too fast for the males to see, the psycho slashed his transparent sword towards her.
GAKIIIN!
With a single side slash of her Durandal, Xenovia shattered pieces of the Excalibur.
"What the fuck is this!" Freed exclaimed angrily as his sword reformed again, only this was a different shape.
"Do you understand now?" Xenovia exclaimed as xhe charged at Freed, sword pointed at him to stab. "You have nothing more than a broken sword! Against our weapons, your Excalibur is no match!"
"Kiss my ass!" Freed used the speed power of the Excalibur Rapidly and jumped away. Xenovia stopped after her enemy jumped away. "I'VE DECIDED I DON'T LIKE YOU!"
"The feeling's mutual!" Kiba exclaimed in the air behind Freed, ready to cut him down. But then he and the boy priest began clashing swords at intense speeds. "It wasn't enough to server our hope!"
BAAAKIIIN!
Another shattering sound echoed within the barrier as the Excalibur broke again.
Freed landed on the ground with a thud, before sitting on his knees and glaring hatefully at Kiba. "Are you fucking serious!? Are you really fucking serious!? The legendary Excalibur is shattering into pieces!? Horrible! This is really horrible! Kaaaa! Was it wrong to use something that was broken from the start? The shallowness of humans. The foolishness of the Church. I want to grow up while taking a glimpse of it!"
CHOP!
"GGGAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"
Freed screamed in complete and total agony when Kiba cuts his shoulder.
"How is this even possible?" Valper stared in shock, not fully capable of believing what he just witnessed. "In theory, the fusion of Holy and Devil powers is—GAUGH!" He was able to finish when Kiba turned his attention to him.
"Prepare yourself, Valper Galilei!" Kiba growled.
"Yes! I understand now!" Valper's eyes widened. "Holy and demonic. It will be an explanation, if the beings that represent the two become unbalanced! Then not only the Devil King but God has also—GOUGH!"
STAB.
A Spear of Light pierced through Valper's back.
This shocked everyone.
Valper's body went limp after throwing up a solid amount of blood that spilled out his mouth.
"Oh Valper," A sneering Kokabiel said, belonging the attention of everyone to him. "For a servant of my master, you have played your part well. But I cannot have you figure that part out as of yet."
Raynare opened her wings and flew into the air until she was at the same altitude as Kokabiel, but keep her distance from him. "You do realize you just killed your right-hand man in your plan," she said seriously. "What are you trying to do now?"
The Fallen Angel replied by saying, "I'm destroying everything I find tedious." An overwhelming pressure was sent by him. The Devils and sword-wielders could feel the intense aura and confidence. Now I'm even more bored than before. Hey there, Red Dragon Emperor!."
Issei glared. "What do you want?"
"Increase the power of your dragon and transfer it to someone else." He made an order full of confidence.
"And why would you want that?"
While Issei was confused, Rias got enraged. "Are you trying to give us a chance!? Don't bother, we don't need it!"
"Hahaha. Be reasonable, Rias. Do you really think you can defeat me on your own?" Kokabiel asked her. "The only ones capable would be the Son of Sparda and the Silver-Haired Annihilation, but where are they I wonder? Grayfia went off in search of your little boyfriend, though I do hope he isn't dead... that would be such a shame as Lord Mundus wants to make him suffer for his father's actions."
"… I guess we don't have a choice then," Rias closed her eyes for a second and took in a deep breath before turning to her Pawn, "Issei, once you've reached your limit transfer everything to me."
"President?" Issei blinked a few times before nodding his head in understanding. "Alright, get ready!"
"Ow..." Drake groaned as he came too, having went out like a light when he crashed through part of the school and landed in the gym hall. The ground was cracked from the force of his impact. He grunted as he tried to push himself up only to fall back down with a huff. "Damn..."
"Don't tell me you're giving up." A familiar voice said and he looked to see Grayfia standing there, looking relieved he was alright. She held a hand out. "They need you."
Drake sighed. "Fighting Kokabiel's not going as we expected. We don't have an hour to wait before he destroys everything and frees Mundus."
"But we do have a chance, Drake." Grayfia said and went to her knees, helping him sit up before she cupped his cheek much to his surprise as she looked at him with a soft expression, her cheeks slightly red. "You have your father's determination and drive to protect those you love. And like him, I know you will not let anyone, no matter how powerful they are, to hurt them. To hurt Rias. You need to dig down deep, look inside yourself, and awaken your true demonic power."
"How do I do that?" Drake scoffed. "I only awakened my demonic power when I was stabbed with Rebellion. Doesn't exactly work that way anymore."
Grayfia giggled, which caught Drake off guard as he had never heard her giggle. She sounded... beautiful when she did. "You silly boy." She said with a smile, pulling him close and he blinked when finding his head resting on Grayfia's breasts. "You don't need to be stabbed by your own sword to unlock your potential, Drake. It was already there, you just have to unlock it through different means. Your bonds, the people you care about, they are the reason you fight, yes?"
"...Yes." Drake nodded, closing his eyes as he listened to Grayfia's heartbeat.
"You fight to protect them, to protect Rias. You love her." Grayfia said softly.
"I do." Drake nodded again. "With all my heart."
"Think of her, Drake. Think of us all." Grayfia said, pulling him away slightly and leaned her forehead against his. "Think on your reason for fighting."
Drake did that. He closed his eyes, thinking on everything that's happened over the course of his life. From his childhood, to the day his father left, to his mother's death, to the years of harshness, of training to fight demons.
And then the day he met her.
Rias Gremory.
The girl that had come to mean so much to him. The girl he had fallen in love with. The girl he would fight Heaven and Hell for.
He thought on her, on Akeno, on Asia, Koneko, Issei, Kiba, his bonds and friendships. How they grew. From his annoyance at Issei in the beginning to thinking of him as a perverted little brother that he was fond of. Asia, his pseudo little sister. Koneko, his other little sister. Kiba, also like a brother. And then there was the girls in his life, the girls who made his life entertaining.
Rias, Akeno, Raynare, Kalawarner, Yubelluna, Xuelan, Karlamine, Kuroka, even Grayfia.
Images of their smiling faces flashed through his mind and he felt that determination and drive to fight grow. The same feeling when he he decided to fight demons to avenge his mother, to protect the world from the demons. And to do it... he needed power.
'Power... give me more power!' Drake thought.
Grayfia stepped back as she saw a red aura coming off Drake's body, the same red as his coat. She wacthed as he stood and open his eyes, revealing demonic red. He opened his hand and Rebellion soon came flying into it. He then looked at her, before catching her off guard when he wrapped his arm around her waist and then pressed his lips against hers. She was so startled, she didn't have time to register it or even accept the idea of returning the kiss for the one she was attracted to, when he pulled away.
"Thank you, Grayfia." Drake said, his voice giving off an echoing tone. He stepped back from her as the red aura grew intense and he curled in on himself with a gritted teeth expression, then he spread his arms out with a demonic roar as he changed in a red light similar to when he'd use his Devil Trigger.
Grayfia looked away from the intensity of the light to avoid being blinded. When it died down, she looked and her eyes widened at what she saw.
Drake's Devil form had upgraded. It was more bestial, the head is surrounded by large ram-like horns with a second smaller set extending from the top. The chest and head glow with incandescent orange and the whole body is wreathed in demonic flames. The solid parts of the body seem to be a combination of metal and black demonic stone: any areas of exposed "skin" are covered in square scales. It is shown to have reptilian feet and four bat-like wings which are darker than the body.
Grayfia smiled proudly. 'Sparda, Eva, you would be so proud of him.'
The demon Drake rolled his head as he breathed before he turned to look at Grayfia. "Time to finish this."
Grayfia nodded, her expression turning to the same stoicness Drake knew and loved. "And I will be at your fight. Always."
"What are you talking about Kokabiel?!" Rias called out after she and the others heard the Fallen Angel say something about Xenovia and Gawain's Lord being gone.
"Oh that's right! I'm stirring up a war, so of course there's no more need to hide anything!" Kokabiel said before he let out a bellowing laugh that carried throughout the area as he stared at his enemies, who were scattered throughout the area. Many were injured from the battle and where being healed by Asia while Raynare and Kalawarner were standing opposite of Kokabie, an injured Xenovia and a fallen Kiba behind her. While Issei's transfer had granted Rias a gigantic amount of power, she was unable to deal that much damage beside destroying his coat and a scorch mark on his shoulder that she and Akeno had dealt when combining Rias' power with Akeno's lightning. "You see back in the Great War… not only did the Four Great Satans die during the three-way conflict, but God did as well!"
"God... is dead?" Rias repeated in shock, which was mirrored by everyone else who had heard the news.
"Yes! Killed by Lord Mundus himself!" Kokabiel laughed.
"I-It can't be…" Xenovia fell to her knees in shock. "That's impossible! Such a thing can't be true!"
"Indeed!" Rias called out in agreement, "You're lying, Kokabiel! What proof do you have of this?"
"I was there to see it," Kokabiel told them. "Near the end of the Great War, I saw God confront Mundus. At this point, the Demon Emperor had grown so powerful nothing could stand against him. And so, Mundus and God fought in a battle to be awed God was already on His last legs from the numerous battles and the war itself, which allowed Mundus to easily slay the Creator. This happened before the eyes of the Three Factions. Mundus desired to conquer the Universe with his legions of demons that not even the combined forces of Devils, Angels and Fallen Angels could withstand... but Mundus did not anticipate being betrayed by his right-hand, the only one he trusted as his general."
"Sparda..." Rias whispered.
"Yes... Sparda stood alone against his former ally and army, and fought them off single-handedly. With his power, he cast Mundus and his army into another world, one to be the Demon King's prison and sealed it off. Never to be opened again." Kokabiel smirked. "Of course, he knew some demons would manage to slip through, but Mundus could not. That war not only took away the Devil Faction's Four Satans and many of their High-Class Devils. But the Angels and Fallen Angels from the other Factions suffered loss as well. Pure Angels are no longer reproduce and the number of Pure-Blooded Devils is very scarce. The Devils had managed to create their Evil Pieces to turn Humans, and because of this the other two Factions attempted to do the same. Heaven tried with playing cards calling it the Brave Saint System while the Fallen Angels tried to use puzzle pieces, however it seems that the Devils had some secret to their research because neither Faction were successful in their attempts to replicate it."
"No… No, it can't be!" Asia whimpered as the information that Kokabiel was telling them was processing through her mind.
That didn't seem to deter the Fallen Angel as he gleefully continued to speak, "Which brings us to the reason why it was kept secret… It's because the Three Factions were forced to rely on humans to survive. The leaders of the Factions, the Angels, Fallen Angels, and Devils, they all agreed to conceal God's death to use the humans to survive!"
"Liar! You're lying!" Xenovia shouted as she started to hyperventilate.
"I don't care about that though, what I truly cannot bear is what happened after the deaths of God. the Satans and the sealing of Mundus. The leaders that remained had decided that war was no longer worth continuing and that it would be pointless if anyone tried!" Kokabiel growled as he smacked his hand against his chest before throwing it into the air as a fist. "There was no way in Hell that I could stand for that! They told us to lower our fists after all the effort we made after raising them!? We would've won the war if we had kept at it! But no… Instead that damned Azazel went so far as to proclaim that there would never be a second Great War!" Kokabiel shouted in rage while he stared at the group with twitching pupils, "I REFUSE TO FUCKING ACCEPT THAT!"
"But if the Lord is gone…" Kokabiel turned to see that Asia had gotten back to her feet, her body trembling as she stared at him. "Then what about his blessings… Where did they coming from?!"
"Michael's doing a fine job from the looks of it," Kokabiel said with a smirk as he closed his eyes in amusement. "He's taking care of everything in God's stead, both with leading the Angels and taking care of the humans."
"Michael?!" Raynare's eyes widened. "The Archangel himself..."
"Archangel Michael… is acting as the substitute for God?" Xenovia looked up from the ground in shock, glancing at her sword before continuing. "But then...what about us?"
"Things like prayers, blessings, and exorcisms should be working fine with the system still intact, though it isn't as strong as it once was." Kokabiel answered with a shrug, though his answer seemed to push Asia to her limit as her body fell forward, but luckily for her Koneko managed to catch her in time.
"It's to be expected, there's no way she could've reacted any other way. I'm really surprised that I haven't lost control of myself." Xenovia said.
"But despite this, the large number of people who believed in God has decreased greatly from what it once was. And with the absence of those that maintained the balance between the Holy and the Demonic, anomalies such as that Holy Demonic Sword are bound to occur sooner or later. The two elements should have never come together, but honestly I don't care as long as it gives me what I need!" Kokabiel started to laugh in an insane manner while Koneko moved Asia to one of the trees that managed to stay intact. But his laughter soon died down as he sensed something coming from the school. "What in...?"
"What is he-" Issei was cut off as something burst out of the school. "What was that?!"
The blur moved too fast for their eyes to catch onto it, but it was red and heading straight for Kokabiel who was too surprised to do anything before he was struck hard, sending him crashing through his throne and into the ground below. Then the blur snatched him up and Kokabiel was sent into the building behind him, crashing into it and causing it to fall on him.
"You talk too much." A demonic voice said as the blur stopped and revealed itself to be a demon, lowering to the ground before it flashed red and changed back into Drake who had Rebellion in his right hand tightly.
"D-Drake!" Rias and Akeno exclaimed, both happy to see that he was alright.
"Yo Drake!" Issei called out in relief while Koneko nodded her head with a small smile.
"Woo! About time you got back into it, baby!" Kalawarner grinned.
"Fucking A!" Raynare nodded in agreement along with Yubelluna, Xuelan and Karlamine who were equally happy to see him.
"Drake." Kiba muttered with a small grin.
Xenovia stared at the white-haired half-Devil with shock, "Drake Sparda!?"
"Sorry we're late." Grayfia landed beside Rias. "Had to get him back into the fight."
"A good thing you did." Rias said, never once taking her eyes off her boyfriend.
"… Thanks to that loud, arrogant voice of yours, I managed to hear everything you had said… and I have only one thing to say in response to that information." The son of Sparda raised his hand that was holding Rebellion and pointed it at the destroyed building, "Who the hell gives a crap about your little sob story?! Anything in the past can be dealt with later, all that matters is what's happening now! You're trying to destroy our home, bring about a war, unleash a demon and tried to kill people who are precious to me!"
Everyone was silent as they took in his words, and before long they all started to nod their heads in agreement. But the silence was interrupted as the building Kokabiel had crashed into was vaporized in a golden pillar of light, which soon died down to reveal Kokabiel with all of his wings stretched out and his shirt torn open to reveal a large bruise. With a massive grin on his face, the Fallen Angel flew towards Drake and landed a few feet away from him.
"Impressive, very impressive. Just what I would expect from the son of the Legendary Dark Knight." Kokabiel said with a laugh before holding his hands out, "But this can't be all you have to bring to this fight, I can feel it! Show me everything you have!"
"Like you had to ask, bub..." Drake said, cracking his neck and rolling his shoulders before he swung Rebellion out into a stance. "Let's rock!"
Kokabiel grinned and summoned a sword of his own. "Show me what you've got, son of Sparda!"
And that's it for this chapter. Damn, over 10,000 words... but hey, you can't say I ain't doing short chapters. Anyway, the next fight will have Drake vs Kokabiel... and it looks like Drake has unlocked his Sin Devil Trigger. I had to find some way to have him unlock it, seeing as he doesn't have the Sparda. And I know the way it was done may be cheesy but... isn't Devil May Cry like that at times?
Harem: Rias Gremory (Alpha and main girl), Akeno Himejima, Raynare, Kalawarner, Xenovia Quarta, Kuroka, Yasaka, Yubelluna, Xuelan, Karlamine, Serafall Leviathan, Grayfia Lucifuge, Gabriel, Kiyome Abe and Rossweisse.
Issei's harem: Asia Argento, Koneko Toujou, Ravel Phenex and Irina Shidou.