0713MM: Hey guys! I welcome you to the 21st chapter of The Silver Valkyrie! I do not own Black Clover, nor its characters, nor the OCs that are used in this chapter. The OCs and their Spells respectively are owned by Warmachine375. Chapter start!^^

Chapter 21

"How deep is the Underwater Temple?" Solid asked as Noelle led her Sea Dragon's Cradle down and into the depths of the ocean.

"Not much further." Acier answered Solid's question.

"Can you be quiet Solid?" Noelle snapped. "Trying to concentrate on keeping this spell up isn't easy you know." That got everyone to go quiet. Even those that weren't saying anything didn't utter a word after that. After about 20-30 minutes, Noelle's Sea Dragon's Cradle bumps into the now weakened barrier due it to being close to midnight.

"What did I hit?" Noelle wondered aloud.

"The strong magic region's barrier to the Seabed Temple." Valeria pointed ahead of them. "We just went right through it."

"Eh?" Noelle turned around to see that what Valeria said was true. "Whoa…! I managed to get through it?"

"Well, the barrier down here is weaker." Elf Fana noted as Noelle's Sea Dragon's Cradle dissipated and the group landed on the underwater sandy plains.

"This place is beautiful…!" Asta breathed as he looked around. Solid just groaned in irritation.

"No time for sight-seeing commoner filth!" Solid snapped. "We have a mission to complete!" Asta turned to Solid and raised an eyebrow.

"Commoner filth?" Asta repeated.

"That's r-" Solid retorted hotly, but stopped upon feeling several angry glares headed his way, minus Asta. Those who were doing were as follows: Noelle, Courtney, Dazu, Lily, Alice, Valeria, Fanzell, Dominante, Mariella, and Friede. While Captain Acier, Captain Fana, Vice Captain Mars, Nozel, Nebra, Kabwe, Onoby, and Siona either sighed loudly or mentally facepalmed.

"What?" Solid questioned. He then felt himself sweating, despite being underwater where it was cooler than at the surface. Valeria cracked her knuckles.

"Captain Acier," Valeria began. "After this mission, permission to teach your 2nd son a lesson the hard way?"

"Me too." Elf Fana added. "I know he's your son and all, but his attitude is borderline arrogance. And I hate that about you humans." She glanced at the others, which were in fact, humans. "No offense."

"None taken, elf me." Captain Fana waved her right hand dismissively. Acier just laughed lightly.

"I would say no, but I'll give Solid one more chance to pull his act together." Acier replied. "Should he not work together as a team during this mission, then you can."

"Mom!" Solid groaned loudly. The others just laughed.

The 2 squads walked for a good while before eventually reaching what appeared to be the temple. They quickly took notice of people bustling about.

"There are people here?" Friede questioned.

"Ahh Magic Knights! Welcome!" The 2 Magic Knight squads noticed a group of Seabed Temple citizens approach them. "We've never had any visitors before! It's a nice change!"

"Say, do you know where the temple is?" Captain Fana asked. "We're on a mission. Magic Knight business and all."

"Oh!" An older man spoke as he pointed in the direction of the temple. "Just follow the path and you'll reach it."

"Not like we could miss it or anything…" Solid grumbled.

"Thank you." Acier nodded as she took the lead for the 2 squads which followed behind her.

After a good 25ish minutes of walking, the 2 squads reach the base of the Seabed Temple.

"Amazing…!" Elf Fana breathed, impressed by the structure of the temple.

"Let's just get in and get out." Solid snapped. "You can go sight-seeing here another time."

"As much as I hate to agree with him, but your 2nd son is right." Valeria told Acier. Acier glanced at Valeria and nodded.

"Yes of course." Acier replied. The 2 squads walked inside the temple, only to be surprisingly welcomed by 4 people; 3 of them were male, the other female. The first was an old, wrinkled man with long, thin eyebrows and a mustache that extended outwards. He has a long beard that extends below his waist and extremely long hair that for some reason is able to levitate. He wears a large coat with a large collar and a black trim. Under the coat he wears a light-colored shirt and pants and a dark-colored belt.

The 2nd male was a young man with dark hair. As a priest he wears a swordfish mask and a light-colored, hooded robe.

The 3rd male was an older man with short black hair, except for a long ponytail in the back and three strands that hang in the front. He has a goatee and two bunches of hair on each side of his mouth. He also has thick eyebrows that fringe on the edges. As a priest he wears a hammerhead shark mask and a white hooded robe.

And the 4th was a female who was a slender girl with red eyes. Her dark red hair is gathered into a long ponytail and decorated with seashells. She wears a gold chain necklace with a whale pendant. She wears a white, sleeveless dress made of scales and a red belt. Her grimoire bag hangs off the left side of her belt. She also wears a pair of sandals with two red straps like her belt. As a priestess, she wears a dolphin mask, a pair of large pink pants, a white shirt, and a wide gold belt. Over all this, she wears a white hooded robe that is clasped at her throat by a Seabed Temple pin. The edges of the robe are red, while the sleeves have sections of pink scales.

"Welcome!" The old man greeted. Acier gave a bow to the 4, confusing the Amber Phoenix squad members, minus Valeria.

"It is a pleasure to see you again, Gifso, Gio, Kiato, Kahono." Acier greeted with a smile on her face. Her smile soon vanished. "However, as much as I'd love to play catch up, we Magic Knights have a job to do here."

"So that's why you bowed to them, Captain Acier?" Captain Fana asked. Captain Acier glanced at the younger Captain and nodded.

"That's right." Acier confirmed. "These longtime friends of mine. Specifically Gifso and Gio. Kiato and Kahono are Gio's children." Gifso took notice of the Amber Phoenix squad members and instantly got excited. Despite him being an old man, he still held a high amount of energy. Especially considering what he had in mind for the 2 Magic Knight Squads. The young man named Kiato, and the girl named Kahono, both chuckled at their grandfather's antics.

"Oh? I see you brought friends this time around dear Acier!" The elderly man named Gifso grinned, excitement plastered on his face. "Wonderful!" The Amber Phoenix squad members, including Captain Fana and Vice Captain Mars, sweatdropped while Acier chuckled.

"I never would have guessed an elderly man to be so-" Alice began.

"Chipper?" Mariella finished for her. "Yeah, me neither." Valeria on the other hand, just felt her lips form into a light smile.

This reminds me of Princess Lolopechka. Valeria thought, reminiscing on the memories while listening to Gifso and Acier. Eventually, the 2 reached an agreement..

"Alright, just 1 game Gifso." Acier agreed as the 2 finished talking. "Afterwards, can you please give us the magic stone that's here? It's better we have it then our enemies."

"Game?" Captain Fana repeated, hearing the last bit of what Acier and Gifso said.

"That's right." Kahono replied, grinning. "To put it simply, you must defeat all the Seabed Temple mages to win."

"Oh? That's it?" Fanzell questioned. "It doesn't sound that bad." He grinned. "Still, it'll be fun. Sign me up!"

"Hey wait a minute! How come we're closed off in here?" Captain Fana asked as she, Mars, Acier, and Gifso sat inside a secluded area that allowed them to watch the fights taking place.

"It's to make this a fair game." Gifso explained. "I am aware that Magic Knight Captains are really strong. From what Acier has told me, depending on their strength, they are a one man, or in your 2's case, one woman army."

"It makes sense to me." Mars remarked, turning to Fana. "Plus we have 2 Magic attributes and a lot of mana because of it." Captain Fana nodded.

"That's true." Captain Fana agreed, her worriedness slowly fading. "Besides, complaining about not being able to take part shows that I don't have much faith in my own squad." She clenched her right hand into a fist for a brief moment before unclenching. "My squad may have been newly formed, but a lot of people joined it. I at first feared we wouldn't get anyone at all." Her lips formed a small smile, turning to face Mars. "But it was thanks to Wizard King Julius that my squad was able to get members." She wrapped her right arm around Mars. "But I have to thank you too Mars."

"Me?" Mars repeated. "What did I do?"

"Besides coming up with the squad name?" Captain Fana laughed. "You just being with me has helped me in more ways than one." Mars felt his cheeks turn pink. Unfortunately for them, both Gifso and Acier were laughing quietly to themselves as they watched the battles.

"Oh I have plans to make fun of those 2 later." Acier whispered to Gifso, grinning like a master planner. Gifso just laughed.

"That's so like you Acier." Gifso whispered back in agreement. He then turned his attention back to the screen(s) in front of the 4 and gaped as a Temple Mage fell in defeat to Friede.. "What?! Oh come on!" Captain Fana and Mars turned back to face the screens and Captain Fana smiled.

"Even though Friede is at a disadvantage here due to this place filled with Water Magic mana, that ultimately doesn't matter." Captain Fana noted. "It's because of how her Great Aunt trained her that matters."

"That's right." Acier agreed with her fellow Captain. She then turned back to Gifso. "I probably should have mentioned this to you when we met outside, but there is a terrorist organization hunting down the magic stones. Because of that, they'll come here to obtain the magic stone that is within the Seabed Temple." Gifso glanced at Acier, then back at the screens. One of the screens showed Asta dueling Kiato, while another showed Noelle dueling Kahono.

"I'll take that into account." Gifso spoke up. "Sadly, we cannot leave this area until the game is over."

"Right…" Captain Fana muttered.

"You're not half bad!" Kiato grinned as he evaded Asta's Anti-Magic attacks with the Demon-Dweller Sword.

"Thanks!" Asta grinned as he too evaded an attack from Kiato. "You're not half bad either!" He leapt at Kiato, and their blades clashed. "But sadly, I have to defeat you to help my squad complete this mission!"

"Even though you're not a noble or royal you hold the arrogance of one." Valeria remarked as she walked away from the new bound Temple Mage via her Earth Binding Magic: Prison Grip. "Those are the type of mages I put in there place."

"Dammit…!" The Temple Mage groaned out as Valeria left him behind. Once she was out of range, the Temple Mage Valeria defeated face planted into the ground.

"Looks like you're the last one that doesn't have an opponent." Solid grinned as he faced off against Gio. However, Solid was also joined by Onoby Sinho, much to his own irritation. "Though I do not need help!"

"Keep your ego down Silva boy." Onoby remarked coolly. "Valeria already wants to knock it down a peg or 2. Try not to make it worse for you."

"Humph!" Solid grunted. "Fine! Since our squads have teamed up, I'll let someone like you aid me. But just this once!"

"Ready whenever you 2 are!" Gio grinned. Before the 2 could battle it out, the rock wall in front of them shattered to reveal 11 mages. 6 of them wore the Eye of the Midnight Sun outfit, while the other 5 mages wore Spade Kingdom military outfits. But unlike the other 10 mages with him, this man had long blonde hair, purple eyes, and a very muscular body, along with a red mark going across the bridge of his nose. He turned his attention to the other 10 mages with him.

"Split up and take down the other Magic Knights here." The large muscular man ordered. "Leave no one left alive." The other 10 mages saluted to him.

"Yes Lord Vetto!" The 10 mages remarked before splitting up. After the 10 mages left, Vetto immediately turned his attention to the 3 mages in front of him.

"Ah, a Temple Mage, a filthy royal, and a mouse." Vetto mocked Gio, Solid, and Onoby respectively. "You 3 will be the first to taste despair."

"Tch…!" Solid grunted before he grinned. "We'll see about that overgrown piece of filth!" Vetto just chuckled at Solid's poor attempt at insulting him.

"No, that's you." Vetto retorted, unfazed by Solid's lame insult. He then curved his lips into a dark smile. "Regardless, you shall taste despair!" He then charged at Solid, his arms and legs became imbued with a dark red aura. "Beast Magic: Cheetah Charge! Followed up with Beast Magic: Leopard Kick!" He kicked Onoby's barrier formed by his Barrier Magic around him, Gio, and Solid. Solid and Gio tsked, then Solid launched 2 Water Magic Spells at Vetto.

"Water Creation Magic: Slashing Sea Serpent! As well as Holy Water Bullet!" Solid declared. A giant water hammer appeared in Gio's right hand as he charged at Vetto.

"Water Creation Magic: Sea God's Hammer!" Gio declared. Vetto took the 3 spells head on; thus they created an explosion. The 3 mages watched intently as the smoke began to clear. However once it did...Vetto was unscathed! Surprising the 3 mages, as well as Gifso, Captain Fana, and Vice Captain Mars. Acier just frowned deeply.

"Impossible!" Solid gaped out of shock. "Those were 3 powerful spells consecutively!"

"It's all thanks to my Rhinoceros Armor spell that your puny spells failed to hit me!" Vetto mocked. He turned his attention to Gio first. "Still though, your spell wasn't bad. However…" He punches Solid and Gio in the face, followed up with a kick to Onoby's stomach. The 3 staggered backwards so much that crashed into the rock wall. While Gio slumped to the ground, Solid and Onoby face planted the ground. Vetto looked at the 3 for another moment or 2 before laughing. "You 3 weren't even worth my time. Now fall into despair!" Suddenly, several icy spears flew towards his way. He evaded them with ease, despite how fast they were moving.

"Dammit I missed." Mariella grunted as she, Fanzell, and Dominante strided into the area where Vetto was.

"Excellent. More people have come so can drown them in despair!" Vetto sneered. "I was worried that this would be easy for us to obtain the magic stone here. Glad it won't be."

"You think it will be that easy?" Mariella retorted, unimpressed. She then glanced at Fanzell and Dominante. "Master, Dominante, let's do this."

"Right!" Fanzell grinned as a sword made of wind formed and appeared in his right hand. It's appearance is similar to the Demon-Slayer Sword. "Wind Creation Magic: Slicing Wind Emperor!"

"Ice Magic: Icicle Spears." Mariella spoke as several ice spears appeared around her.

"Vortex Creation Magic: Cleaving Sickle Wind!" Dominante declared as a large crescent-shaped wind blade appeared; thus she grabbed it with her right hand. Vetto's lips just formed a dark smile.

"So I got some fighters, hmm? Good! I don't want to get bored too quickly!" Vetto grinned.

"It was a good idea to tell our squad members to stop there fights against the Temple Mages should an Eye of the Midnight Sun member like Patri show up here before coming here." Captain Fana told Captain Acier. "Though to be fair, it was your idea Captain Acier."

"I knew one of those Third Eye Members or Patri would show up here." Captain Acier replied before frowning. "Still, we cannot leave until the game is won." Gifso nodded grimly, now regretting making that stupid rule. Because the situation right before there eyes is making him reconsider making that rule. He'll remove said rule once Vetto and his ally mages have been defeated by the Silver Eagles and Amber Phoenix squad members. Captain Fana covered her mouth while Mars grunted.

"What?!" Captain Fana gaped, removing her right hand form her mouth, while Mars tsked in frustration.

"Our other squad members better head to the center of the area they're fighting in." Captain Acier remarked. Shortly after, she turned her attention to Gifso. "Gifso, please give me the microphone. I'm going to talk to them." Gifso was about to do just that, but Mars spoke up.

"No need Acier." Mars told her as he pointed at the other screens, showing some of there other squad members fighting the allies that came with Vetto. "They're already on it."

Valeria continued to stride in the direction of dark mana, however, a black hooded figure leapt out from seemingly nowhere, riding what appeared to be a snowboard made of ice, which dissipated after the figure landed on the ground.

"My my! To think a Spirit Guardian from the Heart Kingdom would be in a pathetic Magic Knight squad that calls themselves the Amber Phoenix." The figure spoke coldy; removing the hood to reveal it to be a woman. A young woman with a medium-length bob hairstyle with red-purple colored eyes. She also has long eyelashes and a relatively short pair of eyebrows. She wears a long purple dress with detached sleeves. When using some of a devil's power, a pair of small bat-like wings and small horns sprout from the top of her head and from her back. The woman's dark smile didn't fade from her mouth. "I am Tiffany, one of Lady Eva Zogratis's Dark Disciples! I am able to use up to 50% Devil Power!"

"Eva…...Zogratis…..!" Valeria gnashed her teeth, remembering that name. Tiffany's malicious grin widened as hers and Valeria's grimoires floated up and in front of them respectively. "And the Amber Phoenix squad is not pathetic!"

"Haha! Only fools that have no hope left in there lives join a mis-mashed squad of nobodies like that!" Tiffany mocked. "It's filled with people from 3 different Kingdoms: Clover, Diamond, and Heart. Mostly from Diamond, but still! My point about it still stands!" Valeria clenched her hands into fists and her mana began to form an aura around her. Despite her anger beginning to slowly show, she kept her cool.

"You may be right." Valeria remarked. "However! It's called the Amber Phoenix for a reason! It's to give those that want a way to start there life over a chance!" She closed her left eye and unclenched her hands. "I too thought that a second chance was impossible." She then opened her left eye. "But, it was thanks to Julius after I resigned from being a Heart Kingdom Spirit Guardian that he told me about Fana and Mars and they went through there own hardships, yet were allowed to make the Amber Phoenix squad in the Clover Kingdom. I was happy. Not just for them, but for the fact that everyone inside the squad has experienced hardship at some point in there life. Whether it is feeling like a complete failure, or have done a lot of bad things in the past."

Within the space Acier, Captain Fana, Mars, and Gifso were at, Captain Fana felt herself tearing up at Valeria's little speech.

"Valeria…" Captain Fana whispered, feeling tears trickle down her cheeks at the heartwarming little speech from Valeria. Tiffany, who had listened to the whole spheal from Valeria, just laughed darkly.

"Then I guess I'll freeze you solid!" Tiffany sneered. "Perhaps I'll even ship your frozen corpse back to the Heart Kingdom!" She licked her lips sadistically. "I wonder how Princess Lolopechka will react to seeing one of her, now former, Spirit Guardians dead and encased in ice." She chuckled darkly, then added on. "I bet it will break Princess Lolopechka's heart. Heh heh heh… Ha ha ha!" Valeria, despite feeling the icy cold pressure of Tiffany's mana, kept her expression calm and collected.

"Then I guess I'll have to teach you a lesson about what happens to those that mess with a Spirit Guardian!" Valeria shot back; both women now in a battle ready stance.

"So, you 2 are my opponents." A hooded figure that appeared in front of Noelle and Kahono spoke, hood up. Noelle and Kahono stopped fighting and turned their attention to the newcomer. Both girls frowned.

"And who the hell are you?" Noelle demanded. The hooded figure laughed before replying to Noelle's question.

"I'm glad you asked, Royal!" The figure removed there hood to reveal a tall, bulky man with short brown hair and a long fringe covering his eyes. He wears a black attire with white crosses patterns in his chest, belt and hat. When using some of a devil's power, a pair of small horns sprout from the top of his head and small, bat-like wings from his back. "The name is Arbus! And I'm a Dark Disciple of Eva Zogratis that can use up to 50% of the Devil's Power!" Noelle gaped, while Kahono stared at him in slight confusion.

"Eva Zogratis…!" Noelle breathed. "I've heard that name before…" Her pink eyes widened in realization. "Mother told me about her….!"

"I personally don't care if your Mother did so or not." Arbus replied coldly. "Both of you will drown by my Water Magic. And it will be glorious to watch you hopelessly try to escape its wrath!" Noelle tsked as her, as well as Kahono's grimoire floated up to be in front of them.

"Noelle!" Kahono spoke to her opponent. "Let's call it a truce for now and take this guy down! I'm certain that Grandpa will give us another chance to spar each other once this is all over. What do you say?" Noelle turned to Kahono and nodded.

"Yeah." Noelle replied. Then the 2 girls returned there attention back to Arbus.

"We'll see about that!" Both Noelle and Kahono declared; preparing there magics to fight against the Dark Disciple of Eva Zogratis, Arbus. Arbus's spade grimoire followed suit and floated up to be in front of him.

"Aww!~ I got paired up with some strange ones! Oh well, what can you do?" A hooded figure, clearly female, spoke towards Asta and Kiato as she appeared in front of the 2 boys. The 2 boys stopped fighting and turned to face the hooded figure.

"And who are you?" Asta demanded.

"If you're here to harm the Seabed Temple and its people, I won't stand for it!" Kiato added.

"We'll take you down right here and now!" Asta added. The hooded figure just laughed as they removed there hood to reveal a slim, attractive, tall woman with three beauty marks below her right eye. She wears a purple strapless dress with an open jacket of the Spade Kingdom military uniform. When using some of a devil's power, a pair of small horns sprout from the top of her head and small, bat-like wings from her back.

"My my! Such energetic boys you are!~" The woman purred sadistically. "The name's Ashley! And I'm a Dark Disciple of Eva Zogratis that can use up to 50% of the Devil's Power!"

"Eva Zogratis….?!" Asta murmured in surprise. "I have heard that name before…" He snapped his fingers in realization. "Oh that's right! Captain Acier mentioned her name to me at least once!" He turned his attention to Kiato. "Kiato! Let's stop sparring each other for now and take this woman down! If she is with that hairy, muscular guy, then they're bad news!"

"Yeah!" Kiato agreed as his and Asta's grimoires floated up to be in front of there respective owners. Ashley's spade grimoire did the same.

"So many enemies appeared at once…" Friede muttered to herself as she walked throughout the caves. "I hope the others are doing alright."

"Worry about yourself girlie!" Friede looked and backflipped out of the way of a slash attack coming her way. She looked up to see a fairly large and tall man with a bald head, towering over normal sized people and wields a shepherd's staff. He wears a tight fitting shepard's clothes. When using some of a devil's power, a pair of small horns sprout from the top of his head and small, bat-like wings form his back. A dark smile crept upon his face as he approached Friede, who began to tread carefully.

"Who are-?" Friede began to ask, but stopped upon feeling her grimoire vibrate violently in her satchel. In her head, she can hear an angry voice.

KILL! KILL THE DEVILS! I'LL KILL THEM ALL! The voice roared angrily in her head.

"Devils…?" Friede breathed, then returned her attention to the man in front of him. "Oh…"

"I am Ruin. A Dark Disciple of Eva Zogratis that can use up to 50% of the Devil's Power." Ruin explained. "And you girlie, shall be cut into a dozen pieces by my Slash Magic!" Friede clenched her scythe with her hands before twirling it above her head before eventually stopping and going into a battle stance.

"Then I'll have to fight back and make sure I'm not slashed in 2!" Friede retorted, while Ruin just smiled darkly.

"Then let's fight girlie!" Ruin grinned darkly.

"To think the Eye of the Midnight Sun would attack now of all times…" Nozel muttered angrily to himself as he and Nebra took down 2 of the Eye of the Midnight Sun mages that came there way with ease.

"I know Nozel." Nebra replied."But it's not-" She stopped; feeling a dark aura as someone approached them.

"Oi oi, so I come across 2 arrogant Royals? Sheesh…" A fairly built strong man despite his old age standing atop of a rock, which he leapt down from. He has an eye-patch that covers his left eye and a scruffy face with a beard. He wears a Spade Kingdom military uniform. When using some of a devil's power, a pair of small horns sprout from the top of his head and small, bat-like wings from his back.

"A Dark Disciple…!" Nozel grunted.

"That's right! I am Aldrich!" Aldrich grinned. "I am a Dark Disciple of Eva Zogratis and can use up to 50% of the Devil's Power!" Nozel and Nebra both tsked.

"50% huh…" Nozel mused.

"So that means you're not some weak Dark Disciple with 10% Devil Power." Nebra scoffed before grinning. "In that case… The stronger the opponent, the more fun the fight is!" She turned to face her older brother. "Right, Nozel?" Nozel glanced at Nebra, but said nothing. At Nebra's words, Aldrich's lips curved up into a dark smile.

"I couldn't agree more, Royal!" Aldrich remarked, his Lightning Magic's mana swirling around him like an electro ball. "Let's fight!"

"Let's end this as quickly as-" Nozel spoke, but was interrupted as several paper blades flew towards Aldrich, who got cut by a few of them.

"Hoh?" Aldrich wondered aloud. The 2 elder Silva siblings turned to see Siona Caverly standing not too far from them.

"Paper Magic: Raining Paper Blade Shower!" Siona declared as she walked towards the 2 elder Silva siblings. "I will aid you 2. If that's okay." Nozel and Nebra looked at each other, then at Siona, then at Aldrich.

"Sure, why not." Nozel finally spoke. "Though I don't believe we need it, it's better to accept your help than decline it." Nebra nodded in agreement at her older brother's words. Siona's lips formed a light, yet shaky smile.

"A-Alright!" Siona replied, albeit stuttering a bit. "L-Let's do this!"

"Yes! More entertainment!" Aldrich grinned. "Try not to be fried too quickly!"

0713MM: And that ends chapter 21 of The Silver Valkyrie! Next chapter will be continuing where Fanzell Kruger, Dominante Code-Kruger, and Mariella left off against Vetto, along with finishing up the fights against the 5 Dark Disciples. Or at least a few of them. Because of the 5 Dark Disciples having 50% Devil Power, the fights will last longer compared to the 10 that helped the Eye of the Midnight Sun attack Clover Kingdom's Royal Capital 14 chapters ago. Those 10 Dark Disciples had a range of 10%-35% Devil Power max. On top of that, these 5 Dark Disciples being able to use up to 50% Devil Power means this particular arc will last longer than it did in canon. At least, that's how it will feel when written.