The Red Dragon Samurai

by Cowboy Alchemist

Samurai Jack has finally returned to the past and defeated Aku. Thousands of years later, a high school student named Kenny Kurosawa dies one night. But on that night, a mysterious sword appears before him. Reborn as a Devil by Rias Gremory; Kenny will face the dangers and perils of his new life. Will he be able to protect his love one's and stop the evils waiting for him? R&R

20. XX

AN:

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And now this that out of the way, enjoy the twentieth episode of "The Red Dragon Samurai"…

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("…Gotta get back…back to the past…Samurai Jack.") There's nothing but a black screen.

("I've finally returned to the past and defeated Aku.") The scene then goes down to reveal Jack. His silhouette all white with a white shadow behind him, standing in the dark with his back turned towards the viewer.

("But, I still feared for the future.") Jack is then shown looking out at the horizon from the balcony of his castle, pink Sakura leaves falling all around him and his empire. The scene then changes to show an opening in a snowbound forest with towering trees.

("Though he's gone, his shadow still remains.") The camera turned slowly to the right and stopped when it shows Jack meditating on the snow covered ground, with his right side facing the viewer. There's then a close up of the sheathed Sword, as the blade is pulled from the scabbard.

("Though I will not be around, I will not let the nightmare return.") The scene focuses only on the Sword's blade, as reflection of Jack's eyes was shown in the metal for a moment, before Aku's eyes replaced them.

("With a simple goal, the Sword was passed down to eldest child of the eldest child.") Jack's silhouette, with the sword in hand, stands on top of a hill looking at his home from a distance. But then the scene changes to where there was a woman standing in Jack's place, looking at another city of the in the 19th century.

("To be passed down throughout the times.") The scene fades into another one, this time to a man looking at a city set ablaze in the night, as American bombers fly overhead during World War 2.

("So that if Aku does comes back, there's hope.") Again, the scene changes. But this time shows Kenny's silhouette looking at Kuoh. The city lit by its neon lights in the night atmosphere.

("I've placed my faith in him, and those around him.") Kenny was now sitting on the ground and leaning against a tree while looking up at the silhouette figure a familiar young woman. The screen suddenly goes black.

("His name is Kenny Kurosawa… the Red Dragon Samurai.") Things continue to remain black, but then the Sword is seen falling in slow motion.

{Play Itteki no Eikyou by UVERworld/ ENLISH version by Amalee}

(Can you forgive, and forget your self-pride?)Kenny's Sacred Gear grabbed the Sword. The scene quickly switched to the show his silhouette, holding the Sword high over his head, as a giant wall of fire erupted behind him, while he stood on a wide flat plan.

(Let it all go and recover your stride) Changing scenes with the screen glitching, Rias is then shown staring seriously at the viewer, her hair flowing to the right. Her eyes flash red, before reaching her hand out in front of her. Then clocking it in her crimson demonic-power.

(I'll take the pain, so blame it on me) The scene changed again, this time showing Samurai Jack smiling at the audience for a moment.

(Give me the weight for everything) He then turned around and walked away, before vanishing.

(No matter how large, or how small) Switching back to Kenny, he stared at the audience with a serious expression, still holding the Sword over his head.

(I will bear it all) He then pointed the Sword at the viewer.

(Find forgiveness in your heart,so you can continue on) Suddenly, the green jewel on the Boosted Gear to glow, blinding the viewer. Everything then went black.

[Instrumentals] Then the title burns itself into the scene, glowing red as it shines in the dark.

The Red Dragon Samurai

(Give a name to the rose - it's all the same) Kenny is now showing walking in the neighborhood towards the viewer in the day time, with the Sword on his back in the shinai bag.

(It'll still smell as sweet) The background suddenly turned to night, and his expression turned to serious scowl as he pulled out the Sword.

(Give a name to the rose - it's all the same) Back in the day time, Rias is seen again, only this time she's sitting at her school desk with a pleasant smile.

(It won't change what you meant to me (Ah~)) Suddenly the scene changed again. Rias was no sitting at her desk in the clubroom, with a serious expression. Her eyes flashed red, and the camera quickly zoomed in on her right eye, until the entire screen with red.

(If you live – Live your life with good intent) Zooming out, the scene changed to show the Gremory House symbol glowing in a black background. As the camera zoomed out, it stop when Akeno was shown, then continued, only to stop again when Koneko was show.

(It returns somewhere along the way (Ah~)) The camera continued once again, only to stop for a final time when Asia was shown. Everything fades again.

(But - would you give – Give it a second thought) Kiba is then seen in a dark, empty room on his hands and knees, as tears poured down his face.

(When saying it reveals the lie) After a moment, the background suddenly cracked like glass, with each section showing something horrifying, and Kiba threw his head back and howled in agony and anger towards the heavens.

(There's only 10% you're to blame for) Quickly shifting the scene to look down at Kiba, the viewer sees that there were the shadows of seven sword around him, with their tips attached to his shadow.

(But no one will share the fault) Zooming in on one of the shadowy swords, Irina appeared behind it, with her own pose. The scene quickly turned to another sword's shadow, and showed Xenova standing behind it in a fighting pose.

(You take the heat, but no more) Moving quickly past her right should, viewer passes over the ghosts of many crying children, before reaching the end and ending up back at where Kiba is.

(So now's the time, you gotta hold your own, and stand up tall) Kiba was still on his knees, but with a wider view and a side view of scene, a mysterious man is now shown standing in front of him with a sword drawn. Other individuals stand behind him. The man raised the sword to kill Kiba, and he closed his teary eye and accepts his fate.

(It's the number one thing you can never forget) Suddenly, Kenny stepped in front of Kiba and the sword with the Sword, causing the man to stumble backwards. Kiba looked in shock. Kenny is seen glaring at the man, before slashing down at him.

(Don't let them define you,) Vali in his Balance Breaker armor is then shown flying up into the night sky, the moon behind him. The quickly change to show a lone priest on top of a building, looking out at the city.

(There is fight in you yet) Akeno is then shown naked, smiling brightly at the viewer, before a single crack form abruptly down her middle. Now she was smiling on the right side with her Devil wing out. On the left, she's crying into her hand with her Fallen Angel wing out.

(I'll take the pain, so blame it on me) The scene changed again, this time showing Kenny on one knee while his hand grasped the Sword, which was stabbed into the ground. He pants in exhaustion, as he is surround by a wildfire.

(Give me the weight for everything) Rias then kneed down and place her curvy body on his back, as she wrapped her arms around him. This brought a thankful smile on his face, as he reached back and place a hand on the back of her head.

(No matter how large, or how small) Kenny stood up, with Rias moving back to give him space. He looked up and scowled at something.

(You and I can bear it all) A view of his back revealed it to be the silhouette of Aku, towering over him, with the moon behind his head.

(Find forgiveness in your heart,)Kenny activated his armor and flew up into the sky, heading up towards Aku.

(And you will continue on) The scene turned to a watercolor-like painting, before everything faded to black.

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Episode XX

"Revelations"

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 Rias and peerage. The two Houses, including the four Phoenix servants turned maids, X-9, and Karen 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."

Kenny and Karen stood next to each other. The youngest of the siblings leaned towards her brother and whispered, "So~ who's the hot, smart girl."

That earned her a smash on the back of the head by Kenny.

"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 X-9, who was checking his two pistols. "This is all happening so fast."

Kenny turned towards them. "You don't have to go in there with us," he told the four beautiful girls. "This doesn't have to be your fight."

"Sorry, but we've been dying for some action for a while," Xuelan said with a smirk and a hand on her left hip, as Isabela cracked her knuckles, Karlamine held a broadsword, and Yubelluna having her scepter with her.

Behind them, Tsubaki appeared from a teleportation circle, catching the attention of Kenny. "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."

However, another question arose in Kenny's head that made him frown. "But where's Xenovia and Father Leonardo," he asked. "Are they even coming?"

"What about Kiba," Tsubasa asked, helping her fellow members power the barrier. "Have you heard anything from him?"

"No, but I've got a hunch that he'll be here to confront Valper," Kenny told her, Koneko nodding in agreeance.

"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."

"I may not know the guy personally," Karen said with her arms crossed, "but I know that it's not going to be a clean fight."

"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. "Take an example of Kenny and Karen. 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 reason," said Akeno, as she approached the group from behind. "I have already informed Sirzechs about the situation."

"How could you do that without asking me first?!" Rias criticized the black-haired beauty.

However, Akeno stared back at her with an angry expression. "Look, Rias. I understand you don't want to bother your brother unless we absolutely must. But our enemy is a Leader-Class Fallen Angel. He's not someone you can take on your own." Akeno's face then went to her usual smile. "I think that qualifies it as a must."

Rias took a deep breath and nodded. "Fine," she said in defeat.

"Thank you for understanding the situation, President. Sirzechs reinforcement will be here in one hour."

"Good grief, girl," Rias said with a smile. "I cannot win against you." She then turned towards the school and a look of confidence and determination grew. Kenny also looked at the school with a scowl of determination. Even if Akeno calling Sirzechs was to help them, it would also mean Kokabiel would get what he wants.

No matter what, they had one hour to stop him.

"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!"

Rias, her peerage, the Phoenix maids, X-9, and Karen 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.

"What could Valper be wanting to do with the Excalibur swords," Karen asked.

"Don't know to be honest," Kenny said, scowling at the thought of Valper. "I still can't believe that the guy was inspired by the Sword to perform his actions."

This brought the attention of group to him. "Really," Rias asked with wide eyes.

"Why's that," asked Yubelluna.

"Because when they forged the Sword, Odin, Ra, and Vishnu used the strength of the human spirit and the power of righteousness that was inside the first user of it, Jack's father," he said, before reaching over his shoulder and pulled the Sword out of shinai bag. Kenny held it up and look at the blade. "But I still wonder what he meant by what he said."

"Then it looks like we should show him which is the better sword, huh?" Karen smirked at him as they entered into the school.

Kenny smiled at her. "And I intend to do just that."

"I'm sorry, Kenny, but you may not get the chance," Rias said as they continued walking. "I'll need you to be in support for this fight."

This made Kenny raise an eyebrow. "Support?"

"I want you to increase your powers so that you can them to the rest of us to increase our strength."

"If that's the case, we'll watch his back," Isabela proclaimed, with a nod from her friends.

Karen then asked Rias, "So does that mean the rest of us are going to be doing the fighting until he transfers power to you guys?"

"That's right," she responded with a smile, looking at and young Kurosawa, along with Koneko, Akeno, and X-9. "I think we'll be able to stall them for that amount of time, don't you?"

"Yeah, I bet we can manage that," Akeno said.

"Absolutely," Koneko replied.

"It will be done." X-9 nodded.

"Are you sure about this," Kenny asked the redhead. "I want to be able to help you all in the fighting."

Rias looked over her right shoulder to smile at him. "Yes, I am, and you will be helping us," she said. "We're all relying on you. Let's considerate on being on the offensive in this battle. We have to get into the school and prevent Kokabiel from releasing his power. Whatever that may be. Unlike out battle with Riser, this is a battle will be like our fight with the X-series. Our lives are on the line!"

She came to a halt.

"But believe me, I will not us to die today! We will survive, my dear servants and friends. We'll survive and continue to attend school!"

"Yes!" They replied to her with energetic voices.

Kenny closed his eyes and Promoted to Queen. Now the real fight will begin.

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The battle will take place in the middle of the school field, where a bizarre phenomenon was taking place. There were four swords that were releasing extreme lights while floating. Those swords were on the ends of a strange looking magic circle that was spread out on the field. The floating lights were also going towards another magic circle of the same shape, only it was wider. In the middle of the magic circle was none other than Valper Galilei, who appeared to be controlling it with his arms raised and a positive look on his face.

Kenny, Rias and her peerage, the Phoenix maids, X-9 and Karen were left speechless once they saw the scene.

"What is this…?" Kenny spoke out his doubt.

"Ah, so you're here, Kurosawa," Valper said it as if he found their attempt to stop him amusing. "Now you and your friends can watch as I make the four Excaliburs into one."

"Valper," said the familiar voice of Kokabiel behind them. But it was coming from upwards. Kenny 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," he asked.

"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."

Kenny couldn't take his eyes away from the crater that formed after the explosion. The Spear of Light that was once there dissolved and disappeared into thin air. This was bad. When compared to Raynare's spear, it was like comparing a toothpick and a fishing rod. A pillar even. If one of them got hit with it, it was game over.

[Are you scared, partner?]

Kenny looked at his left hand, as the green circle of the Boosted Gear lighted when Ddraig talked to him. "Of course I'm scared after seeing that!" He said to it. "It was totally on a different level to us!"

[Of course it's on a different level. He is so strong that his name has been recorded in the bible since ancient times. He is the one who survived the battle against God and the Devil King.]

"Do you think there's still a chance to beat him?"

[If it becomes serious, I will beat him even if I have to turn most of your body into a Dragon. Even if you can't beat him, I will give him damage that will freeze him for an hour. You can leave the rest to the Devil King.]

"Most of my body, huh?" Kenny turned back towards Kokabiel and grinned in defiance. "As long as I can still use the Sword to fight."

"Since you all the way here to see me, I will have you be the first to fight a little project that the First Legion's been working on." Kokabiel clicked his fingers. "A little something we picked up from Future Robotics!" From the bottom of his throne, a beam of light fires and hits the school's field. When it stopped, there was a large hole in the ground.

At first, there was nothing but silence.

Ruuuuummmmmbbbbbbllllleeeee…

Then, from the depths of darkness, there was a sound of the ground rumbling and it was getting louder as it got closer to the surface. At first, it seemed like it was something large, but as it got closer, Kenny's eyebrow raised. It sounded like whatever it was, there were hundreds, if not thousands of them.

And then, a horde of over a hundred giant Stag Beetles with ran out of the hole with great speed. Each of the beetles was the size of trucks and were mostly black, had red eyes, and were equipped with six large pincers.

The group huddled close together as the beetles circled around them, kicking up dirt as they made the ground shake by their collective running. "What are these things?!" Rias asked loudly over the rumbling.

X-9 stared at them as his red eyes scanned the beetle. Using X-ray vision, he saw their insides and saw mechanical machine parts and gears at work. "They're robots," he said.

"I think I seen these things," Kenny said, remembering when he and Tsubasa saw the blue prints of the beetles in Future Robotics. "They're called Beetle Drones!"

After a moment, the Beetle Drone horde came to a sudden stop and turned towards the group.

Silence fell upon the field, as the dust cloud caused by the robots dissolved. The heroes stared cautiously at the Drones, standing in fighting stances in case of any of the things making any sudden attacks. "What are we going to do," Asia asked fearfully.

Then, one by one the Beetle Drones stood up on their two back legs in a fighting stance. Their four front legs were now giving the appearance of powerful scythes.

"If it's a fight these bugs are looking for a fight, then we'll do it!" Rias exclaimed. "LET'S BLOW THEM AWAY!" She charged her crimson demonic-powers and released them!

Those Beetle Drones that were caught in the blast of power were instantly destroyed. Blowing up in small explosions.

She then jumped into the air and opened her wings, starting to fly over the army of Beetle Drones. "Kenny, get ready to Transfer your powers!"

"Right!" Kenny ran his left hand down the length of the blade, activating his Boosted Gear.

[Boost!]

The Beetles started to close in on the group.

Akeno joined Rias in the sky. Her uniform disappeared in a flash of light, before her miko outfit took its place to cover her. She then shot a bolt of lightning at the robots, destroying many of them.

As they closed in on them, Kenny, Karen, Asia, Xuelan, Karlamine, Isabela, Yubelluna, and X-9 prepared for battle.

The X-Model wasted no time and started shooting the Beetle Drones down. Each shot was perfectly aimed for the head of the insect-inspired robots so that he would only need up to two shots to destroy one.

Karen quickly opened her Fallen Angel wings, allowing her to conjure up two of her shortened Spears of Light—which she jokingly called light-sticks. She rushed forward and stabbed both light-sticks into a Drone before kicking herself away from it. When another one came at her from the left, she crouched low to avoid a slash from its scythe-like pincer, before jumping on it and stabbing it in both the eyes. When she couldn't pull them out, Karen flew up, bringing the Beetle Drone with her, before swinging it around with her new strength and lets go of her weapons, throwing the machine at the others.

Follow her example, Yubelluna took to the sky too, and began using her explosive magic to rain down destruction on the Beetle Drones. Seeing that they were closing in on her friends and new master, the French maid dressed woman created multiple purple magic circles around the Devils and X-Model, creating explosions that took out the Beetles closest to them.

Seeing that her friend had given them some breathing space, Xuelan, Isabela, and Karlamine sprang into action.

The young Chinese woman rushed towards one Drone and delivered a powerful kick into it, spending it flying back. Behind her, a Beetle Drone 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 Beetle Drone away. Taking the scythe-like limb, she dodged multiple swings from another Drone, before jumping and swinging the pincer down on its head, digging the blade deep into its head.

As for Isabela, a Beetle Drone ran at her on its six legs at her to use its head-pincers. The orange-haired young woman grabbed it and pushed against the pincers trying to close on her. However, she heard a few Beetle Drones coming at her from behind. Isabela gripped the pincers and swung the robot around, using it to smash those behind her. The Rook, then saw that the move destroys the one she was holding onto too, so she threw it away and went back to fighting.

Karlamine slashed across one Beetle Drone, cutting it in two with her broadsword. The halves of the insect exploded, before she noticed another Drone 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 Drone exploded. Karlamine then speed through the horde in a straight line, taking out many with her blade.

SLASH!

Kenny cuts down the middle of a Beetle Drone that got past the maids. He was really impressed by the skill the former Phoenix servants showed by destroying the Beetle Drones. He looked at Karen as felt proud of her too, as she destroyed many of the robots. But at the same time, he wondered if there was an end to the robotic insects.

He then looked up at the sky where Rias was, destroying the Beetle Drones effortlessly.

But then, one of the Drones jumped at incredible heights and headed straight for the redhead.

BANG!

Koneko had jumped from beside Asia delivered a heavy blow onto Beetle Drone'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 Beetle Drone 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 Beetle Drone. This caused the sky around them to be filled with explosions.

As Kenny cuts down another Drones, Asia, who was behind him, saw one of the Beetles rushing towards. At first, the blonde Bishop looked scared, but put on a brave face before pulling out her dagger. She then rushed towards it. "Asia, NO!" Kenny called to her, before being distracted by another enemy slashing at him.

As the two ran at each other, the Beetle Drone raised all of its pincers. Asia saw this and increased her speed. She gets down and baseball slides across the ground, as the Beetle Drone brings its arms down.

However, Asia's small frame proved to be her saving grace. After turning herself on her shoulder, the blades ended up stabbing into the ground around her body. Acting, Asia stabbed the dagger into the Beetle Drone's body. She then tears the armor of the robot downward with her weapon. Seeing the surges of electricity coming from the cut, Asia quickly got out from under it and ran away.

KA-BOOM!

The explosion knocked her off her feet and she fell on her stomach. The dagger was knocked away from her hands.

Groaning from the little amount of pain she felt, Asia pushed herself up. However, a group of shadow stood over her, causing her to gasp and look up.

Three Beetle Drones were standing right in front of her, ready to end her life. She looked at them in fear.

"Asia!" Kenny ran towards her, but another Beetle Drone got in his way.

The three robots looked down at her and…

SLASH!

…All three of their heads were cut off in a single swipe. They 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.

"We've come to back you up," she told the girl.

STAB!

The sound of a Beetle Drone being stabbed behind him brought Kenny to turn around to see Father Leonardo lifting up the robot by the swords he stabbed into its back. With a mighty battle cry, the Grand Exorcist used the short swords to rip the insect in half! The man then looked at Kenny with sincerity. "I thank you for taking care of Irina," he said. "Tell us what you need, and it will be done."

"I need you and Xenovia to help fight off the Beetle Droids," he instructed him. "I need to power up in order to Transfer it to the other."

Father Leonardo nodded and turned around. He glared at the Beetle Drones surrounding them, remembering the faces of robotic bulls that he's seen many times. "So, it's not just our lands that have robot problems, my brothers," he whispered to his countrymen. Father Leonardo then charge at them. Cutting and slashing through any of the drones that get in his way.

"How are we're going to beat these things," Kenny questioned as he watched his friends and sister fighting the horde of robot insects. "They're like a hundred of them!" Just then his gauntlet started to flash.

[It's the signal. We've reached the appropriate multiplier for destroying this army.]

"Are you serious," Kenny asked. "Since when did it get such a convenient system?"

[It means that both you and the Sacred Gear are evolving day by day. It has made what you desired possible.]

"Right." Kenny turned his head towards the sky where Rias, Akeno, and Yubelluna were at. "Rias! Akeno! I'm ready!" He shouted at them. "You too, Yubelluna! I have got enough power to take down this whole army!"

Yubelluna blinked in surprised, with a small blush forming. "You want to Transfer power to me," she asked.

"We don't mind," Rias said with a smile. "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.

Kenny 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 Kenny 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.

Xenovia looked up at the three mature young women with an impressed face. "Nice work. I didn't realize you were strong enough to do that, Kenny," she said, not noticing the Beetle Drone rushing right at her from the left.

"Heads up!"

STAB!

Xenovia was startled when Karen stabbed the back of the Drone's head with her light-stick. It fell over, carrying Karen with it, as she ended up standing on its back. "Also lost you there, huh," the youngest Kurosawa joked, pulling out her weapon.

"Karen Kurosawa?" Xenovia looked at her with shock eyes. "But…you're…"

"It's a long story," Karen replied before the blue-haired girl could find the right words, jumping off the robot's back. "Right now, it's time to watch the fireworks!"

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 Kenny 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 Beetle Drones. "No! ASIA!" Kenny 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 Beetle Drones 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, X-9, Karen, and the two Exorcist got away from the dwindling Beetle Drone 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 Beetle Drone, 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 Beetle Drones. Everywhere, left and right, Beetle Drones were getting blown up with the magic circles bombs.

After about ten seconds, the explosions stopped. Kenny looked as smoke covered most of the field. When it cleared up, he saw the school field was littered with the destroyed parts of the Beetle Drone.

"Incredible," Kenny said, breathless.

"I wouldn't say that," said Kokabiel, bringing everyone's attention to him.

"I know that's probably useless to do this," Karen said, walking forward towards the Fallen Angel, "but I'm going to at least let you know that siding with Aku's forces is not only high treason to the Fallen Angels, but all of the three factions. Surrender now, and Azazel might go easy on you."

"Heh, like I'm going anywhere."

With Kenny's power still within her, Rias pointed her hand towards Kokabiel and charged an attack. "Then take this!"

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN!

A gigantic mass of demonic-power that shot out from Rias' hands. Kenny marveled 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 your 'Red Dragon Samurai's' power inside of you. This is very interesting indeed. Kukuku." He started to laugh by himself as if he found it funny.

"…It's complete." Valper said.

Kenny looked towards where the banished priest was and was shocked. The four Excaliburs that were placed on the center of the school field started giving out incredible amounts of light.

It started giving out divine light that spread throughout the area, forcing the group to cover their faces because of its brightness. When Kenny stared at the center of the school field, he watched as the four Excaliburs were put on top of each other.

Afterwards, the light shot up into the air in a beam.

"Oh no," Kiba said in shock as Xenovia gasped and Father Leonardo growled.

Valper laughed happily, as his eyes gave him a look of madness. "Finally, it is done!" He exclaimed, as the beam of light went all the way into the sky. Anyone with awareness to the supernatural world would have been able to see it.

When the bright lights were gone, there was one holy-sword in the center of the field giving out a blue-white aura. "Because of the light created by the Excalibur when it turned into one, the spell on the ground is also complete. This town will collapse within 20 minutes," Valper told them.

Kenny took a step towards him, 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, the 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 Kenny smiling at her. "Kenny?"

"Are you okay," he asked, still holding her bridal-style. "That was a pretty strong move."

"I'm sorry, Kenny," Akeno said, looking away from him. "You washed all the power on me."

Kenny helped her by crouching down and placing Akeno on the ground. "It's okay, really," Kenny said, standing back up. "Don't worry, I'll get back at him for hurting you." He then started rushing towards 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.

Kenny 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," asked Xenovia as she and Father Leonardo watched the male blonde Knight. The Grand Exorcist didn't answer, and instead began walking towards him too. Xenovia was confused by this, but followed him.

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. Father Leonardo and Xenovia stopped a few meters from the exchange, and watched also.

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!"

Seeing this, Father Leonardo rushed at Kiba with Knight-like speed, almost disappearing as he did so. He reappeared again behind Kiba and grabbed the back of his shirt.

Kokabiel threw the Spear that them.

The Grand Exorcist used his strength to throw Kiba away.

BOOM!

When the Spear hit the ground, it caused a massive explosion. Kiba yelped when he bounced off the ground, before coming to a halt. He got up and looked at where the Grand Exorcist was, intend to yell at him for denying him his revenge.

However, he was shocked—after the dust cloud went away—to see Father Leonardo on one knee in a crater, still very much alive. His shirt was torn apart, with the right side of his chest revealed and the left still under what remained. The red cape of Excalibur Blessing was still there.

"Father Leonardo!" Xenovia exclaimed to the Grand Exorcist. The man was panting from the explosion, before he looked up and saw Valper grinning triumphantly at him from inside of a protective bubble.

"You were able to toward the boy out of the way and still withstand that kind of attack," Kokabiel asked, making Father Leonardo look over his shoulder to glare at him. "You really are the best the Church has to offer. Freed!"

"What's up, Boss?" The white haired boy priest emerged from the darkness. "I'm here!"

"You!" Kenny roared in fury.

"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!"

Father Leonardo stood up while glaring at the rogue. He looked at his short swords and saw that they were broken. Destroyed by the explosion. Tossing them aside, he pulled off his cape and it transformed into Excalibur Blessing.

"So it's your first, huh? Grand Exorcist?!" Freed asked with his crazed smile.

"The first thing to go is your tongue!" Father Leonardo exclaimed as he charged at Freed and swung at him.

"Too slow!" Freed disappeared in a blur before Father Leonardo could cut him. He stopped and looked around for him.

Xenovia walked up Kenny's right side as he watched the fighting. He looked at her in confusion and asked, "Aren't you going to help him?"

"You're forgetting that Father Leonardo is no normal Exorcist," Xenovia told him. "If I was to help, I'd only be getting in the way." She then smiled at him, which made Kenny blush a little. Even if they were on opposite sides, he wouldn't deny how beautiful she is. "Trust me, he can handle this."

"You say that, but has he met the Chopper-Rapidly?" Freed appeared behind the Grand Exorcist. Upon hearing his voice, Father Leonardo looked over his 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 Father Leonardo, but with his height advantage, the man turned around quickly and grabbed his arms.

"Hey! What do you think you're—?"

BASH!

Father Leonardo knocked all the air out of his lungs with a sharp kick to the stomach. Freed coughed up salve in his pain. The Grand Exorcist then brought the pommel of the Excalibur Blessing down on Freed's back, before throwing him away.

Freed bounced on the ground before coming to a stop. He held his stomach in agony, before getting up. "You fucker! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, OLD MAN!?" He bellowed angrily, before the four-in-one Excalibur glowed.

The blade then extended in a flexible way, similar to Irina's Excalibur.

KACHIN!

Father Leonardo 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, Father Leonardo blocked all attacks by the four blades.

"It's a nightmare!" Freed exclaimed, as multiple copies of himself started to form. Father Leonardo looked in his direction as his eyes narrowed, as the clones jumped at him. "This is the power of Excalibur Nightmare! Don! Don! Don! How do you like it, 'Grand Exorcist'?!"

"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 him, but Father Leonardo blocked and parried all attempts on his life.

"How's he doing that," Kenny asked, shocked by the power Freed had.

"It's the four Excaliburs," Xenovia informed him. "He can us all their abilities."

"Does that mean even the Grand Exorcist can't do anything to him?"

"I'm afraid not on his own."

All the Freed copies disappeared and all that was left was the original. "Alrighty~ Brace yourselves, dears!" Freed said, before rushing at the Grand Exorcist.

KACHIN!

POW!

Kenny suddenly appeared in between the two swordsmen and blocked Freed's attack with the Sword, before giving the madman and wicked upper cut.

This surprised Father Leonardo and Xenovia also. Kenny looked over his shoulder to look at the Grand Exorcist and grin. After a moment of silence, he returned the gesture with a small.

"Oh, this is good," said Valper. Kenny looked at the excommunicated priest and saw him sneering at him. "The sword that inspired me, and the creation that inspiration came out of. Clashing against each other to see which one is the superior weapon."

Kenny growled and turned his body towards Valper. "Care to elaborate on that," Father Leonardo asked the old man.

"Valper Galilei. What do you mean those words," Kiba demanded, after standing up again.

Valper chuckled for a moment, before he started speaking. "You see. I like holy-swords. I like them so much that they come out in my dreams. Possibly because my heart was fascinated by the legend of Excalibur since I was a child. That's why when I found out that I can't use Excalibur I went into despair." He turned towards Kenny. "I held admiration for those who can wield it because I couldn't. Then, when I was told to go to Japan to find a katana and bring it back. I didn't know they would want it, but then I came across the legend of the one call Samurai Jack."

Kenny's eyes narrowed.

"The legend and how the Sword was created was truly remarkable. I loved the fact that your ancestor's righteousness was used to create the weapon you now hold. That feeling became so powerful that I started the make plans for the experiments. It's thanks to you and your family that it was complete. It's thanks to you and those brats I used."

"What? Complete?" Kiba lifted his eyebrows in doubt. "You disposed of us after finding us to be a failure."

Kenny was also confused. What did any of this have to do with his family's sword? But then, the more he thought about it, as sudden, terrifying realization dawned on him. "Don't tell you…"

"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 Kenny and Father Leonardo. "You thought that guys like me would end up being tough, didn't you, Kenny, Father Leonardo? No, no. I won't die easily like that."

Father Leonardo grabbed one of his arms when Freed swung at them and…

SNAP!

Broke it with a single twist.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! MY ARM! MY ARM!" Freed screamed in agony as he held his arm with his one good arm, which held the four-in-one Excalibur.

POW!

Father Leonardo then kicked him away. "Shut up, you dog," he said. "And I know that crystal."

"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."

Karen, Xuelan, Karlamine, and Isabela watched the Knight with sadness and sympathy. "Poor Kiba," the youngest Kurosawa said.

X-9 looked down with the brim of his hat hiding his eyes. Know full well what it meant to be used for someone else's gain.

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, Karlamine, and Isabela 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. Next I will gather the legendary holy-swords stored around the world. Then I will mass produce holy-sword wielders and start a war against Michael and the Vatican with the combined Excaliburs. 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!" Kenny 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.

Father Leonardo looked at the light in front of him as it came from the ground, staring at it as it started to form a shape. Then it formed into a proper shape, before it took the shape and form of a small girl with two pigtails. He gasped when he remembered her as the dying girl the day he tried to stop her and her friend's execution. "…Child…"

Kenny 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," Father Leonardo said, looking back at the sole survivor of Holy-Sword Protect. 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."

Father Leonardo smiled at what he was seeing. He then closed his eyes and put his hands together in prayer. "Go children," he said softly. "Be at peace."

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. Karen had her hands covering her mouth, trying to keep her sobs from coming out. Yubelluna looked up at the spirits and smiled, wiping a tear away with her finger. Xuelan, Karlamine, and Isabela waved goodbye at the spirits with crying, so glad that they found peace. If X-9 could shed a tear, he would, as he smiled at the heavens. Xenovia's stoic expression dropped from her face as she prayed for the children too.

Kenny's also had tears running down his cheeks as he watched.

[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 Karen's voice. Kiba turned his head towards her.

"You can do it!" Karen exclaimed to him with a smile. "Don't give up! Send these jerks packing."

"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.

"It's more than that," Kenny said, watching Kiba as he went towards Freed. "That's not just any sword. It's 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.

Not only did Father Leonardo and Xenovia appear on both sides of Kiba, but Kenny joined them too, as they walked towards Freed. "Talk to me, boy," the Grand Exorcist said, not taking his eyes off Freed. "Do you consider us your allies, or are we in your way?"

"With you as the enemy of my enemy, then I'd like to think you're my ally," Kenny said.

"You don't have to join me, Kenny," Kiba told him. "This isn't your fight, Rias might need you to Boost."

"Then I'll just fight with just the Sword." Kenny scowled at the four-in-one Excalibur. "Besides, Valper took the creation of the Sword and used it to justify his actions. I'm going to show them that true righteousness cannot be manufactured by selfishness."

"Just my thought," Xenovia said. "Then why don't the three of us destroy that Excalibur together?"

Kiba looked at her. "Are you sure?"

"Under normal circumstances, that weapon Freed has is considered a Holy-Sword," Father Leonardo said, glaring at the giggling Freed. "But I doubt God would spit in that abomination's direction." They then stop a few feet away from the madman, before Leonardo turned his head towards Xenovia. "I think it's best for you to bring out your other sword, Xenovia."

The blue-haired girl looked at him a little surprised. "Are you sure, Grand Exorcist?"

"If we are to fight this enemy, then we must do it without using the use of our Excalibur." Father Leonardo placed his holy-sword on his back, making it turn back into its cape form.

He then reached behind his back with both arms, grabbing something in each hand.

When he brought out his right hand, he was holding a brown cylinder object that was a foot long. Father Leonardo pressed a button, and it extended into a staff, before a bronze spear head popped out of the end pointing to the sky.

He then brought out his left hand, showing a bronze gauntlet like object on his arm. The Grand Exorcist brought it close to his chest, and the gauntlet turned out to be a circular shield that deployed in its full form.

Xenovia stared at him with slightly widened eyes, before nodding. He was right. Fighting with the Excalibur Destruction wasn't going to help destroy the four-in-one Excalibur. 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 Kenny, who looked at her with wide eyes. Karlamine stared at the blue sword in amazement. "…Wow…"

"Whoa…never heard of it," Karen 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."

Isabela 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, Irina, or even Father Leonardo, 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!"

"So what makes this Durandal so special, and why didn't you use it in the beginning," Kenny asked.

"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 the modern samurai. "Even I, the holder, has a hard time with it."

Kenny gasped and froze up with the blade of Durandal started to give out more holy-aura than the Excalibur Freed held. It was incredible.

"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?" Father Leonardo exclaimed as he charged at Freed, spear 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. Father Leonardo stopped after his 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. But it wasn't completely broken. It reformed 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!"

STEP

A foot stomped on his back and forced Freed on his front.

CHOP!

"GGGAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

Freed screamed in complete and total agony when Father Leonardo shield cuts his last good arm off! The Bronze shield had square teeth around its edge that circled around like a chainsaw.

After Freed pasted out from his blood loss and from the shock of losing his arm, the Grand Exorcist grabbed the four-in-one Excalibur from the severed limb and turned to Kenny. "Kurosawa!" He called to him, getting the Pawns attention. "This is your chance."

He then threw the Excalibur at Kenny.

Kenny was a little surprised and thought that he really didn't need to get involved in the fight, but it looked like Father Leonardo was giving him the chance to show that his righteous sword was truly unmatched by an experiment created in a laboratory. He glared at the flying sword and stood ready. "False holy-sword Excalibur! You will not calm another innocent!" Kenny declared, raising the Sword over his head. "You will know true righteousness, as it DESTROYS YOU!"

He brought the Sword down, and it strikes the blade of Excalibur.

CHASH!

Suddenly, a blinding light engulfed the Kenny and the Excalibur, with only their silhouettes able to be seen.

All the Devils and the two Exorcist were forced to cover their eyes to protect themselves from the light.

"KENNY!" Karen called to him.

"KENNY, WHAT'S GOING ON?" Rias yelled over the intense phenomenon happening. "KENNY!"

In the center of the light, the Excalibur's black silhouette is shown.

DISHIN!

A shattering sound echoed, as a crack splits the sword in four.

The light went away.

Ding…Ding…Ding…Ding…

Valper created the Excalibur with four of the seven swords. Now four small scorched black pieces of metal dropped to the floor.

Silence filled the air as everyone, even Father Leonardo and Xenovia were left speechless and in absolute amazement. Sharing at Kenny with wide eyes.

Kenny panted steadily as he stared in astonishment at the pieces of metal. He then let out a long breath of relief before stepping towards them.

They were letting off smoke, and when Kenny reached down to the ground to pick them, he stopped when he felt the heat radiating from the pieces of metal. Kenny then picked them up and looked at them in his palm.

Kiba walked over to him, and Kenny turned towards him and held out the hand that had the metal pieces. "This isn't my victory to celebrate," he said, surprising his friend. But Kiba knew what he meant and held out his hand.

The black-haired teen placed the black piece in Kiba's palm, and then walked away to join with Rias, let him have his moment. "Did you see it," the blonde asked his dead comrades. "Our powers have surpassed Excalibur." He then lets the pieces fall from his hand.

"How is this even possible?" Valper stared in shock, not fully capable of believing what he just witnessed. "How can Kurosawa's family sword be stronger than the powers combined by four Excaliburs? And in theory, the fusion of Holy and Devil powers is—GAUGH!" He was able to finish when Father Leonardo came and harshly grabbed him by the neck.

The Grand Exorcist lifted the priest up high, as Valper struggled, but failed to break his grip of him. "Valper Galilei. As Grand Exorcist, I pray that God will have mercy you for the sins you've committed," Father Leonardo said, before holding his spear to kill the man. "Prepare yourself to face His judgement."

However, instead of begging for mercy, Valper seemed to have released something. "…No, wait, Leonardo! Listen to me! I understand now! 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 not only Father Leonardo, but also Kenny, Kiba, and Xenovia.

Valper's body went limp after throwing up a solid amount of blood that spilled out his mouth. Now dead, Father Leonardo dropped him.

"Oh Valper," said a sneering Kokabiel, bring the attention of the Grand Exorcist to him. "You were truly remarkable. Unfortunately, I and the other couldn't have had you figuring that part out. Nor telling anyone else."

Karen 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—Oops, I mean Red Dragon Samurai, as you like to be called."

Kenny 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 Kenny 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.

Just being stared at with those eyes felt like Kenny's body would get pierced. His body was stiff from the pressure of the Fallen Angel, and there was sweat coming from his hand that was holding onto the Sword.

But he wasn't going to let fear control him. Not when everything was at stake.

'Ddraig, if I give Rias the Sword…would I powers be transferred to her when I Boost,' he asked in his head.

["The Sword is a part of you and you are a part of it." That's what Jack said. I'd say that is worth a shot trying.]

"Right." Kenny turned towards Rias, getting her attention. He stared at her for a moment, before holding out the Sword to her. "Take it, Rias," he said. "I'll still be able to transfer power to you, and you'll also have its power too."

Rias looked at him in amazement, loss of any words to say. Was this really happening? Was Kenny really offering to let her use the Sword? This wasn't just any weapon, it was a legacy. His legacy. It was trusted to him and him alone with the mission to destroy the world's greatest evil.

Kenny smiled at her with confidence. "I place my faith in you to keep it safe."

A blush appeared on her face. When he says it like that, no way could she resist. Rias smiled with confidence and said, "Thank you, Kenny." She then grabbed the Sword. She wouldn't let Kokabiel take it, or Kenny away from her.

With the Sword in her hand, Rias turned towards Kokabiel. With a scowl on her face, the busty redhead began to walk towards the Fallen Angel.

Kenny then said, "Boosted Gear, go."

[Boost!]

All of Rias' peerage was on her, as she walked. They were worried and anxious about what was going to happen.

Kokabiel on the other was amused and his face showed it.

[Boost!]

"Is she even going to have the power to stop him," asked Karen. If she was near the power level of Kokabiel, the young Kurosawa would have taken him on without a second thought, but he was leagues ahead of her.

[Boost!]

Isabela asked Yubelluna, "What do we do? We can't just sit back and do nothing."

"…We'll just have to wait and see." That was the purple-haired woman's response.

[Boost!]

Rias continued walking towards Kokabiel. The Sword in her right hand, with the tip nearly touching the dirt.

Kenny only stared at Rias' back. 'It's not enough. I need to get her more.'

[Boost!]

All remained silent.

[Boost!]

"That's enough," Kenny said. "Let's try this out. Here it comes, Rias!"

Rias stopped. "I'm ready!" She called to him.

Kenny's gauntlet emitted a brighter light as he held out his hand towards her, starting to transfer the power with the hopes that it'll be pasted through the Sword to her.

[Transfer!]

And it did. The blade of the Sword started to glow white, as a mixture of green and light blue aura covered it. When Kenny's went into Rias' body, a red aura covered her body drastically. Rias let out a moan by the feeling the great amount of power going into her, greater than she felt before. A blush formed on her face, as she also felt…aroused by the Transfer.

After the Transfer was complete, Rias focused on Kokabiel.

Everyone on the field felt the great amount of power from her, as an intense, fiery crimson aura ignited from her body. It was amazing.

"Fuhahaha!" Kokabiel laughed as he truly enjoyed it. His expression was colored in ecstasy. "Good! That flow of power! The power I can feel right now is that of an ultimate-class devil. Looks like you have reached the equal level to that of brothers of yours!"

Rias pointed the Sword at him. The crimson aura that covered her didn't cover the Sword. However, it did allow Rias to form three magic circles around its blade, allowing her to charge a ball of her destructive powers. "Then I'll blow you awaaaaaaaaay!"

GOOOOOOOOON!

From the blade, Rias shot out a high amount of her demonic power of destruction. It made a shock wave that shook the ground as it flew across the sky, as it headed towards Kokabiel.

However, Kobabiel puts out both his hands in front of him. The energy of the Fallen Angels, the power of light gathered.

Then Rias' shot reached him, Kokabiel took the attack head on. His expression surpassed that of a normal one and looked dreadful and sadistic. "Interesting! Interesting indeed! Almost as good as Sirzechs!" But Kokabiel also wasn't uninjured. His black robe was tattered in places, and his hands were bloody.

Rias shot started to get pushed back, and started to lose its shape. Possibly because of the attack she just performed, Rias breathing was ragged. But she still tried to hold the attack.

However, Kokabiel found her attempts to continue fighting amusing. He laughed out loud and pushed back against the shot even more.

Rias tried to hold it, but in the end, she was pushed back and off her balance. The Sword fell out of her hand. Rias cried out in agony as she fell towards the ground. Karen quickly swooped in and caught her. "I got you!"

The Sword stabbed into the ground as Kenny was running towards Rias to catch her, before Karen caught her. He saw the Sword, ran towards it, and grabbed and pulled it out of the ground. "Is she okay?!" He called up to his sister.

"Yeah, she's fine," Karen told him.

Rias groaned in pain, but was thankful to Karen for saving her. She opened her shut eyes and looked at Kokabiel to glare at him, but was shocked to see Akeno heading towards him. "NO!" She exclaimed to her, bring Karen's attention to the Queen. "AKENO!"

"What's she doing?!"

"Now bring down THUNDER!" Akeno chanted, point a finger up at the sky. From up above, a bolt of light comes down to her finger. With her attack ready, Akeno sent the lightning towards Kokabiel. However, Kokabiel quickly covered himself with his many wings, shielding himself for the lightning.

"Could it be she who possesses the power of Baraqiel is trying to fight," Kokabiel asked.

"Don't speak his name." Akeno demanded, continuing to use lightning. She then widened her eyes in total fury, with the pupils become slit-like shape. "I'M NOTHING LIKE THE CREATURE!"

Karen brought Rias down to the ground as Kenny went to them. She looked at the Akeno, as her eyes widened with shock. "Could he really be talking at him," she asked.

"You know who he's talking about," Kenny asked.

"Yeah, he's one the leaders of the Fallen Angels," she replied. "A thunder and lightning user who, in terms of basic fighting ability, is on par with the boss, Azazel." Karen continued to stare at Akeno. One might take it as a coincidence that she and one of Azazel's most trusted people had the same powers. But, then more Karen thought about it, the more her eyes widened. "That means…"

After nullifying Akeno's attack completely, leaving her completely drained and exhausted, Kokabiel laughed loudly. "Hahaha! Oh, dear say it isn't so. For you to become a devil! What an amusing house you have, Rias Gremory!" He gestured to Kenny. "The descendant of the Samurai Jack, who just so happens to be the Red Dragon Emperor!" Then to Kiba. "The leftover of the Holy-Sword Project!" And finally Akeno. "And Baraqiel's daughter!"

Kenny's eyes widened as he gasped.

"Akeno's the daughter he was talking about!?" Karen exclaimed, remembering a moment in an encounter with the man lead him to tell her he had a daughter.

"Akeno…" Kenny called to her. "Is it true?"

Akeno looked to the left corner of her eyes, causing her pupils to go back to normal. She wanted to face him, but was afraid to do it.

Kokabiel chuckled with a hand on his chin. "How amusing. The taste for inferior products mot run in the family."

This enraged Rias and she pushed herself away from Karen's hold, causing the two siblings to step back from her. "Your insulting comments about my brother will not be tolerated!" She exclaimed. "But for insulting my servants, you will pay the ultimate price and DIE!" A whirlwind blew around her.

Kokabiel suddenly went downwards at great speeds, before slamming into the ground and creating a dust cloud. The dust cloud was cleared away by his wings, before Kokabiel closed them. Kokabiel laughed with his nose at Rias' anger and then said provokingly, "Then try to destroy me! Sirzechs' sister! The owner of "The Red Dragon Samurai"! Crimson-hair Ruin Princess! The one whom you are up against is someone who has been an archenemy of the Devils since long ago! If you don't see this as a chance, then your reputation will be looked down on!"

Rias glared hatefully at him.

"Hey! Jackass!" Kenny suddenly exclaimed with a step forward, surprising Rias.

"Kenny!"

"Try and insult Rias or Akeno again, and I will destroy you!" He proclaimed with a glared of determination at Kokabiel. "I'm not one to be tested, so don't even try!"

Akeno gasped in surprise when he said that. Her cheeks blushed and her heart shipped a beat by his words.

Kokabiel continued to grin sinisterly as he formed a Spear of Light in his right hand. "Really," he asked. "You must be an idiot."

"I am what I am! And what I am is the one that'll kick your ass!" Kenny pointed the Sword, with his left hand, at the Fallen Angel. "Boost!"

[Boost!]

This shocked Rias, Akeno, and Asia. "Kenny, no!" exclaimed the redhead.

Just then, they were surprised when the Xuelan, Karlamine, Isabela and X-9 ran past him from behind, while Yubelluna flew above. The five of them charged at Kokabiel.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Kenny called to them.

"We're going to give you a little more time," Yubelluna responded, before using her magic to plant an explosive circle under Kokabiel's feet. However, the Fallen Angel moved away from it in a blur. "Just focus on powering up!"

Xuelan and Isabela were the first the reach Kokabiel. They rushed at him, with the Chinese girl igniting her left foot and the orange-haired one was ready to punch him.

They jumped and preformed their attacks.

However, Kokabiel ended grabbing Xuelan's flying kick with his right hand and Isabela's punch with his left hand.

Karlamine let out a battle cry as she charged, ready to cut Kokabiel with her broadsword. Kokabiel however threw her fly guard by throwing Isabela at her. The Knightly maid quickly jumped over her friend, who get back on her feet, and falls towards the Fallen Angel to kill him.

BASH!

Kokabiel swung Xuelan into Karlamine, making them but cry out in pain, and lets the two young women going sending to the ground. Isabela was quick to charge afterwards.

She sent out a series of quick punches and kicks at Kokabiel, but the Fallen Angel was again amused and dodged all attacks with ease. "Come now. Do you believe that you're going…?"

Isabela smirked and quickly jumped back, confusing Kokabiel.

BANG! BANG!

Kokabiel reached quickly by opening his wings and deflected X-9's bullets. The robot continued to fire at him, but all shots fire bounced off the black wings.

"Come down," said the Fallen Angel. "You can't be serious." But he didn't see the magic circle under his feet.

KA-BOOM!

Yubelluna attack went off, and the explosion happened under his feet. She was sure that she at least injured him.

"That was a good one."

Yubelluna's blood ran cold when she heard Kokabiel right behind her. Grinning evilly at the back of her head.

BASH!

Kokabiel backhanded the right side of her head, causing Yubelluna's nerves to explode with pain, as she was sent towards the ground.

"YUBELLUNA!" Her three friends cried out to her, but then Kokabiel landed on the ground near them, forcing the girls to jump away. Yubelluna had no control as she plummeted to the earth. She waited for her body to make contact and cause more pain. However, it didn't come. Confused, she opened her eyes and was shocked to see Kenny's concerned face in front of her.

Kenny had quickly flown up into the air to save her, and was now descending to the school field. "Are you okay," he asked, feeling worried.

Yubelluna felt her cheeks flushing a little, and looked away in embarrassment. "You didn't have to do that," she said, secretly enjoying being in his arms.

When his feet touched the ground, Kenny helped her back on her feet. "I know…I wanted to," he said with a smile. This caused a gasp to slip from her lips, as Yubelluna's blush grown brighter. Deeply surprised and touched by the young man's words. Maybe he is different.

The two Phoenix Rooks and Knight continued to attack Kokabiel, but he was able to dodge and block any and all attacks. X-9 tried to land a hit on him, but the Fallen Angel's wings prevented the bullets.

He kicked Xuelan away, but then a new attacker came at him. It was Xenovia, who jumped at him from the right to slash at him. Kokabiel created a spear of light in his hand and blocked her using one hand with it. "Hmph! Durandal, huh! Unlike the Excalibur that was already broken once, that light is the real thing! Buuuuut!"

Kokabiel emitted an air wave from his other hand and made Xenovia's body float. Then Kokabiel kicked Xenovia's stomach.

"Gaa!" Xenovia flew back with an anguished cry.

"It depends on the wielder. Girl! You still can't control Durandal! The previous wielder was someone who had unrivaled strength!"

Xenovia adjusted her stance in the air and landed on the ground. She then went on slashing towards him once again. At the same time, Kiba rushed towards him at the same time. "Kokabiel! I will eliminate you with my Holy-demonic sword!" Kiba exclaimed. "I'm not allowed to lose anyone anymore!"

Kokabiel created another sword of light with his other hand, and clashed with their swords. It shocked and frustrated the two as he was taking on their attacks as if it was nothing. "Ho! Attacks at the same time from a Holy-sword and a Holy-demonic sword!" Kokabiel said. "Interesting! Good indeed! Come! You can't defeat me unless you do that much!"

Just then, not only Xuelan, Karlamine, and Isabela, but also Koneko and Karen rushed towards Kokabiel. They were going to attack him, when suddenly…

"Naïve!"

His black wings turned into sharp blades and cut up all of their bodies. Koneko received the most damage, as her body fell down to the ground, while blood came out of her body.

"Koneko!" Asia exclaimed rushed to help her.

Kenny rushed over to his sister and kneeled down next to her. She wasn't in the same shape as Koneko, but was still hurt. He then looked at the Phoenix maids with widened eyes, as they lay on the ground while groaning in pain. They were just as hurt as Koneko. He was shocked at how easily they were taken down, and turned to Yubelluna. "Got your gets away from Kokabiel," he said. "X-9 can heal help patch them up."

"Are you sure," Yubelluna asked.

"Yes," said X-9, as he walked to them. "I've learned through the internet of combat medical aid." He reached into his coat and pulled out a First Aid box.

"Good." Kenny looked back at Kokabiel, and saw him sneering. "We're gonna need all the help we can get."

[Boost!]

"Can't that thing go any faster," Karen groaned as she sat up. Just then, her and her brother's attention was caught by someone.

It was Father Leonardo, who was walking towards Kokabiel. As he did, he passed Xenovia and Kiba, who were still trying to get up. "You two stay here," he ordered them, glaring at the Fallen Angel. "I'll hold him off for now."

"So the Grand Exorcist wants to fight, huh? Then let's put your title to the test!" Kokabiel challenged him.

Father Leonardo's glaring eyes narrowed, before he charged.

"Hahaha! You still come at me? All right! Come!"

The Grand Exorcist let out a mighty battle cry and thrust his spear. It didn't work. The Fallen Angel didn't flinch at all, and he stopped his spear with just two fingers. Kokabiel sighed. "Is this it?"

CUT!

He cuts the spear with his Spear of Light. Kokabiel then started hatching and slashing that the priest, but Father Leonardo either blocked it with his shield, or dodge the attack.

"Hey, ugly!"

Kokabiel turned his head towards the direction of the voice, and saw Karen coming at him with her light-sticks. The girl started slashing at him, but Kokabiel dodged all attacks with ease. He then swung his Spear of Light and hits her weapon with enough force to knock her back.

However, this gave Father Leonardo enough time to grab the red cape and pull it off. Turning it into its holy-sword form. Kokabiel turned his attention back to him and slashed at him, but Father Leonardo blocked the attack, and then got down low, twirled, and cut into the Fallen Angel's thigh, making him cry out in pain.

Angered, Kokabiel attempted to take another swing at the Grand Exorcist, but Leonardo quickly stabbed the sword into his arm. As Kokabiel again cried in agony, the human man kicked him in the stomach, taking Kokabiel off his feet as he stumbled back. Father Leonardo quickly jumped back to a safe distance.

It wasn't enough to really hurt him, and Father Leonardo knew that.

Everyone there was making expressions of despair and breathed violently. Only Kokabiel, who was at an advantage, was smirking.

[Boost!]

"Come on," Kenny said. "I need more."

"But. Seeing that even after losing the masters you serve, you Devils and followers of God can still fight, huh!" Kokabiel suddenly said.

Father Leonardo's eyes widened in shocked, but then they narrowed. He remembered that Kokabiel would have been around to know that.

Xenovia, on the other hand, wasn't an immortal being. "What?"

"…What do you mean?" Rias asked with doubt.

"Kokabiel, what does 'even after losing the masters you serve' supposed to mean," demanded the blue-haired follower of God. "Another my question now!"

Kokabiel started laughing aloud as he found it truly amusing. "Fuhaha, fuhahahahahahahahahaha! That's right! I totally forgot! The truth wasn't revealed to you lower guys! Then I will tell you," he said, before turning his head towards Kenny. "Tell me, Kurosawa, do you know why the First Legion of Darkness was formed."

Father Leonardo raised an eyebrow. "The followers of Aku," he asked.

Kenny was also confused, but more with his question than who it involved. "It's to bring Aku back to life, right?"

"Yep." Kokabiel snapped his fingers. "But did you know that it was during the three-way war that he gained his first followers. And he did it was one simple act."

Kokabiel's sneer grew larger than it's ever been.

"BY KILLING GOD WITH HIS BARE HANDS!"

The shockwave of the revelation was set through everyone, as Kenny, Rias, Akeno, Kiba, Koneko, Asia, Karen, Xuelan, Karlamine, Isabela, Yubelluna, X-9, Xenovia, and Father Leonardo were put in a state of complete and total shock and disbelief.

"…!…Wh…what… What did he just say…?" Kenny whispered.

"No way…" Xenovia looked in disbelief. "…God is dead?"

"…God didn't exist anymore," Rias asked in also the same amount of disbelief. However, she was also scared because of another reason. "Aku…he…he really killed God? No…that couldn't be! You're lying, I never heard anything about that!"

"I was there to see it," Kokabiel told them. "During his second rein on the Earth, while Samurai Jack trained to fight him, Aku was challenged by God for the balance of the world. The three armies were there too, watching the two great powers of good and evil brawl. But in the end, Aku's powers had over powered God. Normally, he could have enslaved God and used Him as an example of his might, but he realized the He was far more important for that. So, in front of every one of the three factions, Aku killed God."

"No way…He's that powerful," Karen asked, feeling sick to her stomach.

"After the War, what was left were the Angels who had lost their God, the Devils that lost their Kings and the majority of High-Class devils and the Fallen Angels who lost most of the members apart from the leaders. So it wasn't a mere exhausted state. All of the factions fell so low, that they had to rely on humans to continue their generations. Especially the Angels and Fallen Angels that could only continue their generation by mating with humans. Fallen Angels can increase if the angels fall. But Pure-Angels can't increase their numbers after losing God. Even Pure-Devils are rare, right?"

"That doesn't explain why you were willing to follow Aku," Kenny said, trying to keep it together.

"Simple, really. Not only because he was a superior being that killed the ultimate balance of good and evil, but Aku then told us all that if we sided with him, and remained loyal to him, he would grant us any wish we desired. Anything beyond our wildest dreams."

"…Lies…it's a lie…" Slightly further away from where he was, Kenny saw Xenovia who seemed like she started losing strength. She had a panicked expression that was too unbearable to look at. He felt sorry for her, learning it like this.

"It's not a lie," said Father Leonardo. All of them looked the Grand Exorcist in shock. While he wasn't as devastated as his companion, he was still shocked. "The final test to becoming the Grand Exorcist is to be told that God is dead and that he died doing the war." He frowned at the ground, remember that day. The day his world felt like it was collapsing on him. "It's to test your faith in Him, and see if you still had what it takes to be a Grand Exorcist. But…I never would have thought that…he was murdered…not like in battle as I image."

"Now, I could have cared less about Aku's promises and his quest to dominate the world. But what drives me crazy is that after Aku killed God and proclaimed his promise to those that would follow him, it was decided, to prevent him from gaining followers, that the war would be stopped!" Kokabiel declared his argument strongly. His face was expressing anger. "WHY WOULD THEY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINNING!? HOW DARE THEY KEEP ME FROM SQUASHING MY ENEMIES JUST WHEN IT WAS GETTING FUN!? THAT'S WHY I JOINED AKU'S! TO GET BACK AT ALL OF THOSE WHO DENIED MY FUN! Even that bastard Azazel declared that 'there is no second war' after losing the majority of his men in the war! WHAT THE FUCK!?"

Asia covered her mouth with her hands, opened her eyes wide, and her whole body shook. Even if she turned into a devil, her belief didn't disappear. "…God doesn't exist? God…is dead? Then the love we were given by Him is…" She asked, standing up after healing Koneko.

Kokabiel answered Asia doubt with a laugh. "That's right. It's normal that there is no love from God and no divine protection from him. Michael is certainly doing well. He's taking the place of God and is taking care of the angels and humans."

"The Archangel, Michael is acting as God's agent," Xenovia in continuous disbelief. "That means…all our prayers…"

"Well, if the 'system' used by God is operating, then the prayer to God, the blessing of God, and exorcism would function. I'm sure someone's been listening." Hearing Kokabiel's words was too much for Asia, and she dropped onto the floor.

Karen quickly went to her and held her. "Asia! Pull yourself together, Asia!"

"It's a natural reaction," Father Leonardo said to her. "Most believers wouldn't be able to take the truth. Some can't even live with the truth."

"But if you compare it to the time God was present, the number of believers decreased. That Holy-demonic sword brat over there was able to create the Holy-demonic sword because the balance between good and evil has been broken. In reality, Holy and demonic powers cannot merge. If the ones who rule the power of Holy and demonic powers, God and the Devil Kings, disappear, then lots of unique phenomenons occur. But now, I've waited for far too long. From here on out, I will start a war! I will take your heads as a gift! Even if it's only me, I will continue from where we left off with the rising of Aku! I'll kill all other members of the First Legion that aren't Fallen Angels, and then I'm going to show Sirzechs and Michael that our race is the ultimate beings! But first, I'll be taking that sword of yours, Kurosawa!"

Rias trembled. They couldn't win. Kokabiel was on totally different league from them. His motives were totally beyond theirs. He was someone who they shouldn't have tried to take on in the first place. But what's worse...

"Shut the fuck up!" Kenny suddenly exclaimed, taking Rias by surprise. The group all looked at in surprise too. "I can't let you destroy this town. My comrades and family. Just for your selfish motives! So God's not here anymore! It's all the more reason the stop Aku, I say!"

"Kukuku. You? Destroy Aku? Is that even possible," Kokabiel asked, confusing Kenny. "Let me ask you, boy. Do you really believe that you could destroy Aku?" This caused a gasp from the black-haired teen, as he froze there on the spot. "Remember, he was the one that killed God. The creator of all. What chance do you think you have?"

Kenny was silent for a moment, looking down at the ground with eyes widened. Was he right? Aku was able to kill God, what chance did he have against that? Even with the Sword, he was fighting an immortal being that was the embody all that was evil.

"Is that it then?" Rias suddenly asked, startling Kenny and bringing him out of his thoughts. He looked over his shoulder and saw her angry face. "Just because someone said that you can't do something, you're just going to give up? You are forgetting, Kenny, we're here to fight with you! All of us are!"

Kenny was silent for a moment, letting her words sink in. He then looked at the other Devils and saw them smiling and nodding at him. Signifying that they were all right behind him. This brought on a smile to Kenny's lips, before he turned back to face Kokabiel. "They're right, Kokabiel," he proclaimed. Kenny then pointed the Sword to the sky with his left hand. "The one thing that always kept me going was not just Aku, but them too!"

FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!

The Sword glowed brighter than ever, before the jewel on the Boosted Gear did the same, and then a massive pillar of red and light blue shot into the sky. Everyone on the field could feel the enormous power coming from both sacred weapons.

Even Kokabiel was startled by the immense power of the teenager. "No way!" Rias shouted in shock.

"I know this power," Kiba said. "This is like that time he fought Riser.

"It's the Sacred Gear and the Sword releasing their power after being perfectly aligned with their master's wishes," Akeno explained with a bright expression.

"So Aku killed God! That may be true, but I'll never stop fighting!" Kenny exclaimed to Kokabiel, before rushing at him.

Kokabiel laughed a Spear of Light at him, but Kenny quickly swung the Sword and whacked the spear away.

Kenny then reached the Fallen Angel and speeded past him, but not without cutting into his side, making Kokabiel let out an agonizing cry.

Kenny stopped a few meets away with a skid, dragging his feet into the dirt, as he looked back at Kokabiel. The evil being was still standing, and tending to his wounded side. He then looked over his shoulder to glare at Kenny, before conjuring a Spear and sending it flying at Kenny.

The black-haired teen blocked the spear and it goes off in a random direction. Kenny then rushed at Kokabiel again at great speeds.

Kokabiel laughed two Spears of Light at him.

Kenny got down and slides across the ground like if he was in a baseball game, leaning backwards to let the two light-based weapons pass over his face, while it was looking up.

After that, Kenny quickly jumped up and went at Kokabiel. He swung the Sword at him, but the warmonger took off into the air before Kenny could make contact with him. The young man looked up and saw Kokabiel hovering above.

Kenny transferred the Sword over to his left hand, before holding out his left arm out to the side. He charged a Red Dragon Slash. When it was ready with the blade turning bright white, he sent the fully powered attack at Kokabiel. "RED DRAGON SLASH!"

SSSHHHHHHIIIINNNNKKK!

The massive arch of white power raced towards Kokabiel at great speeds. Kokabiel quickly conjured two Spears of Light and enlarged them to five times the normal size, and held them in front of himself. The Red Dragon Slash made contact, but to everyone's surprise, the attack pushed Kokabiel back, upwards, and slamming him into the barrier. Sandwiched between the two, the Fallen Angel struggled with all his might to keep himself from losing to the Slash. However, it proved to be too much and he screamed and…

---

From outside the barrier, as Sona and her peerage struggled to keep the dome up by the sudden power of whatever was pushing against it when suddenly…

BREAK!

The Red Dragon Slash broke out, and the protective barrier started to break and fall apart like shattering glass.

Sone and her peerage cry out in shock when they were thrown off their feet and landing on their back and/or asses. Groaning a little, Sona sat up with a hand holding her head. "Want was that," she asked.

"My lady! Look! In the sky!" she heard Tsubaki exclaimed. Sona opened her shut eyes and looked at the sky. She was shocked to see the Red Dragon Slash flying upwards towards the moonlight night. The sound of it traveling, which she could only describe as a mixture of a vibration and a rocket thruster, echoed to where they were and maybe beyond.

They watched as the arch continued to fly up, as if it was going to exit the planet's atmosphere, before it disintegrated and disappeared.

Sona stared at where it once was, breathless. "Kenny…"

---

Thud!

Kenny looked at where he heard the sound of an object hitting the ground was at. He was surprised to see it was Kokabiel, on his hands and knees growling. His clothing was steaming and there was a deep gash across his chest that was bleeding. "…It's the first time I saw a Red Dragon Emperor who releases its power just by the mere thought of his friends agreeing to fight with him… What are you? Who are you?" Kokabiel asked while narrowing his eyes.

Kenny responded after he pointed the Sword forward at the Fallen Angel. "I want you to me and my name, Kokabiel! I am Kenny Kurosawa! I am the Pawn of Rias Gremory! I am the possessor of the Red Dragon Emperor! I am the descendant of Samurai Jack! My power comes from love, passion, and a mission! I am the Red Dragon Samurai!"

"A little over the top there," Kiba uttered.

"I expected nothing less from a playboy," Koneko said with a deadpan expression.

"Yeah, and I can tell you want to be in that playboy's harem," Karen said mischievously, causing a blush from Koneko.

"Wait, he's got a harem!?" Exclaimed the Phoenix maids.

"Well, that's our Kenny for you," Akeno said with a very noticeable blush on her cheeks. She then turned towards. 'I'm sorry, Rias. I'm starting to fall for him, too.'

"He's right," said Rias with confidence. "Wants important now is that we haven't lost the battle. We can't get up. Let's take Kenny's lead, everyone!"

"You got it, Rias!" Everyone agreed eagerly.

Kokabiel however chuckled and stood up. "For such a low-ranking Devil to damage me this much is damn near impossible," he stated, opening his wings with his evil sneer returning in full force. "This is interesting boy! I find you and that sword very interesting!"

"Fufufu. So do I." A sudden voice said, coming from the sky. It was not from anyone that the group knew. Kokabiel looked up at the sky and prompting everyone to do the same.

A ball of white light floated down towards the ground at a slow pace, before it stopped in front of the moon.

Suddenly, the ball took a new form that amazed and frightened most of those on the ground. A white plated armored person with eight wings of light growing from the back, where it gave out a divine glow in the dark night. There were jewels across various locations on the armor. It also had armor on the face so the identity of the individual couldn't be seen. However, the more Kenny looked at it, the more he saw the identical similarities the armor had with his "Boosted Gear Scale-mail". Only it looked more like a dragon than a samurai armor.

An unknown fear and nervousness suddenly ran throughout Kenny's whole body when he stared at the armored person. Its presence overwhelmed him, causing his body to shiver.

"Why is the Vanishing Dragon here," demanded Kokabiel.

"Vanishing Dragon?" Repeated Kenny. His whole body trembled. The feeling of his heart being grasped by it stopped him from moving. But at the same time, he was fascinated by the white appearance that emitted a mysterious light. "What the hell is going on?"

"…So you were attracted to the Red Dragon," Kokabiel asked the Vanishing Dragon. "If you get in my wa..."

RIP!

Before Kokabiel could even finish his sentence, his black wings were ripped out of his back by the Vanishing Dragon, who flew behind the Fallen Angel in a fraction of a second. Blood came gushing out of Kokabiel's back from where his severed wings were. Kenny couldn't catch his movement with his eyes.

"It's like the wing of a crow," said the Vanishing Dragon. From his voice, they could tell the Vanishing Dragon was a young man. "It has a disgusting color to it. Azazel's wing is much darker and has the color of everlasting darkness you know?"

Karen's eyes widened. "Azazel?"

"Y…You! My wing!" Kokabiel became enraged after his wings were plucked off, but the Vanishing Dragon laughed quietly.

"It's a symbol that you have fallen. There's no need for wings for those who stooped down even below the earth, right?"

"Vanishing Dragon! Are you opposing me?!" Kokabiel flew up into the air with his remaining wings and created a countless number of spears of light in the sky. He then supersized them.

However, the Vanishing Dragon held out his hand, and his blue jewels glowed.

[Divide!]

Kenny heard the sound, but it wasn't Ddraig's. The aura around Kokabiel got reduced immediately. Half of the spears of light in the sky also vanished.

"What have you done!?" Kokabiel exclaimed, as the last of the spears disappeared.

"His name is Albion," said the Vanishing Dragon. "One of the abilities of mine is called 'Divine Dividing'. It halves the power of those I touch every 10 seconds. Your power will become my power. You don't have time! If you don't defeat me quickly, you will become so weak that you can't even beat a human."

Karen looked at the armored person in confusion, which Rias saw and decide to explain it to her. "The ability of the Red Dragon Emperor doubles the power of the possessor and can transfer it to others. The ability of the White Dragon Emperor takes the power of their opponents and make it theirs. …Just like in the legend."

"Are you still bored? I thought I could have a bit more fun…" The Vanishing Dragon disappeared from sight and went towards Kokabiel while creating tracks of light.

POW!

His fist went deep into Kokabiel's stomach. Kokabiel's body bent a lot and he vomited blood. He didn't even have a trace left of the overwhelming opponent from before. "…I…Impossible… me…"

"I was told by Azazel to take you back even if by force and escort Karen Kurosawa back to base. You acted a bit too much and even threatened his reincarnation subject."

Karen gave a deadpan expression. "Geez, nice to know he cares," she droned.

The Vanishing Dragon then took Kokabiel, rocketed upwards, before falling back down at great speeds, pushing the Fallen Angel in front of him.

"AZAZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLL!" Kokabiel bellowed out to the heavens, as he went down.

BOOM!

The collision to the ground caused a crater to form that sent out a shock wave. Then, the magic circle created and used by Valper appeared again on the school field. It rose up from the ground and into the sky.

Sona and her peerage were running out of the school to join the group when they stopped after seeing the magic circle ascending. Once it was over, the school, it shattered and disappeared.

"The waves from the magic square are disappearing," said Tsubaki said in astonishment.

"Then does that mean the battle is won," Sona asked, staring at the field with wide eyes. "If so…"

When the dust cleared, the Vanishing Dragon was standing in the center of the crater. Kokabiel, the great Fallen Angel who had 10 wings, was put on his shoulder. Defeated.

The Vanishing Dragon turned his attention towards the group of Devils, mainly at Karen. "Karen Kurosawa," he said. "Is Freed still alive?"

Karen was confused by this and looked at the bleeding body of Freed. She opened her wings and flew over to him, before kneeling down and pressing two fingers to his neck. Amazingly, even with a missing arm, the guy was still alive. "Yeah," Karen told the Dragon.

"Then I'll need for you to carry him as we go back." The Vanishing Dragon climbed out of the crater. "There are things I need to ask him. We will deal with him after that." Karen shrugged and picked up the unconscious madman. She then went over to the white armored person.

[Are you ignoring me, huh, white-one?]

That was Ddraig's voice. Kenny's gauntlet was glowing. But this time, all were able to hear the dragon talking. "The dragon hand talked," Rias asked, as the Vanishing Dragon turned towards the boy after getting his attention.

[You have been awakened, red-one?]

When the dragon of the armor talked, the wings glowed white.

[I was wondering when we would finally meet again.]

[As have I. It's our destiny to fight one day. Things like this happen.]

Karen looked at the Vanishing Dragon with a confused expression. "Fight? What fight?"

"Yeah, I'm wondering about that too," said Kenny, staring intensely at the white armor.

[But white-one. I can't feel the hostility from you like before.]

[Red-one. Your hostility is incredibly low as well.]

[Looks like both of us have things that interest us more than fighting.]

[That's how it is. We should be having fun by ourselves for a while. It's not bad like this sometimes, right? Let's meet again, Ddraig.]

[That would also be fun, huh. See you then, Albion.]

Both of them gave their farewell, and the White Dragon Emperor looked at Karen. "It's time to go."

However, Kenny stepped up and seemed unsatisfied. "Hold on! Where are you taking my sister!? Who are you, anyways!? More importantly, I got some questions I want to ask Kokabiel myself!"

The possessor of the Vanishing-Dragon didn't let Kokabiel go, and placed a hand around Karen's arm. "You need strength to understand everything. Get stronger, my rival, I will fight you one day." He turned into a white light and flew up, taking Karen with him. Everyone became speechless at the outcome no one had predicted.

Kenny sighed and lowered the Sword. Even if Kokabiel was taken and Karen had to go back to Azazel's base, he was relieved. As Rias and Sona talked about repairing the school before class tomorrow, he was worried about what was going to happen to his little sister. But if she was unharmed after all this time, he was sure that Karen was going to be okay.

As Sona and Rias talked, Tsubaki turned her head towards where Kiba was standing. She saw how deep in thought he was. Then a strange feeling entered her heart that was telling her to go to him. Was it pity or sympathy? The Queen could tell, but she ended up starting to walk towards him.

"Kiba?" The blonde Knight was brought out of his thoughts and turned towards the direction of the voice, seeing that it was Tsubaki. "Are you okay," she asked, retaining her stoic look.

Kiba was silent for a moment, before looking at his Holy-Demonic Sword. "I was just thinking…It's finally finished. Even if someone intruded, this town's safe," he said. He didn't know why, but he started to just speak of everything on his mind to Tsubaki. "But then I think it hadn't ended yet… Because there was someone who took over Valper's research at the Vatican headquarters. When I confront that person, what will I do with this Holy-Demonic Sword… I still don't know…"

Just then a hand was placed on his shoulder, making Kiba gasp lightly when he saw who it was.

It was Tsubaki, who was giving him something she rarely gave anyone: a smile. Smile met to comfort him. "Let's not worry about the complicated stuff for now," she said. "For now, you can say that it ended for now, right? Besides, when you cross that bridge, you'll have your friends." Tsubaki then turned around and walked away towards her group.

Kiba was left there to stare at her with widened eyes. He never told anyone, but he's always found the young bespectacled woman to be very beautiful. Sure, there were Rias and Akeno, two of the most gorgeous girls in the school, but Kiba's always found himself staring at Tsubaki. And just a rare smile was enough to make him smile too.

"…Um, Kiba?" Kiba turned in the direction of the other familiar voice and saw it was Asia, who had regained consciousness. "We can do club activities together again, yes," Asia asked him with a worried face.

It was amazing to Kiba. She was worried about him, even though she should be having a hard time after the existence of God was rejected. She was truly a kind girl.

Before Kiba could respond to the girl, Rias called his name. "Kiba." The boy looked at Rias and saw her welcoming smile. "I'm glad you've decided to return. Also to reach Balance-Breaker. As your master, I am proud."

Kiba then kneeled down on one knee, with his head low. "…Rias. I… To everyone in the club… Most of all, I betrayed you who saved my life once… I can't find the words to express my apology…"

Rias went to him and kneeled down, and then patted his cheek with her hand, comforting him like she always did. "But you have returned. That is enough for me. You can't waste the feelings of your comrades."

"President… I will promise you once again. I, Kiba Yuuto, will protect you and my comrades for the rest of my life as the Knight of Rias Gremory's group."

"Ufufufu. Thank you."

Kenny watch from a few feet away, smiling happily knowing that Kiba was back with them at long last. Hoping that they would never be split up again. Then Father Leonardo walked up to his side, watching the peerage too. "Looks like your friend returned," he said.

"That's right," Kenny responded. "And thank you. If it wasn't for you, Xenovia, or Irina, I'm not sure want would have happened."

"The Excalibur is destroyed. Valper is dead, and Freed's in the hands of the Fallen Angels. Nothing went as we thought it would have."

"Yeah…" The two watched as The Phoenix maids and X-9 joined up with the group, and Kiba was told that he was going to be given a thousand spanking, much to his dismay. Kenny smiled sympathetically at his friend, before turning his head to the Grand Exorcist. "You know you stay with us at my house, just for the night. It'll be a way of saying thanks."

Father Leonardo was silent for a moment, before he said, "Thank you, but we'll find a hotel to stay at. However, I'll have to think about your offer." He then turned around, and began walking away. His red cape flowing in the wind. "When the time comes, I'll call upon you for your help."

Kenny looked at him in confusion, before his attention was caught by Xenovia a few meters away. She was standing over the four remaining pieces of the four-in-one Excalibur, but staring at him. When the blue-haired girl saw that he was looking at her, she blushed and looked away.

Kenny could only wonder what she was thinking.

---

A few days have passed since the incident with Kokabiel. Karen hadn't shown up in those days, but Kenny's gotten texts for her. She at the location that Azazel was, and was staying there for the time being. At least that gave Kenny time to figure out what to do with her room.

Now, after school was finished, Asia and Kenny entered into the clubroom, only to be shocked at what they found.

"Hey, Red Dragon Samurai."

Standing there while wearing a Kuoh Academy's girls uniform was Xenovia.

"Xenovia," said Kenny said, not being able to hide his unrest and grabbed his shinai bag. "Why, are you here?"

Rias, on the other hand, greeted Xenovia from her desk. "Oh good, you found us. Welcome home," she said, getting a confused look from Kenny and Asia. "Everyone, I like for you to welcome our newest Knight."

"Wait, what?" Kenny looked at the blue-haired girl in disbelief. "You're joking, right?"

PA!

"Son of a bitch!" Kenny exclaimed after being he and Asia were startled by the pair of black wings that grew out of Xenovia's back, before she closed them. "Okay, what gives," he demanded. "Are you doing this just to get the Sword?"

"It's not like that, I promise," Xenovia said. "After I found out that God was actually killed by the one called Aku, I was desperate, so I begged for Rias to take me in."

"Having a Durandal wielder would be nice. With this, you two and Kiba, will be the sword fighters of this group," Rias told them with much enjoyment. But it seemed all too fast for Kenny to believe.

"And I was transferred to this school. From now on, I'm a 2nd year student and also a member of the Occult Research Club. Let's get along, Kenny." Xenovia says, while breathing with her nose, trying to sound cute.

"…Don't make such a cute sound with a serious voice," Kenny said.

"I copied Irina, but it looks like it's not easy."

Kenny then asked, "But why did you really want to be a Devil, in our group? Is this even what you wanted?"

"Without God, I have no meaning," Xenovia stated, with a hand on her chin to show she was thinking. "But I'm not sure if become my old enemy is the best thing. But…for the little sister of the Devil King, she's been shockingly kind. Oh, I hope I made the right choice." Straining her thoughts, she placed her face in her hand. "I feel like I have, but there's so much doubt." Xenovia then puts her hands together to pray. "Please, help me, oh Lord!"

She received some damage because of that, hold her head down while mumbling something.

Kenny sighed exasperatedly, before a thought entered his head. "By the way, where's Irina and Father Leonardo?"

However, he wasn't expecting for a look of despair to dawn on her. "They returned to our headquarters."

—(flashback)—

At the airport, Xenovia was facing both Father Leonardo and Irina. The Grand Exorcist looked at her with slight concern, but Irina looked at the blue-haired with such contempt and disappointment.

"Father Leonardo, what's going to happen with the remaining pieces of the four Excaliburs," Xenovia asked.

"We'll do what we can with them," Father Leonardo told her. "The four fragments that were retrieved are the cores of the sword. So the mission of retrieving it was accomplished. If they can make the cores functional again, they can use alchemy to make the holy-swords again."

"That's good to hear."

"Oh yes, it's wonderful," said Irina, continuing to look at Xenovia in a negative way. "If only you did it with us."

"Yes, I feel that way too," Xenovia said, causing Irina to finally lose it.

"Tell me why! Why are you letting this happen, Grand Exorcist?! She's letting herself being turned into a Devil, and the Church is just letting it happen! She's betraying us all and you're just letting her walk away!"

Father Leonardo snapped his head at her with an angered look. This frightened Irina, making her know that she stepped out of line. But the man didn't say anything, only wanting her to stop talking about things she doesn't understand. "What right do you have to speak of thinks you don't clearly understand?"

This only upset Irina even more, and she just walked away to their plane, with tears filling her eyes.

Father Leonardo then looked back at Xenovia. "I'm sorry. For everything. You have my blessings, but know this: We might be enemies the next time we meet."

And with that, the Grand Exorcist left.

—(flashback ends)—

"Irina was lucky. Even if she wasn't in the battle because of the wounds, she ended up not knowing the truth. She has a stronger belief than me. If she found out about God and Aku, I don't know what would have happened to her or what she would do."

Kenny felt sorry for Xenovia, and sad to hear that Irina was like that. She was such a cheerful girl, with a strong belief. If Irina learned the truth, there's a chance she'd come after him to take the Sword. "So why did the Church just let you go," he asked.

"When I mentioned the murder of God to them, they became silent. So I became an outsider for knowing about God and Aku. Father Leonardo tried to defend me, but I told him that it was for the best. The Church hates outsiders and heresy very much. Even if that person is the wielder of Durandal, they will cut them off."

"So that's why you became a Devil," Asia said. "And you joined us to help fight Aku and his followers."

Xenovia turned her head towards Asia. "Yes, and now I see that they wanted the Sword not just because there may be followers in the Church, but because those that were not wanted it to avenge God. I wanted this too, but when I look back, I'm not worthy of it. Since God didn't exist, then his love and help didn't as well," she said and bowed her head. "I'm so sorry Asia. The things I said to you were wrong and hurtful. I was a holy sword user who was admired, but I'm now a heretic. I can't forget about how their eyes and attitudes changed when they saw me."

She then turned to Kenny. "And I'm incredibly sorry to you too, Kenny. I've said so many bad things about you and your family. Now that I know the truth, I feel awful. Like a monster…"

Xenovia stopped when a hand was placed on her shoulder. She looked up and stared Kenny, a little surprised to see how handsome he actually was. "It's okay," he told her with a smile. "You made a mistake, and you want to make up for it."

"He's right, Xenovia." Asia smiles like the Virgin Mary as she forgave her. "I'm enjoying my current lifestyle. Even though I'm a Devil now, I met someone, people who are important to me. I am happy because of the place live in now and the people I have met."

Xenovia was indeed surprised to know that the two of them were so willing to forgive her. After her words and actions against them, she was sure that they wanted nothing to do with her. She wasn't expecting the opposite. But Xenovia didn't question it and smiled gratefully. "Then I won't let you all down," she uttered. "I'll help you in your battle against Aku."

Xenovia tries to leave the room, but Asia stopped her. "U..umm! Next weekend, I'm going to go out to play with everyone. Would you also like to join, Xenovia," Asia asked with a smile. Xenovia had widened her eyes in shock and then gave a bitter smile.

"Next time then. This time I'm not interested. Except…..."

"Except?

Xenovia then said it with a smile to Asia. "Can you take me around the school next time?"

"Yes!" Asia's answer was given with a smile.

Xenovia then turned towards Kiba. "I also would like to have a battle with my holy-sword, Durandal against your Holy-demonic sword as well, Kiba."

"Alright. I won't lose next time." Kiba also replied with a smile.

Kenny smiled at Xenovia as he stared. He really didn't get her, but could see that she wasn't really a bad person.

Rias clapped her hand and stood up from her desk. "Now. Since everyone has returned again, let's start the club activity again! Also, all weekend activities are cancelled."

This surprised them a little. "Why? What's going on," Kenny asked.

"It's surprising you don't know. But I'll tell you," Rias said before winking at him. "I'd love to go on that date you asked me."

"…really?"

---

Meanwhile, in Cocytus, the deepest part of the Underworld, there was no light. No light as ever been able to reach this far below, but there was one. The light came from a large pillar of ice in various hues and shades of purple. Inside of this pillar was Kokabiel. Frozen in the ice with a look of anger, despair, and agony.

All was silent in the dark area, until footsteps were heard.

Step…Step…Step…Step…Step…

"Poor, Kokabiel," said a deep voice that echoed in Cocytus. "You were so close to you war. So close to destroying your enemies. So…so close."

The person talking, walked towards the pillar of ice, and when he was close enough to it, his figure was able to be seen. It was a tall man with a black cloak and a black hood over his head, hiding his face. The mysterious man stopped a few feet away from Kokabiel.

"You have caused quite the headache for the First Legion, Kokabiel," the man in black said. "Not only did you act without the accords of the others, but you planned to betray those of us who were not of your 'supreme' race and ended up getting yourself captured. But…this is only a minor setback, one we can work in our favor."

"It's a good thing that they haven't asked you any questions…however…."

SLAB!

The man in black shot a long, thin black rod out of his left sleeve at Kokabiel, and it stabbed the warmonger right in between his eyes.

"I don't think we can trust you anymore."

The man in black walked away, leaving Kokabiel to die.

To Be Continued…

---

{Playing Shine by Mr. Big}

[Instrumentals] The opening fades into the inside of a room and focuses on an accordion-book that was open all the way onto a table.

[I never really feel quite right] The scene then fades to show the beginning of the book, before moving to the left, as it showed the pictures in it. The first of the pictures was of Kenny and Karen smiling in front of their new home.

[And I don't know why, all I know is something's wrong] As the camera moved, showing the rest of the photos, it then showed a picture of Kenny looking sideways at the camera, wearing a black hooded jacket with a lollipop in his mouth. The next picture showed Rias looking into the bright blue sky from the window of the old school building.

[Every time I look at you, you seem so alive] The next picture showed both Akeno and Asia, each in their gym clothing, practicing magic. The one after that was of Kiba as he smiled sheepishly at a group of girls that had hearts in their eyes.

[Tell me how do you do it, walk me through it] After that, Koneko was seen in a picture, looking really annoyed and embarrassed while wearing cat pajamas. Then Isabella, Xuelan, Karlamine, and Yubelluna were seen looking through the window of a shop.

[I'm following every footstep] X-9's picture, while holding up Lulu in his palm, was shown giving a peace sign to the viewer.

[Maybe on your own you take a conscious step] The next picture was of Sona and her peerage walking down the hall. The picture next and under it was of Sona being hugged by Serafall, much to her embarrassment.

[Do you wanna give it up? All that I want…] The next picture was of Kenny, smiling to the camera as he wore the samurai armor before the Rating Game. The photo after that was Grayfia watching over an injured Kenny with a hand on his head.

[Is for you to SHINE~] The photo after that showed Kenny challenging Riser to his dual.

[SHINE~ down on me] The next photo was of Rias and Akeno playing tennis against Sona and Tsubaki.

[SHINE on this life that's burning out] A photo after that showed Xenovia naked, as she posed sexily for the camera. The one underneath it show Rias and Asia running to stop her.

[SHINE~] Irina is shown in a church praying.

[SHINE~ down on me] The photo after that showed the wooden Aku medallion.

[SHINE on this life that's burning out] Fading away from that one photo, the scene changed to show the last picture in the book. Kenny is shown sleeping in bed, surrounded by the sleeping, naked bodies of Rias, Asia, Akeno, Koneko, Xenovia, Irina, Sona, Tsubasa, Yubelluna, Isabela, Karlamine, Xuelan, Serafall, and Kiyome.

[SHINE~] A hand then closes the accordion book.

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Narrator: "On the next episode of The Red Dragon Samurai…."

Karen: "So what are you going to do for your date?"

Kenny: "The last time I went on a date, it got me killed."

?(Rossweisse)?: "Kenny Kurosawa. I need for you to come with me."

Narrator: "The Red Dragon Samurai. Updates coming soon."

Rias: "The night is ours, my cute samurai"

Narrator: "Only on Fanfiction."

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AN:

That wraps up this episode and the Excalibur Arc, and the next episode will be Kenny and Rias' date, and the first Lemon of the series.

This was another long chapter for the story, and it's because the two episodes that made up the first battle of Kuoh Academy was broken up into two episodes in the anime. So I decided to put them together.

Cerberus was replaced by the Beetle Drones from Samurai Jack. This came from the idea of having the robots in the story as the expendable army of the First Legion of Darkness, and to have everyone in the episode show off what they can do in combat.

Now you know why Kokabiel joined Aku. Aku was the one that killed God. Some of you actually figured this out and, it really shouldn't be that big of a surprise. Something that I think forget about the villain is that while he was funny and a goofball, he was extremely dangerous too. Aku was incredibly powerful, and if Samurai Jack's story was in the DxD universe, God would have found a way to stop him from taking over the world and many others. But in the end, God was killed by the ultimate evil of unlimited power.

And then Kokabiel died. If he doesn't have any other roles in the series later on, then there's no reason to have him around anymore.

Also, I had Freed get the SHIT beaten out of him and had him lose a hand just because I wanted him to. He's a real piece of shit, after all.

A little bit of KibaxTsubaki was also thrown in. It's almost impossible to actually find this pairing anywhere.

This might be the shortest season of "The Red Dragon Samurai" compared to season 1. The original story arc will be after the next one: the Treaty Arc. I promise that it'll be a special arc.

"Become ONE" is next on the list of stories to be updated, so I'll be working on that again.

IMPORTANT! Some of you have given me ideas for the My Hero Academia fanfic and I thank all of you. Some of them were and some were not, and I will not lie, some of them were of series I'm not all too familiar with and have never seen. However, after talking with another user, I've come up with an idea that would work and I'm going to be strict on this crossover and I wouldn't be accessing many suggestions, only for how difficult it'll be.

I've decided to make it a My Hero Academia/Marvel crossover! And here are the things that will happen in the story.

#1: The OC will be an alternate version of Spider-Man, like Miles Morales. His backstory will be a mixture of both Peter Parker's and Daredevil's origins.

#2: None of the other Marvel characters are going to be in the My Hero Academia world. MHA is its own universe and I don't need for people to demand for sudden appears from the Avengers, X-Men, or S.H.I.E.L.D, because they just wouldn't work in the world. Also, none of Spider-Man's villain will be originating in that universe.

#3: The way it is going to include the previously mentioned teams and villains is by interdimensional travel. That way the OC Spider-Man will be able to meet the other Spider-Men.

#4: No Marvel girls in the harem! It's going to be a small harem with girls of the SAME AGE and only from the My Hero Academia universe.

#5 Last and not lease because the requests I've gotten would lead to this: No DC comics crossing over. I'm sorry, but I'm a Marvel fan. I do like Batman, but that's it. This isn't going to be a three way crossover!

That's it for now. Please be sure to favorite and follow if you like the series. If you already have, then please leave a review on the episode, and PM me on anything if you wish. Thank you for reading and have a good day.