A few Minutes Later:
Kuoh Academy Main Gate:
3rd Person POV:
As Isaiah, Rias and Sona along with their peerages appeared from their respective teleportation crests, they all stared up at the army floating above the school grounds.
"I see you decided to take me up on my offer, young Isaiah!" Kokabiel exclaimed with a happy smile as he sat in a floating throne in front of his army, Isaiah just glaring up at him before he spoke.
"I decided since you were so gracious to let us kill you, then who am I to say to that offer?"
"Hahaha! Nice, nice! You're not as soft as the rest of those at your age who doesn't want to take a life." Kokabiel said with a nod before he snapped his fingers, a large yellow magical crest appearing on the ground below him before a giant paw ripped through the ground.
Isaiah raised an eyebrow as a giant Cerberus pulled itself from the ground, a large pack of smaller ones following it out from the magma pit it was crawling out before he spoke.
"Xenovia, Irina, Issei, Saji, Valerie, you five go and find Freed and Valper and take them out. Issei and Saji, the entirety of Kuoh is enemy territory, so feel free to promote. Meredith, you're on support. Create a large veil to hide us away from Kuoh as well as stopping them from trying to escape. Samson, Kuroka, Bardou, you three are with me."
"You got it, Boss."
"You do not command us, fiend." Xenovia grumbled as Irina sighed before they along with the Pawn duo and Valerie ran off to the side where a pillar of light reached up to the skies.
Meredith quickly unfurled her wings and flew back as far as she could, snapping her fingers as layer after layer of barrier seals grew to cover the entirety of the Kuoh Academy Grounds.
"Gasper, Koneko, you go and help Issei and the others. Akeno, Asia, you two are with me."
"Okay!" Gasper said with a salute, Koneko mimicking him before they ran after Issei and the others while Akeno smiled with sadistic glee as a bright yellow glow covered her body before fading away, revealing her now dressed in her miko outfit.
"Momo, Reya, help Meredith with the barriers. Ruruko, Tsubasa, Tomoe, go and help Isaiah's peerage with the exorcist and Ruruko, the enemy territory is Kuoh Academy itself. Tsubaki, you're with me."
"Yes, Lady Sona!" Her peerage chorused before splitting up, Tsubaki smiling with slight excitement as she reached into a pocket dimension before pulling out the crimson glory that is Gáe Bulg. Isaiah smiled at her excitement before turning to Bardou, who just grinned at the look in his eyes.
"No need to ask!" Bardou said with a grin at Isaiah's look before he grew, everyone not of Isaiah's peerage looking shocked to see the hound turn into a bipedal werewolf before he bolted forward.
The Cerberus and its smaller counterpart howled in challenge before its heads were torn off completely, Bardou landing softly in the middle of the pack as the rest of them all exploded into chunks of flesh and organs.
"Next." Bardou said with a bored gaze at Kokabiel, who looked amused before he snapped his fingers, the Fallen army all flaring their wings out before they divebombed towards the Devils.
"Remember! Keep together and work together! Don't get separated!" Isaiah shouted, all of the devils nodding as they readied themselves before they attacked.
With Issei and Co.:
Kuoh Academy Track Field:
"How much longer, old man?" Freed groaned for the umpteenth time, making Valper let out an annoyed sigh as he shook his head.
"Unless you want this blade to kill you, you'll have to wait and see." Freed just pouted at that before he frowned as he felt a presence in the air, his eyes widening as he swiftly ducked under a slash.
"Oh~! We almost had him!" Irina whined as she pulled her whip-sword back, Freed grinning widely as he saw the group surrounding them.
"Okay, so we can do this two ways. You two surrender and you get to live…"
"Or you don't and we kick your asses to kingdom come." Saji finished Issei's sentence with a grin, both boys activating their Sacred Gears as the Boosted Gear appeared on Issei's left hand and Absorption Line's vines sprouted from Saji's shadows.
"You seem to think that you can take us on." Valper said with a smirk before he lowered his raised arms, everyone's eyes widening as a beautiful sword with a pristine silver blade and a blue-gold hilt floated down onto the ground.
"Oh~ Yeah~" Freed muttered with an ecstatic grin as he gripped the hilt of the blade, the Devils all flinching as a devastating Holy aura pulsed out and triggered their instincts.
"W-Well, I guess they made their choice." Tomoe said with a nervous smile, both Issei and Saji frowning before they moved.
"Time Freeze!" Gasper shouted as a bright orange glow appeared in his eyes, both Freed and Valper freezing in place before his eyes widened as both men broke out and stared at him.
"Forbidden Balor View…I'll take care of them, Freed. You make sure to get the other Excalibur fragments from the two girls."
"You got it, old man." Freed said with a salute before he grinned widely and stared at Xenovia and Irina, who both glared back as they gripped their blades tightly.
"Xenovia, Irina, since you two are the experts on Holy Swords, take care of Freed. Issei, Tomoe, Tsubasa, you three are to support them as well as make sure that they survive and get the blades back." Valerie barked out as a series of magic crests appeared around her.
"Sure thing." Issei said with a nod, Tomoe unsheathing the katana at her side and Tsubasa rolling her neck before she got into a boxing stance.
"Saji, Gasper, Koneko, Ruruko, you four are going to help me fight Valper."
"Okay, at your command." Saji said with a nod as he rolled his shoulders, Koneko stretching as Ruruko bounced on the balls of her feet with a slightly excited smile.
"Remember, do not try to take him on your own and do not split from your group. Attack relentlessly but attack in groups, understood?"
"Yes!" Everyone even the exorcist girls, all exclaimed in unison, Valerie nodding before they all broke away into their two groups as Valper frowned.
"Freed, keep-!"
"That's what I'm talking about!" Freed's exclaimed with a gleeful smile as he rushed after his group, who took off away from the other group as Valper just stared before letting out a frustrated sigh.
Koneko, Saji, Gasper, Valerie & Ruruko vs Valper:
Match Begin!
"I swear, that child just does whatever he wants." He grumbled under his breath before looking up bored and lifting a hand, an intricate magic sigil appearing in front of him and blocking a barrage of spells, creating a thick smoke cloud before he smirked as he snapped his fingers.
The ground under him shifted before pulling him out of the way as the shadow of the smoke cloud darkened considerably before pale-blue vines erupted from the shadow.
"A nice application of combining Shadow Prison's storage capabilities with Absorption Vine." Valper said with a nod, Saji just frowning before Valper raised an eyebrow at the sight of dark purple flames wrapping around the vines.
"And Blaze Black Flare at that, too? I must say having three of Vritra's gears is quite the achievement. You have my praise." He said only for his eyes to widen as a large dark purple crest appeared under him, a roaring dragon's crest in the middle of the crest as he felt his magic disappear.
"Now!"
"Time Freeze!" Gasper exclaimed, Valper only able to let out a curse before time around him was frozen.
"Promotion: Rook!" Ruruko and Koneko didn't waste any time as Ruruko promoted to become a Rook before they both bolted forward, Valper gasping as Gasper blinked and a double gut punch smashed into his chest and sent him flying back.
He wasn't left to recover as Saji appeared behind him, pulling his left leg back as it was coated in black flames.
'Thank you for the move, Laxus.'
"Darkness Dragon's Talon!" Saji roared as he slammed his foot into Valper's chest, the old man wheezing for air before he was sent crashing into the ground before it was bombarded by a barrage of spells from Valerie as she sent spell after spell crashing into the priest.
After a few seconds of firing, Valerie stopped letting off spells as the rest of the group gathered around her, all of them waiting before their eyes widened as they heard an eerie chuckle, watching as a very muscular Valper walked out of the dust cloud with naught but a scratch.
"What…is that?" Ruruko asked in shock as they all stared at the black mass crawling around Valper's chest, the old man chuckling as he took off his glasses and threw them away.
"The normal world have had this theory of small machines not visible to the naked eye that can all combine to form one, so I thought to myself what if I create these machines in a more living form?"
"…You created nanomachines? Actual living nanomachines?" Saji asked in shock, the rest of the group just in shock as Valper chuckled and nodded.
"I didn't expect one such as you to understand, but I'm impressed. Yes, I did indeed, but I haven't actually gotten to live testing. Let's test them, shall we?" And with that said, he bolted forward, Saji quickly crossing his arms in front of him just in time as a nanomachine-coated fist smashed into his arms and sent him blasting backwards.
"Saji!" Valerie exclaimed before her eyes widened as a menacing chuckle came from behind her.
"Worry about yourself first, gi-!" He was cut off by time around him freezing, Gasper appearing next to Valerie and pulling her out of the way before two gigantic boulders crashed into his position.
"Damnit! That hurts, dickhead!" Saji exclaimed as he pulled himself from the trench in the ground, wincing at the pain in his back before he glared at where Valper was buried under the boulders.
"Walk it off. You'll be fine." Koneko said with a wave of her hand, Ruruko giggling as Saji grumbled while rolling his shoulders.
"You okay?" Gasper asked Valerie, who smiled softly as she nodded.
"I'm fine, Gaspy. Right now, we have bigger things to focus on." She said before the boulders fractured, exploding into chunks just a few seconds later as a glaring Valper walked out.
"So, anyone got any ideas?" Saji asked as they cautiously stared at the old priest, who was silent as he glanced down at his wrist before back up, catching Valerie's attention.
"Saji, can you buy me a minute?"
"I just got hit by a nanomachine-boosted fist in less than a second and you expect me to keep him busy for a minute?" He asked her with a bewildered look, to which she just smiled and nodded as he groaned.
"Fine, but you owe me one."
"Of course. Koneko, Ruruko, I need you two to help him. Gasper, as they fight, freeze Valper's legs to throw off his balance."
"Okay." Gasper said with a nod, Ruruko and Koneko nodding along as they along with Saji stood in front of Valerie, covering her from Valper's frowning gaze as he hummed.
"You may think that you found some weakness, little girl, but I'd advise you to stop hoping for a miracle. My nanomachines are a fusion of organic material and machinery, fused together with alchemy, runic enchantments and magic. All physical attacks are completely pointless. You won't even be able to scratch me." Valper declared with a smirk, Saji frowning before he grinned as he crouched.
"I see. Then, you're going to want to dodge this one." He said with a smirk before he bolted forward, black flames coating his body as Valper smirked.
"I told you all physical attacks are pointless!" Valper exclaimed with a grin as Saji appeared in front of him with his fist pulled back, Valper's grin widening as he easily caught the fist with his nanobots nullifying the impact before he pulled his other hand back.
Before he could swing it forward, his eyes widened as he felt his connection to his nanobots disappear, watching as they all disappeared before gasping as a foot blurred into his chest and sent him skidding backwards.
As he flipped to his feet, he stared at the dark purple sigil on his chest before glaring at Saji who smirked at him as the black flames disappeared and were replaced by dark purple flames.
"Delete Field. So, you have all four of the Vritra Gears." Valper said, Saji chuckling as he gave him a flamboyant bow.
"Indeed I do, so allow me show you the full power of the Prison Dragon King." And with that, he sunk into his shadows, Valper quickly focusing on the shadows around him before his eyes widened as he barely ducked under a roundhouse from Koneko.
A quick barrage of fists from Ruruko made him grunt at the impact and he glared at her before he swung a fist, growling as she dodged it with ease and disappeared just before he felt his legs lock into place.
Looking down, he saw his legs covered in a bright orange glow before he gasped as a heel dug into his back while his connection to the nanobots on his back was severed.
"You might have more knowledge than us with these kinds of things, but you don't have the combat experience to fight us in close combat." Saji said with a smirk before he leapt off of Valper's back, the vines of Absorption Line breaking out of the ground and wrapping him up.
His entire body was then completely locked in time before he gasped as the lock was shattered, Koneko appearing in front of him as his nanobots were completely cut off and her fist dug into his chest.
Spittle and blood burst out of his mouth as he was sent flying over the ground, unable to tell up from down before he gave a silent scream as heels dug into his chest, Ruruko grunting as she pushed off of the ground and sent him flying skywards.
'H-How?! M-my nanobots…were supposed to be…supreme.' Valper thought to himself in thought before his eyes widened in shock as a gigantic dark purple dragon sigil appeared above him. His connection to every nanobots were completely severed as he felt his body locked up in time.
"By the Grace of Hermes, by the Wrath of Zeus, let light shine upon you all. Divine Judgement." The last thing Valper heard was the chant of Valerie as she appeared in front of him with a graceful smile before disappearing, a pitch black orb left in her place.
The orb pulsed before rapidly growing, soon enveloping the sky above the group of devils like a black sun before it rapidly shrunk down in size until it was completely gone, leaving only a gaping hole in the barrier roof that was rapidly sealing back up.
"Damn, the spells of Sephiroth Graal are not worth the headaches." Valerie grumbled to herself, Saji chuckling as the other devils just looked shocked.
'So, this is the peerage of Isaiah Azathoth? Lady Sona was right. They're all complete monsters.' Ruruko thought to herself in shock as she watched the Bishop and Pawn of Isaiah converse as if the battle wasn't hard.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, just give me a few seconds and it should be gone." Valerie said with a smile, Saji nodding before he turned to where Issei and the others had gone.
"Think we should go and help?" Valerie asked, to which Saji just smirked and shook his head.
"Nope. They should be fine. Let's go back and see if the boss doesn't need help with taking care of the fodder." Valerie just shrugged before both she and Saji walked to the main entrance, the first year Devils just glancing at each other before they shrugged as they followed after them.
Koneko, Saji, Gasper, Valerie & Ruruko vs Valper:
Winner: Koneko, Gasper, Saji, Valerie & Ruruko
Battle Time: 1 minute 56 seconds.
A/N: I was going to write Issei's fight in this as well, but I decided to save it for next week along with Kuroka's fight, party because I didn't want to rush the fights but mostly because I was too lazy to write.
That and I have a cold that won't go away, which means blocked nose and a constant headache.
As always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one…
Ba-Bye~!