At the ORC Clubroom:
3rd Person POV:
"Aw~ How come we can't go and be at the meeting with the others~?" Gasper whined as he sat inside his comfort box, Asia pouting with him as Koneko rolled her eyes.
"They needed the leaders to relay the battle against Kokabiel. We're not the leaders." Koneko answered, to which Gasper just grumbled and all three perked up as they heard a knock on the door before it opened.
"So, you guys are just as bored as us?" Meredith asked with a smile as she walked in, Valerie floating into the room and sitting down on the ground next to Gasper's box before picking up the flustered Dhampir and placing him down on her lap.
"Don't worry. The meetings are just going to be boring reports to the leaders of what happened, so you won't miss much." Valerie said with a shrug as Bardou lied down on the ground in front of the door while Samson leaned against the walls near the windows.
"T-Then what are we going to do while we're waiting?" Asia asked and Meredith shrugged before she pulled out a deck of cards.
"Anyone know how to play poker?" She asked as she sat down next to the coffee table, shuffling the deck with a smirk.
"Count me in." Koneko said with a shrug as she moved closer to the table, Meredith smirking before she turned to the others.
"Count me out/ Me too." Samson and Bardou said respectively and Meredith stuck her tongue out at them before Valerie spoke up.
"Meh, we might as well do something to pass the time." She said as she sat closer, Gasper looking intrigued at the new game.
"Um, isn't gambling a sin?" Asia asked and Meredith smiled.
"Then luckily for us, we're devils." She said and Asia frowned before she nodded slowly, moving closer as Meredith began dealing the cards.
With the Others:
Student Council Clubroom:
*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*
"Please, enter." Sirzechs said and the door opened to reveal Rias, Sona and Isaiah along with their entourage walking on, though the Satan Lucifer had to raise an eyebrow at the sight of a knocked-out Issei and Saji being dragged behind Isaiah.
"Uh, I know I said that we wanted to meet them this morning, but you didn't have to knock them out."
"Eh, I gave them a chance to come along quietly and peacefully and they didn't listen, so I made them listen." Isaiah said as he put both boys in the chairs at the back before two smacks echoed throughout the room, Issei and Saji yelping in pain as they jumped to their feet.
"What the hell, Boss?! First you knock us out and now you smack us! What did we do to you?!"
"I'm starting to think that I should tell Akeno-san about the-!"
"You keep quiet about that or no one will find your bodies, okay?" Isaiah said with a very friendly smile as he wrapped his arms around their shoulders, Saji glaring at Issei as the boy shook.
"S-Sure thing! I don't even know what I was saying."
"And what is this I'm not suppose to know about?" Akeno asked with a smile and Isaiah chuckled nervously as Issei and Saji quietly wiggled out of his grasp.
"You don't ask and I triple your mochi tomorrow?"
"For the next month." Akeno countered and Isaiah smiled in relief as he nodded, the devil girl giggling happily as she skipped over to where Rias and Sona just stared at them in amusement.
"I see you're still as manipulative and conniving as ever, Azathoth fiend." Isaiah grinned at the voice behind him, turning to see Xenovia staring at him with a small smirk whilst wearing her white cloak, Irina waving happily besides her as the two walked over to them.
"Ah, if it isn't my favourite virgin! And here I thought you would be dead."
"You will find that there is not much that is able to kill me in this world."
"Kokabiel nearly did."
"Only because I let him." She fired back, Isaiah chuckling as the two shook hands.
"I can see what you mean about them flirting." Sirzechs whispered to Rias, who nodded with a giggle as they stared at Isaiah chatting with Xenovia.
"Ahem!" A throat was cleared behind Isaiah and he turned before giving a deadpan stare at Kuroka, Tsubaki and Akeno staring back at him with a raised eyebrow and arms crossed.
"Move out of the way." Kuroka said and Isaiah shrugged as he did so, the girls walking closer to Xenovia, who raised an eyebrow at them.
"Yes?" She asked and Akeno frowned as she stared at her before she spoke.
"You get to bang him one time. Just once! After that, if you want to be part of the harem, we're going to have to approve of you."
"Why is that the first thing that crossed your minds?" Isaiah groaned as Xenovia just gave him a confused stare before a look of understanding appeared in her eyes.
"Ah, I see. Well, I regret to inform you that I do not wish to sleep with Azathoth nor do I want to be one of his concubines like you are."
"They're my girlfriends, Xenovia."
"And if you marry them, they'll be your concubines, yes?"
"No, they'll be my wives."
"But if you want order and stability in your…relationships, one will have to be the head wife, would she not? That means that the other two would be side wives, i.e. your concubines."
"…Girls, no killing her." Isaiah said as he threw a glaring Tsubaki over his shoulders as she reached into her pocket dimension, picking up a sparking & smiling Akeno in one arm and a glowing Kuroka in the other.
"…And you wanted a harem?" Saji whispered to Issei, who just rolled his eyes at his best friend.
"Ah, don't worry. Unlike the boss, I won't talk to other girls while ignoring my wives."
"So you want wives that control and watch your every movement?" Saji asked Issei, the boy thinking about it before he smiled happily and nodded.
"Ah, what the hell? I should have known your masochistic brain would want that."
"Hey, I ain't a masochist!" Issei exclaimed, blushing and glaring at a snickering Saji as everyone glanced back at him in amusement, exasperation and resignation.
"Issei, now is not the time to be shouting out your sexual preferences for everyone to hear." Isaiah said with an amused smile, Issei crossing his arms and grumbling under his breath before Isaiah turned as a familiar presence neared him.
"Yo, Az! I see you made it and you actually decided to dress up. I'm impressed." Isaiah greeted the 12-winged Fallen Angel, Azazel glaring at him as his silver-haired companion snorted with a smirk on his face.
"The name's Azazel! Not Az! Azazel, the Governer-General and leader of the Fallen Angels."
"Meh, you'll always be Az the Loser to me."
"Argh! Why did I come here again?"
"Because you like peace and because I said I'd make you a few dozen Nephalem blade since you destroyed the one I gave you, which was a gift." Isaiah finished with a frown, Azazel's glare disappearing as he gave a sheepish smile before he finally remembered his companion next to him.
"Ah, right. This is my adopted son/ assistant researcher/ close confidant, Vali. He's also the White Dragon Emperor of the current generation." Vali just looked smug at his title as everyone glanced at him before Issei spoke up.
"You look weak." Vali's head snapped to face him, a frown on his face as Azazel sighed.
"Excuse me?"
"Compared to the boss, Samson, Bardou, Kuroka and Valerie, you look weak. Even me, Saji or Meredith would probably be enough to kick your ass."
"And who do you think you are?" Vali growled as he moved closer, a white aura coating his body and despite Isaiah signalling for him to sit down, anger burned in his chest as he stood up from his seat and stood chest to chest with the surprised Vali, the boy's surprise growing as a crimson aura surrounded Issei.
"Issei Hyoudou, a Pawn of Isaiah Azathoth, Vassal of House Azathoth and the Red Dragon Emperor of our current generation, bitch." That last word was filled with power, Vali's rage disappearing as a grin of excitement appeared on his face.
"So, you're my rival? I have to say I expected better." Vali smirked as a pair of white Dragon wings appeared on his back, the white aura surrounding him intensifying as the room began to shake.
"Oh? Your mom said the same until I showed her better." Issei said with a manic grin as the Boosted Gear appeared on his left arm, his crimson aura intensifying as well as the atmosphere of the room grew heavier. Vali glared at the insult as he snarled, clenching his hands into fists as the gem of the Boosted Gear began to glow.
"Enough." Isaiah's True Voice boomed as he appeared in between them, his aura smothering both of theirs and both Issei and Vali gasped as runes appeared on their bodies and heavily increased the gravity surrounding them.
"When I let the runes loose, you will both stop talking and head to your sides, understood?" Isaiah said, both boys nodding before they gasped as the gravity disappeared.
"Go." Vali glared at Isaiah before scoffing and standing up as he walked away before going to stand in the corner of the Fallen Angel's section, Azazel giving Isaiah a thankful smile before going to talk to Vali as Isaiah turned to Issei.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to scold you, but I'm going to have to ask you to just keep quiet for the rest of the meeting until someone asks you to speak, okay?"
"Sure thing, Boss." Issei said with a shrug as he sat back down next to a smirking Saji, making Isaiah chuckle before he turned as a soft voice spoke behind him.
"So, this is where you're hiding from me?" Serafall spoke from behind Isaiah, making him chuckle as he turned and smiled at her.
"If I wanted to hide from you, I wouldn't have been here for today."
"And yet, I haven't received a single hello or message since you arrived on Earth. And after all I did to keep the press and the elders from trying to interrogate you."
"Fine, will a hug help?" He asked as he opened his arms and the Satan pouted at him before sighing as she walked into his arms and hugged him, Isaiah chuckling as he wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"Okay, I call bull-!" Issei started to shout, but was quickly silenced by Saji as the Pawn wrapped him in a chokehold and quickly put him back down in his seat.
"Isa~" Isaiah sighed as he heard Akeno's voice behind him, turning his head to see her glaring at him with Tsubaki and Kuroka right next to them.
"Before you ask, we're not in a relationship."
"Yet." Serafall continued and the trio of girls stared at her before turning their glares back on Isaiah as he rolled his eyes.
"You're not helping, Sera."
"Good. They need to learn that I'm the top one here."
"Serafall Leviathan. Do not threaten my girlfriends, please." Isaiah said with a frown and Serafall sighed as she pulled back and grumbled.
"Fine, but I get to cuddle with you just like they do."
"We're not even in a relationship."
"As friends! Cuddle as friends." She corrected and Isaiah hummed before shrugging.
"Sure thing." He said and she smiled brightly as she nodded before skipping over to an amused Sirzechs.
"There's no such thing as friends cuddling, is there?" Isaiah asked Tsubaki and she just gave him a smile.
"Unless you're friends with benefits, not at all." Tsubaki said and Isaiah just sighed.
"Excuse me? I may have forgotten to introduce myself." Isaiah turned around with a frown at the voice before he raised an eyebrow at the sight of the smiling man behind him, Akeno and the other two girls walking to where Rias and the others were sitting.
"Oh? And if I may ask, who are you?" Isaiah asked and the blonde-haired man chuckled as he nodded.
"Ah, yes. I should have introduced myself. My name is Jesus Christ or as known in the old tongue, Yeshua." A heavy pulse of holy energy flowed off of Jesus with his name, but Isaiah ignored the pain he felt from hearing the name as his eyes widened in shock whilst his mind ran at light speed. '
Jesus?! Like the Jesus?! Why the hell is he here?! I thought Michael was the leader! Wait, he's also here! Then why is Jesus the leader?! Is this another change from canon?! There's too many questions and not enough information to get all of the answers! No! Keep calm, Isaiah. Do what you do best. Act and lie to the best you can.'
"Ah, so like the OG's son?" Isaiah asked with a raised eyebrow, Jesus chuckling as he nodded.
"The exact same one."
"…Huh, and here I thought the rumours of Michael being the leader of Heaven were true."
"Oh, my older brother was leader for a time, but then I died…and he forced the responsibility onto my shoulders."
"Ah, dump the duty of leadership on the newbie? I can relate." Isaiah said with a grin and Jesus chuckled as he nodded.
'…How in Satan's name is he already friends with the strongest of our species' enemies?' Sirzechs thought with a sigh as Grayfia just shook her head, Rias giving them a grin while the devils just shook their heads in exasperation/ surprise at Isaiah's friendliness.
"Well, I just wanted to introduce myself, so we'll speak at a later date."
"Sure thing." Isaiah said with a grin and a nod, Jesus walking back to the Heaven's section as Isaiah sat down next to an exasperated Rias and a smirking Sona.
"What? Do I have something on my face?" Isaiah asked and Rias just groaned as Sona giggled.
"Don't worry about it. Just…just sit there and look good until I need you to say something."
"Ah, so what I usually do during the day? Easy enough." Isaiah said with a shrug, Issei and Saji stifling their laughter as Rias smacked her knight across the back of his neck, although he grinned as she blew softly on her stinging hand.
*THUMP* *THUMP* *THUMP*
"Can everyone please be seated so that we can get this meeting going?" Jesus asked as he sat down in the throne of Heaven's Section, Serafall & Sirzechs sitting down in the thrones in front of us devils while Azazel sat leisurely in the throne of the Grigori's section.
"Now then, an introduction and a declaration from every leader will be needed to make sure that they are who they say they are."
"I, Sirzechs Lucifer, the King of Destruction and Decay, hereby declare my support for this peace treaty alliance."
"I, Serafall Leviathan, the Queen of Arctic Destruction and Decimation, hereby declare my support for this peace treaty alliance."
"I, Azazel, Governor-General of the Grigori and the Disgraced Fallen, hereby declare my support for this peace treaty alliance."
"I, Yeshua, Ruler of Heaven and Benevolent Prince, hereby declare my support for this peace treaty alliance." Jesus declared as the final member before he nodded and turned to Sirzechs.
"Now, firstly, the devils are to deliver their reports on what happened during the battle against Kokabiel."
"Unfortunately, while we devils did defeat him, it was my little sister and her friends that did so. Therefore, we shall open the floor to Rias Gremory, Sona Sitri and Isaiah Azathoth for a full report on what happened."
"You girls ready?" Isaiah whispered to Rias and Sona with a smirk, the two girls taking deep breaths before they nodded.
"Ah, great. We'll have to listen to his voice for the next hour." Azazel groaned and Isaiah rolled his eyes.
"Don't worry, Az. You won't have to hear my beautiful and silky smooth voice for long." Azazel just rolled his eyes at Isaiah's words, though both guys had a smirk on their faces as the others in the room sighed.
"Now then, why not let Rias start?" Rias gave Isaiah a slight glare before she nodded, walking to stand next to her brother and as he gave her an encouraging smile and a nod, she smiled back before she began speaking.
An Hour Later:
"And so, we used a fusion of Isaiah's, Issei's and Saji's Sacred Gears along with Isaiah's runic knowledge and my Power of Destruction to erase Kokabiel for good." Rias finished her report, taking a deep breath of satisfaction as Sirzechs smiled before turning to the rest of the leaders.
"As you all heard, it appears that Kokabiel, Valper Galilei, Freed Sellzen as well as their associates were intend on going rogue and restarting the Great War whilst allied with an unknown person that was also the one who gave Kokabiel the boost needed to become a Seraphim-class angel."
"But who? Who would support him and his need for unnecessary violence?" Serafall wondered out loud with a frown, which was mirrored by Sirzechs and Jesus, but Azazel just sighed and drew their attention.
"I wish I was wrong, but their reports linked up with the information my spies gave me on who Kokabiel's ally, or should I say new leader, really is."
"And who would that be?"
"Ophis, the Infinity Dragon God and a contender for the title of 'Strongest Being in Existence'." The room went silent at that as everyone was shocked/ cautious before the silence was broken as Isaiah hummed.
"That makes sense. From the stories told, Ophis is a being that does not care for anything but itself and does as it please, but if it's given something worthwhile or if someone powerful has taken important to it, I can see why it would want to help Kokabiel and empower him."
"And who would be powerful enough to take something from Ophis?" Rias asked with a frown and Isaiah didn't say anything as the leaders frowned at him before their eyes widened.
"Great Red, the Dragon of Dreams." Jesus muttered and Isaiah nodded at that.
"Yes. Great Red is the only other being on par with Ophis and if it had stolen something from Ophis, something that it truly desires, it has two options. The first is that it fights Great Red to get back what it wants, but that would take too long and too dangerous as their battle might destroy the important thing it wants back. That leaves the second option." "Recruit strong and powerful beings under its command and empower them through the use of these snakes. Then use them as shields to whittle down Great Red before taking it out in one decisive blow." Serafall finished and Isaiah smiled as he nodded.
"I can see why you're called the Greatest Prodigy of the current Underworld. That kind of tactical mind at your age is quite terrifying and that's not mentioning the fact that you'd get better the longer you live." Azazel said with a smirk and Isaiah gave a sheepish chuckle.
"Thanks, but I just took the information available and thought of the most likely scenarios. It's nothing that good."
'And future knowledge helps with bullshitting your way out of trouble.'
"And humble to boot. I can see why the ladies like you." Isaiah just rolled his eyes at Azazel's words and the General chuckled before he spoke.
"Well, your theory links up with the information in my possession. That being, Ophis has been recruiting beings from every mythology under its command to try and create an organization powerful enough to combat Great Red."
"Every mythology?" Sirzechs asked with a frown and Azazel gave him a knowing smile.
"Rogue Vampires that escaped the civil war between the Tepes and Camilla factions, beasts and monsters that were stolen from different mythologies throughout the world before they were tamed, humans that were born with Sacred Gears and/ or are inheritors of heroes from the past, rogue Fallen Angels from the Grigori, excommunicated and exiled wizards and witches of the different magical factions and before you ask, the Old Satan Faction make up half of their fighting force."
"And what is the name of this organization?" Jesus asked and Azazel smirked.
"The Khaos Brigade."
"The Khaos Brigade. An army of destruction, huh? Fitting name, I suppose." Sirzechs hummed with a nod before he frowned as he felt a shift in the air, not the only one to notice it as the other leaders along with Grayfia, Isaiah & his peerage and Vali sensed the change in the atmosphere as well.
[BOOST] [TRANSFER!]
In an instant, vines shot out of Saji's wrists and wrapped around Isaiah's & Kuroka's wrists as Issei placed a hand on Isaiah's shoulders, energy flooding their bodies right before a purple cube of energy appeared around the room while runes covered all of its walls, just in time as a monstrous explosion impacted the cube and tore away the entire school building surrounding them.
"Everyone good?!" Sirzechs shouted, hearing shouts of affirmation before the smoke cleared as Isaiah and Kuroka released their spells, everyone looking up at the sky as a giant magic crest appeared above them.
"So…I'm guessing they're here for us?" Isaiah asked with a frown as they watched the dozens of witches appearing from the teleportation crest before they looked back at the ground as a smaller teleportation crest appeared on the ground and people walked out of it.
"So, the leaders are actually waiting for us. Isn't that lovely?" A tanned bespectacled beauty said with a sadistic smile as she walked out of the teleportation crest, glaring directly at Serafall who glared back.
"I'm just here to accompany you for this mission. You do not get to order us around, understand Katerea?" A handsome man in his early 20's said with a frown as he walked out of the teleportation crest and the devils frowned as soon as they caught sight of the spear in his grasp, not missing the large amounts of Holy Energy flowing from it.
"Now, now Cao Cao. We're supposed to be working together like Ophis ordered." A beautiful girl said with a smile, dressed in armour that was covering some sort of school uniform, and the man, Cao Cao, rolled his eyes as Katerea clicked her tongue.
"Can we just finish up so that I can go home?" A man in his early 20's asked with a frown as he adjusted his glasses, dressed in a maroon coat that hid his body from view, and Cao Cao chuckled as he shrugged.
"Don't worry, Georg. It shouldn't take us long to finish this battle." Cao Cao said before he frowned as he heard a sadistic yet gleeful giggle behind them.
"Ufufufufu~Indeed, but I think I'm going to let them simmer for a bit." A woman with short hair said with a smile, numerous ribbons adorning her hair as she was dressed in a purple Gothic lolita outfit.
"Why did we have to bring her?" Cao Cao asked with a sigh, to which Georg just rolled his eyes.
"Because if we didn't, Ophis would have killed us. That and she's crucial to the mission." Cao Cao sighed at that before he turned as he heard footsteps approaching, turning back to see Isaiah, his peerage, Rias, Sona, Tsubaki, Akeno, Irina and Xenovia walking towards them.
"Rias, Sona, Tsubaki, Akeno, Kuroka, you five take on the crazy woman at the back. Something tells me she's going to be a problem. Issei, Saji, you two take on the guy with glasses. Irina, Xenovia, you two take on the armoured woman. I'll take on the True Longinus wielder."
"You sure, boss? As stupid as I am, even I can feel the aura coming from that weapon." Issei said with a frown, but Isaiah chuckled as he created a Nephalem blade in his grasp.
"Don't worry. It won't take me long to take care of him. Now, do everyone understand their orders?"
"Yes!" They all barked as they went into combat stances, the enemies growing wary as they all got into combat stances as well.
"And what about little ol' me?" Katerea asked with a fake pout before she gasped as a fist impacted her chest and sent her blasting backwards.
Quickly flipping to her feet, she stumbled slightly before glaring at the culprit, Serafall glaring back as she undid her ponytail and let her black hair hang loosely behind her.
"Don't worry, slut. I'm sure I'm enough for you, weakling." Katerea growled at her words as she spun her staff in her grasp, the temperature around Serafall dropping rapidly and there was a moment of silence as the fighters stared at each other before all hell broke loose as everyone charged at each other.
A/N: And here we are! Finally! The Peace Treaty Battle Arc has begun!
Next chapter, what's happening with the others in the ORC clubroom as well s the first few battles of the chapters.
Now as always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one…
Ba-Bye~!
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