Dragon of the Elements

by Draconis678

After observing him fighting against the Demon King of his world, Lucifer Sirzechs brings a demon by the name of Kenshin to Kuoh where he soon passes out from his injuries, he is reincarnated as a Devil by Rias who reincarnated the soul he just took in. How will this new twist affect the world around him, and did his family have history in this world? He would soon find out.

38. The Dueling Factions

Draconis: Tamamo will you please cut it out?

Tamamo: Cut what out? (strokes Draconis' face with one of her tails.

Draconis: That! I can't see the screen to type!

Tamamo: Ufufufu...

Draconis: This isn't MGQ and I haven't lost a battle to you.

Issei: MGQ?

Kenshin: Monster Girl Quest.

Draconis: Also, the other medium this story crosses over with. Evidenced by Tamamo and the Spirits.

Dragon of the Elements

Chapter 38

The Dueling Factions.

Draconis: Begin.

(start)

"Huh. Talk about taking a ride up Time's River." Issei said, looking around as they entered the Inner Capitol.

"And we should know, we've actually done it." Yukari said crossing her eyes with a curious look as she glanced around.

"No kidding." Sextum said.

"?" Tamamo glanced at Yukari. "What does that mean?" She thought.

Kenshin meanwhile decided to get something out of the way. "Hey Sylph, Salamander, Undine, can I ask you something?"

"Here we go." Sylph sighed.

"What?" Kenshin asked.

"Go ahead, we knew this question was coming sooner or later." Salamander said.

"Well, I just want to know why you want me to use your powers during sex, I mean I don't mind it, but I'd like to know the reason. I mean after all if they can help make the experience more enjoyable, I'm game for it." Kenshin thought.

"Well...it wasn't for that reason...the real reason is actually quite a bit more selfish." Undine said.

"Oh?" Kenshin said. "What would it be?"

"We...um...we feel it when you give or receive pleasure with our powers active." Sylph said.

Kenshin faceplanted on the outside. "K-Kenshin-kun are you OK?" Kiba asked walking over to help him up.

"Y-Yeah, just had a momentary loss of balance." Kenshin said

"Figured you'd have that reaction, says Gnomey." Sylph said.

"W-W-Wait, so you mean when I was using the Balance Breaker last night with Yukari and Xenovia...I.."

"You brought us to climax as well." Undine said. "Same thing happened when you used mine and Salamander's powers when you were having sex with that Gremory girl."

"Still...it is kind of unsatisfying in the end, you know...being ravaged without actually, physically being ravaged." Salamander said.

"...S-Seriously?" Kenshin asked.

"What? We're the Four Spirits, but these are still demon bodies. Just because we don't get around often doesn't mean we don't still like doing something like that every once and awhile." Sylph said.

"..." Gnome nodded in response.

"Wait...then couldn't I turn to you four during my heat cycles?" Kenshin asked.

"No." Undine said. "We're connected to you, so when you go into heat, we feel the effects too, we're just far better than you at ignoring it. Same with Yukari and Miyuki."

"Oh." Kenshin thought.

"Hey Kenshin, everything alright back there?" Irina asked.

"Huh? Yeah. I was just talking with the spirits." Kenshin said. "Hey um...I have a question."

"What is it?" The Kyoto Youkai rep asked.

"Is this space also connected to Makai?" Kenshin asked.

"It is, we actually see visits from demons from the demon homeworld quite often." She answered.

Kenshin heard the whispers around them from the local youkai and tuned them out. They soon came up to a torii where Azazel, Serafall and Sheena were waiting. "Sheena? You're here too?"

"Yeah. I was asked to come with by Serafall here." Sheena said pointing at the Satan in question who wore a feathery kimono that resembled something a princess from the Feudal era would wear.

"I figured we'd seem less threatening if we had a youkai with us." Serafall shrugged. "I mean you guys have Tamamo-Chan there."

"Kunou-Sama, I've brought the guests." The rep said before disappearing in a burst of flame.

"Show off." Tamamo said rolling her eyes.

The kitsune youkai from the day before showed up before them. "Hello everyone. I am Kunou, daughter of the Kyuubi Kitsune Yasaka, and princess of the Kyoto Youkai faction." She bowed her head. "I want to apologize for my actions yesterday. I acted rashly, please forgive me."

Kenshin and Issei glanced at each other while Xenovia stepped forward. "It's quite alright, it's best that we clear this matter as soon as we can, so we can get back to enjoying our trip."

"To be honest we'd like to get through this without fighting if we can." Yukari said.

"Yeah." Miyuki nodded.

"Yeah, a heart of forgiveness is very important for angels, I don't hold a grudge against Hime-Sama." Irina said with a smile.

"Yes, Peace is important." Asia said.

"Hey, you were worried about your mother right?" Kenshin asked. Kunou nodded. "No worries then."

"Yeah, you were really worried about your mom right?" Issei asked kneeling down in front of Kunou to make eye contact.

"Of course." Kunou nodded.

"Then we won't blame you for what happened then. It's alright." Issei smiled.

Kunou's face lit up and she spoke in a timid voice. "Th-Thank you."

"As always the Oppai Dragon seems to have a thing for cheering up kids." Yukari stated blithely. Xenovia, Irina, Asia, Rossweisse, Miyuki and Azazel all nod in agreement.

"Moou...I won't lose, the Oppai Dragon promoting in a place like this. My show Miracle Levia-tan won't lose!" Serafall declared.

"You know...I'm actually kind of bummed that I don't have a show." Kenshin said. "I'm not asking for one, but at the same time, I don't think I've gotten any offers."

"Also, I want to apologize to you as well Lady Tamamo." Kunou said bowing toward Tamamo. "I affronted you yesterday as well."

"Don't sweat it." Tamamo said. "I've been worried about my mother before."

"Lady Tamamo?" Rossweisse, Xenovia, Irina, Asia, and Issei said.

"Even though I am very sorry for my mistake. Please...help me find my mother!" Kunou said bowing forward.

(break)

Later.

"So apparently the leader of the Kyoto Youkai leader Yasaka left her home a few days ago and didn't come back, but a dying karasu tengu that usually acted as her bodyguard was found and said she had been kidnapped." Miyuki said filling in everyone as Azazel, Serafall, Kenshin and Tamamo were speaking with the rest of the Youkai Faction

"I see. That sounds rough." Sheena said.

"Indeed." Kiba said with a nod. "It must have been difficult for them thus far.

Kunou came into the room with Kenshin, Tamamo, Azazel and Serafall. "It sounds like things have gotten pretty serious huh?" Issei said, voicing his opinion on the matter.

"Yes, we are sorry to drag you into this, but...I just don't know where else to turn." Kunou said.

"Haa, this crap started happening since the factions started banding together. When it was Odin, Loki showed up. Then there was that trip to Mundus Magicus when that Hottan idiot kidnapped Serafall and Kenshin, now this?" Azazel said with a frustrated look.

Kenshin turned his head seeing Issei ogling a portrait of a beautiful blonde haired woman wearing a priestess' outfit. Issei was ogling it because the woman was quite busty. "Gee...I think she might even give Mom a run for her money." Kenshin thought.

On either side of Kunou was the fox woman from earlier and a long nosed old man. The leader of the Karasu Tengu. "Governor-Dono, Satan-Dono. Could you please find a way to save Lady Yasaka, we will pledge our full cooperation."

"Well, quick question, has Lady Yasaka been taken out of Kyoto?" Kenshin asked.

"I don't think so. You see Sir Kuroshi, the ki of Kyoto is regulated by Lady Yasaka or the Kyuubi in question. Kyoto itself is like a large scale force field. If the Kyuubi were to leave Kyoto or be killed Kyoto would undergo drastic changes. Since there are no signs of that, I have to assume Lady Yasaka is both here, as well as alive and well."

"Hm, what kind of changes would we be talking here?" Yukari asked.

"One of the things that could happen is that this dimension we're in and Kyoto would overlap and become one, meaning that Makai would then be open to come here instead. I don't think I need to tell you that would be bad right now with the Makai Civil War going on." Tamamo said.

"The Karasu Tengu, did he see the ones responsible?" Kenshin asked.

"The last words he said were to beware the Longinus." The Tengu leader said.

Kenshin turned to see Issei with a lecherous expression on his face and cocked his fist back, punching Issei in the face. When Issei rounded on him, he shrugged. "My pervert sense was tingling."

"Issei-San how could you be thinking of lecherous things at a time like this?" Asia said with a displeased expression.

"Oh please, this is Issei we're talking about here." Yukari said with an eyeroll.

(break)

That Night.

Kenshin and Issei sat in the former's room. "Dude, is it just me or does it smell weird in here?" Issei asked.

"Uhhhh...I have no idea what you're talking about." Kenshin said with a nervous expression.

"No, seriously...I think I recognize this smell from when I was doing...that... with Irina." Issei said. "...Dude! Did you get laid last night? !"

"No! …...Yeah." Kenshin said with a sigh.

"Come on Kenshin, I'm not gonna tell anyone, who was it?" Issei asked with a grin.

"Yukari and Xenovia." Kenshin said with an eyeroll.

"Oh...wait Yukari AND Xenovia? ! You lucky prick!" Issei shouts shaking Kenshin back and forth. "Not only did you get to taste the forbidden fruit of nailing your sexy sister, you also got Xenovia too!"

"Well as long as I'm pissing you off, I guess I could tell you the spirits got in on it in a way too." Kenshin said with a smirk.

"Eeeeeeehhhh? !" Issei exclaims.

"Neh heh heh. Now if you tell anyone, I'll kick you so hard in the waist your pelvis breaks." Kenshin said.

"F-Fine..." Issei said.

"Oh Issei cheer up." Kenshin said seeing a gloomy expression on Issei's face.

"How can I when you seem to be living my dream better than I am?" Issei said. "You've even got Chief and Akeno-San!"

"S-Sorry." Kenshin said. "But hey, it's not like you ain't got plenty of women interested in you."

"Yeah..." Issei said, still looking gloomy.

"Hey what were you getting ready to do with Irina, Asia and Sextum?" Kenshin asked.

"Well we were probably going to play some games before going to bed." Issei said. "In my room of course."

"Right, well...have fun with that." Kenshin said.

Issei left the room, a few seconds later Kenshin's phone rang. He looked at the I.D on it. "Rias?" Kenshin said. He answered. "Hello?"

"Kenshin?" Rias asked.

"Nope, the Hero Faction killed Kenshin and took his phone." Kenshin said.

"...That's not funny." Rias said.

"Sorry." Kenshin said. "What is it?"

"I just..." Rias trailed off.

"OK." Kenshin said. "I get you wanted to make sure I, and everyone else was OK, but please remember that I'm here. If anything you can trust me to keep things from going awry."

"...I..I know, but isn't part of being in love worrying about them when they're far away?" Rias asked. "I mean...I'm worried about everyone else too, but...if I lost you..."

"Rias do I have to warp back to Kuoh and cuddle you until you go to sleep?" Kenshin asked with a chuckle.

"No, but do you need Akeno, Koneko and I, as well as the rest of your peerage to come over there?" Rias asked.

"No, I've got it handled." Kenshin said. "Look, will it make you feel better if I keep you posted? I'll call you tomorrow night. OK?"

"OK." Rias said. "So, onto lighter matters, how are you enjoying yourself so far?"

"I'm enjoying myself just fine." Kenshin said leaning back on the bed. "By the way why did Yukari and I get the tiny room? If not for Tamamo it'd still be tiny."

"S-Sorry, I didn't think you'd mind, and we were out of rooms to put you in as it was." Rias said with a sheepish tone in her voice.

"Well, it's no big deal I guess." Kenshin said. "By the way, I've been meaning to ask. What kind of wedding do you want anyway?"

"...D-Do we have to talk about this right now?" Rias nervously asked.

"Not really, but I'd like a basic picture of it." Kenshin said.

"Oh, well...I've always wanted to have a Japanese style wedding in Japan." Rias said.

Kenshin chuckled. "You are such a Japanophile."

"D-Did you want a different one?" Rias asked.

"Nah, that's fine. I don't really care how we get married just so long as I see you walking down that aisle." Kenshin said. "I'm not sure how it works in Japan Style weddings, I'll have to read up on it."

"Kenshin...?" Rias said.

"What?" Kenshin asked.

"...Nothing." Rias said, smiling on the other end. "I'm just happy is all."

"Well that's good." Kenshin said. "Now just because I'm going along with your wedding idea, doesn't mean I won't have a suggestion here and there. I just don't know what they are yet."

"Of course." Rias said. "I expect you to make suggestions, after all it's your wedding too."

"Alright. I'm gonna get off of here. Just keep yourself busy and I'll be back in your arms before ya know it." Kenshin said.

"Hmhm...OK." Rias said. "When you get back we should...well, you know."

"Maybe, I might have to dive right into training to fight your cousin after all." Kenshin said. "Alright, good night, sweet dreams."

"Good night, I love you." Rias said.

"..." Kenshin went silent.

"Come on, say it back." Rias said.

"W-Well..." Kenshin's face heated up. "I prefer to show it with my actions."

"You can't show it right now, being so far away." Rias let out a fake whine. "Come ooonnn..."

"..." Kenshin let out a breath. "I...I love you too." He said.

"Ufufu! Sweet dreams Kenshin." Rias giggled, hanging up the phone.

"Why exactly are you hesitant to say it?" Undine asked.

"If you remember I didn't say it all that much to Negi either Undine." Kenshin thought. "I'm just...not used to saying it yet."

"OK." Undine said. "The only reason I ask is because you plan on marrying her, that's just something married people do. Dad said it a lot to Mom."

"Mom?" Kenshin thought.

"The Dark Goddess." Undine said. "She created our bodies, so in a sense she is our mother."

"Ah." Kenshin thought.

Meanwhile, in Issei's room, the one in question was laying on his bed. He let out a sigh. "I guess I am a little too depressed. I mean, I got Asia and Irina, Kuroka, Koneko-Chan's sister is pretty interested in me too, then there's Chachamaru-San, who keeps coming to me to refill her magic despite the fact that Kenshin could do it, and...then there's the ever silent Sextum." He said. "She always blushes and seems nervous when she's around me."

(Knock knock)

"Come in!" Issei said.

Asia walked in the door. "Issei-San." She greeted with a smile.

"Heya Asia." Issei said with a smile of his own.

"Issei! Help!" Matsuda said from down the hall.

"We're gonna get caught!" Motohama said.

"Crap!" Issei said yanking Asia into the closet as the two entered the room.

"Shh..." Issei whispered. Asia nodded nervously, shy about being in such closed quarters with Issei.

"Damn, he's not here, gotta jet!" Matsuda shouts.

The two perverts left the room. Issei opened the door and sighed. "Whew..."

"Issei-San, do you think Rias-Oneesama and Kenshin-Oniisama kiss often?" Asia asked.

"I know they do." Issei said with an exasperated expression. "If she could I think Chief would spend all day just cuddling and kissing him."

"W-Well...could...could you kiss me like those two kiss each other?" Asia asked.

"E-Eh...?" Issei said with a blush as Asia moved in and pressed her lips to his. The two pulled away and stared into each other eyes before their lips met again. "Such tender loving care...even...even if it's for hundreds or thousands or ten thousands of years. We must be together." Issei thought. "...Is this what Kenshin feels for Chief?" He felt Asia's mouth open and gently slipped his tongue inside, pushing against hers.

At this moment the door opened and Irina walked in with her hair down. "Oh? ! Hey Sextum-Chan look over here! Asia-Chan's having an intimate moment with Issei-kun!"

"..." Sextum stared at the two with a blush. "Um..."

"!" Issei pulled himself away from Asia.

"Oh ho hooo? Asia-Chan's really daring." Irina said with a sly smile.

"It doesn't seem to be the first time either...she's ahead of me." Sextum said biting her thumbnail.

(break)

Next day.

"You OK?" Kenshin asked Issei.

"Asia, Irina, and Sextum all took turns trying to make out with me last night." Issei said. "Not that I didn't enjoy it, but if it weren't for Kiba I doubt I'd have gotten any sleep last night."

"See? Told you." Kenshin said.

"Th-They all tried to procreate with me though." Issei said.

"E-Eh?" Kenshin said. "Seriously? Man you've got a lot of people who want to have your babies. Asia, Irina, Kuroka, now Sextum?"

"It kinda makes me feel like they only want me becau-ah!" Kenshin flicked Issei on the forehead. "What was that for? !"

"It's a big decision for a woman to want to mother a child Issei. Yes, you're a powerful dragon, but that's not the only reason." Kenshin said. "If a woman can help it they'd like to have a child with someone they love or at least are attracted to.."

"Explain Xenovia. I get Sextum and Kuroka being attracted to me, but Xenovia seems to be after you sol-" (Flick!) "Ow!" Issei shouts.

"I'm certain there's something there, and besides I'm not ready to be a father yet." Kenshin said. "You want to see what my reaction would be if say...Rias told me she was pregnant with my child?"

"Go for it." Issei shrugged.

Kenshin took a breath. "...Eh? Wha? S-Seriously?" He said with a surprised expression. "Hahaha...hahahahahahahaha...hahahahahahahaha!" He started to laugh, it started to sound more frantic and panicky. "Hahahahahahaha..ahahaha..haha...aaaahhhh..." He fell to the floor.

"You'd faint?" Issei said.

"..." Kenshin didn't respond.

"...K-Kenshin?" Issei said hovering over him.

"...Aaahh!" Kenshin shouts.

"Aaah!" Issei fell back on his ass. "You dick!" He shouts.

"Hahahahahahaha! You should have seen your face!" Kenshin laughed. "Oh man that was gold!"

"You are such an asshole!" Issei snapped.

"Heheheh. Come on Issei" Kenshin said getting up and pulling him to his feet.

"So, would you really react like that?" Issei asked.

"Maybe. My past life wasn't exactly a winning combination for being a good parent." Kenshin said.

"Well, maybe it's one of those things you have to get there to know about." Issei said.

"...Yeah probably." Kenshin said.

"Anyway, looks like Kunou-Sama's going to be our tour guide through Arashiyama." Issei said.

"Is she? I completely forgot." Kenshin said.

"Seriously?" The two turned to find Tamamo walking up to them. She hopped up onto Kenshin's shoulder.

"Sorry, I was keeping an eye out for the quote 'Hero Faction' unquote. Things slip my mind." Kenshin said.

"Why the quotes?" Issei asked.

"Because what they're doing makes them an oxymoron. OK, we're heroes, so let's become terrorists." Kenshin said.

"Some terrorists are revered as heroes in their homelands." Tamamo said as they walked through Tenryuu-ji

"Ah huh...somehow I don't think this is one of those times." Kenshin said.

"So Kenshin, you're really gonna marry Chief huh?" Issei said.

"Yep." Kenshin nodded. "We were even talking about the eventual wedding last night on the phone."

"How is everyone else taking it?" Issei asked.

"Fine, considering Rias is OK with it." Kenshin shrugged.

"Oh ho? You pressured your fiancee into letting you have a harem? Ufufu...how lewd." Tamamo said with a small smile, licking her lips.

"I didn't pressure her into anything." Kenshin said with a sidelong glare. "She made the choice herself."

"I know I'm just teasing." Tamamo said with a laugh.

"Tenryuu-ji huh? I wonder if it's significant?" Issei said stroking his left forearm.

"Hmm...I think it might be." Kenshin said pointing at a statue.

"Huh? Seriously?" Tamamo said in disinterest. "Someone built a statue that looks like Ragnarok?"

"Well he was well known in Makai, which the Youkai Faction has ties to." Kenshin said. "Right?"

"I guess." Tamamo said.

The class soon met Kunou who had her ears and tails hidden. Kenshin and Issei had to stop Motohama and Kiryuu from glomping the poor girl. "Jeez." Kenshin said.

"This is Kunou." Yukari introduced for them.

"She is going to be our tour guide through Arashiyama. Usually her mother would do it, but she's sick." Miyuki said before mouthing. 'Just trying to make it believable.' Kunou nodded.

"We met her yesterday." Sextum explained.

"Right." Issei said.

"Hey, does your family happen to know Gremory-Senpai? Her family runs one of the hotels here." Kiryuu said.

"Something like that." Kunou nodded.

"Alright Kunou-Chan, if you would please..." Irina said extending her hand around the area.

"Of course, I'll tour you around this famous sights." Kunou said puffing out her chest with pride.

Kunou led them around Tenryuu-ji, while trying to tell stories about the various places. She stumbled on her words here and there, as anyone would at her age, but overall did a good job.

"This garden is lovely." Asia commented.

"Yes, the view is extremely good as well. It is a World Heritage Site after all." Kunou said.

After that was finished she led them to the teaching hall, Unryuu-zu. Everyone looked up to see a majestic painting of a dragon made of clouds. "Hey, is it just me or does it feel like it's staring at us?" Xenovia asked.

"Yes, it's meant to be that way. No matter which vantage point you use to look at it, it's always going to seem like you're being stared at." Kunou explained. "It's called 'Watching the Six Directions'

"Huh, I wonder if all eastern dragons are like that." Issei wondered.

"They usually are, this painting in particular reminds me of the Dragon King Yu-Long, the Jade Dragon." Ddraig said.

"Huh...I wonder what kind of dragon I'd be if I could ever transform." Miyuki thought.

The group left Unryuu-zu soon after. "So Kunou-San, where to next?" Yukari asked.

"Nison-ji, the Bamboo path, Jojakko-ji, I'll take you everywhere!" Kunou declared happily.

(break)

Later that day.

True to her word, Kunou had taken them everywhere she could before lunch. They were currently eating a tofu hotpot place that Kunou had recommended. "You know she seems really happy right now." Asia said with a smile.

"Yeah...I just wish we could find her mother faster than what we've been doing." Issei said.

"Yeah, I know what you mean." Kenshin said.

"Ah? Issei-kun, Kenshin-kun." The two in question glanced over to see Kiba walking toward them.

"Huh, You guys are going to Arashiyama too?" Issei asked.

"Yes. Have you all went to Tenryuu-ji already?" Kiba asked.

"Yeah. There was a cloud dragon on the ceiling." Issei said.

"Where are you off to?" Kiba asked.

"I believe Kunou called it Tougetsukyou." Kenshin said.

"OK, we were just coming from there." Kiba said. Kenshin got up. "Kenshin-kun?"

"What? I gotta hit the can." Kenshin said.

"Huh?" Azazel said as she noticed Kenshin leaving. "Where's he off to?"

"He needed to go to the men's room apparently." Tamamo commented.

"Ah, I guess it's working." Azazel said with a grin.

"What's working?" Miyuki asked.

"I've been irishing up his drinks since he woke up." Azazel laughed. "Some hard shit too."

"Seriously?" Yukari said with a glower.

"So you're saying Kenshin might very well be drunk right now?" Xenovia asked.

"Nah, it takes more than what I've been putting in his drinks to get him drunk, buzzed sure, but I've basically been meaning to make him hit the can more often." Azazel said knocking back some sake.

"OK, I'll bite, why?" Yukari asked.

"He was doing it to me the night before we came back." Azazel said.

"OK." Yukari said.

Rossweisse came up behind Azazel and sighed. "Seriously? You shouldn't be acting like this in front of the students."

"Ah come on, it's just a short break after investigating Arashiyama." Azazel said.

"For some reason I don't believe that you were." Yukari said. "While you were, and I quote. 'irishing up Kenshin's drinks since he woke up.'

"Ah, you need to lighten up and learn to act cuter, isn't this why you haven't been able to find a man so far?" Azazel asked.

(smack!)

Rossweisse's hand hit the table. "Th-This has nothing to do with boyfriends, very well, if you're going to drink, so am I!" Rossweisse said taking Azazel's cup and downing in gradually."

"Uh oh." Yukari said with a paling expression. "Everyone let's get moving." She said shooing the students away and Azazel away.

The next moment Kenshin came out. "Whew...man I usually don't piss like that unless I've been drinkin'" Kenshin said. "Wait..." He took his cup and sniffed it. "...Someone's spiked this."

"Puwhaaa..." Rossweisse finished the cup and looked over at Kenshin. "Heeyyy...wheerre'd eveheryone go...?" She slurred.

"Huh? Now that you mention it." Kenshin said looking around. "Where is everyone?"

"I dunnoo..." Rossweisse said. "Azazel-Sensei ghot ohn...mah back again about bhein shingle..."

"..." Kenshin stared at her. "Rossweisse, are you drunk?"

"Am not drunk, I've been drinking with him ever since I became Odin, that old man's bodyguard." Rossweisse pouted. "Thissss remindsh me, that old man. I ssssspent so much effort taking care of him during hish tripssss, but like an idiot all he shays is rubbishhhhh like 'ah, ladiesss! ah, booooooze! ah, breastssssss!' Completely shhhhhamelessss! All the other valkyriessssss at Valhalla called me the old man's ssssservant girl. With my pitiful ssssalary, I even had to shupport his daily life? It's all hish fault! Thatsssss why I have no boyfriend, no boyfriend, no boyfriend! ! Ooooooooooh!"

Kenshin narrowed his eyes at the tail end of this drunken regailing. "That old man, next time I see him, I'm gonna put my foot up his ancient ass." He muttered.

"Oooohhh...it's quite alright...It'sh...in tha past..." Rossweisse said.

"Well, I guess I see why you're such a fan of the cheap shops now." Kenshin said with a chuckle. "Anyway, if you have anything else you'd like to vent, go ahead."

"Oooohh..I wouldn't whaannaaa...interrupt your trhip here." Rossweisse hiccupped.

"Meh. It's quite alright." Kenshin said. "But no more bottles."

"Okaayhh..." Rossweisse said lowering her hand.

"You know, a lot of people may not think so, but I think the way you act sometimes is kind of charming." Kenshin said with a smile.

"Rheally?" Rossweisse drunkenly said.

"Sure, people need someone to keep 'em in line sometimes." Kenshin said. "I don't, but some people do and you give a damn enough to help."

"..." Rossweisse stared at him for a couple of moments before falling forward. Kenshin got up and walked over to her. Slinging her arms over his shoulders and pulling her onto his back. He moved his hands under her legs and left the restaurant. "Mm..." She wrapped her arms around his neck.

"You OK?" Kenshin asked.

"Just...walk gingerly..." Rossweisse said. "Uggh..." She nodded off.

"What happened?" Yukari said coming back to see him carrying Rossweisse.

"She passed out." Kenshin said. Azazel landed in front of him.

"Here, I'll take her." Azazel said. Kenshin nodded and passed her off and Azazel disappeared.

Kenshin and Yukari met back up with everyone. "You know, you shouldn't look back in the middle of crossing the Tougetsukyou." Kiryuu said.

"Why's that?" The Perverted Trio asked.

"Because it's said that intelligence granted by the heavens will be taken back, so if you look back, it's over for you, you will really be just complete and utter fools." Kiryuu said with a humored smirk.

"Shut up!" Matsuda and Motohama shouts.

"Really? I hear if you look back, lovers will be separated." Yukari said. "So you better not look back yourself Aika." She said with a snide grin.

"Shut up Tsuki!" Kiryuu snapped.

"Consider this payback for groping me all the time since I started attending Kuoh Academy." Yukari said.

"I'm not letting go." Asia said holding Issei's hand tightly, keeping her gaze dead ahead.

"Asia...I was just saying that to screw with Aika." Yukari said.

"I don't care, I don't wanna chance it." Asia said closing her eyes.

"Damn Issei, he and Asia look too damn cute together." Matsuda cursed

"Yeah, pretty soon they'll enter the lovey dovey fool phase!" Motohama said with an angry look.

"Lovey dovey fool? Well that doesn't sound too bad." Issei thought.

The rest of the walk across the Tougetsukyou went without much incident. However when they did finally get across, all the human tourists vanished into thin air. "What the hell? !" Issei said.

"Dimension Lost." Kiba said walking toward them. "Does it feel muggy here to you?"

"Yeah, it kinda does." Yukari said.

"Oh baby I've been waiting for this all day." Kenshin said popping his neck from side to side and cracking his knuckles.

"You guys are gonna have to speed me up, what's going on here?" Tamamo asked.

"Sacred Gear. Like what our elemental powers have turned into, Issei's Boosted Gear, Asia's Twilight Healing and Kiba's Sword Birth are also Sacred Gears." Miyuki said. "Issei's Boosted Gear and this Dimension Lost are of the Longinus Archetype, said to be able to kill gods."

"Oh ho look at the brain on you." Azazel said with a grin. "That's basically the gist of it. Dimension Lost basically just slaps it's targets into an alternate dimension."

"OK." Tamamo nodded. "Gee, where the hell were these things during the Divine Wars?" She thought.

"U-Um...on the verge of death, Mom's bodyguard said he was taken in by mist." Kunou said.

"So, that explains how they might have gotten Yasaka-Sama and how they also might be hiding her." Irina said.

"Yeah, but still to transport me, Rias' servants as well as Kenshin and his servants? Damn, a Longinus is truly frightening."Azazel said.

A voice called out at the next moment. "Hello, nice to meet you for the first time, Governor-General of the Fallen Angels, and you as well Sekiryuutei and Dragon of the Elements."

"Hm?" Kenshin looked over to see a man flanked by allies. He was around Kenshin and Issei's age wearing clothing resemble the Han clothing worn in China. "And who the hell are you?" Kenshin asked.

"The rumored Hero Faction?" Azazel asked.

"Ah the walking oxymorons." Kenshin commented.

"I am Cao Cao, descendant of the famous chinaman of the same name." Cao Cao introduced tapping his spear against his shoulder.

"Gh..." Issei grunted. "That spear...Azazel-Sensei is that..."

"Yeah, that's the True Longinus, the spear said to have pierced through God." Azazel said. "I haven't seen it in a long time, but to think it fell into the hands of terrorists."

"Who ironically call themselves heroes." Kenshin said.

"Ironically?" Cao Cao asked.

"The rest of the factions seem to desire peace, yet you idiots seem set on causing mayhem, doesn't sound too heroic to me." Kenshin said.

"What would you know about being heroic?" Cao Cao asked.

"More than you Cow Cow." Kenshin said.

"It's Cao Cao!" Cao Cao said.

"Oh, my bad. My chinese is rusty." Kenshin said with an insincere look. "Anyway, we can end this really quick right now. Return Lady Yasaka to the Youkai Faction, and I won't come over there and break your face."

"Hmhm...well I would love to come over there and shut you up, we aren't exactly here to fight." Cao Cao said.

"Oh? Then why are you?" Issei asked with a glare.

"Where's my mother? !" Kunou demanded

"The Kyuubi is well, we just need her to participate in an experiment of ours for our benefactor." Cao Cao said.

"For who? Ophis?" Azazel asked sternly.

"No, there is no reason to hide anymore, please just cooperate, we just decided to say hi to the Governor-General and the Sekiryuutei and Dragon of the Elements." Cao Cao said.

"Keh." Kenshin said. "You remind me of a pain in the ass I recently dealt with, seeing as how cocky you're acting. My offer's still there by the way. Return Yasaka, and your pretty face remains intact, if not...hey, I've got no problems sending a Cow Cow to slaughter." He said, invoking his Balance Breaker.

Cao Cao glared for a moment before taking a breath. "Leonardo." He said.

"Yes." Leonardo said using his Sacred Gear, Annihilation Maker to create beasts of darkness.

"Miyuki." Kenshin said holding out his hand.

"Yes Onii-Chan." Miyuki said grabbing his wrist.

"Transfer Overdrive: Fire and Wind."

"Embrace."

Miyuki held her hand out and created a ball of flames. She then inhaled and exhaled, spraying the flames on the beasts burning them alive. "!" Leonardo's eyes widened.

"Return." Miyuki intoned.

"So...as I was saying before you decided to be stupid." Kenshin said. "Return the Youkai Faction's leader, or suffer the wrath of the Four Elements." He punctuated this statement by pointing Kuroi Jigoku at Cao Cao's head.

Cao Cao responded by pointing the True Longinus at Kenshin's head. "If anyone shall suffer wrath here, it will be you, suffering the wrath of this divine spear."

"Divine spear you say? If it stabbed God, I think it qualifies as unholy if anything." Kenshin said. He turned his head. "Issei, Azazel. Seeing as I was appointed leader, I'm taking the big heifer over here. Pass this along." He handed Issei a shield.

"Isn't this Hikari's?" Azazel asked.

"She figured since she wasn't going, it would be best if someone used it. I saw give it to Asia or Kunou to protect themselves with." Kenshin said. He hopped down onto the river as Cao Cao did the same. Azazel, you can't exactly fight with Rossweisse on your back like that so get her somewhere safe after you fill everyone in on the Sacred Gears you know about."

"Yeah Yeah." Azazel said.

"You think I'd come alone?" Cao Cao asked.

"!" Tamamo's eyes widened as three figures appeared that she recognized. "Yukari, Miyuki on me!"

"Right!" Yukari and Miyuki exclaim diving down to the river along with her.

"Who are these guys?" Yukari asked seeing a red haired elf wielding a pole arm wearing a blue gi, A bald headed male harpy with tanned skin and a white skinned man wearing a white coat and pants wielding a pair of hand scythes.

"The elf is named Akatama. He specializes in water magic." Tamamo said. "The harpy is named Jordan. He's a wind magic user and the only male harpy in his tribe. And the scythe wielder with black hair is named Inutora. Despite his name he's a mantis demon and a user of earth magic. Together with an incubus named Bureijin, they make up the Four Grand Cardinals of Makai, to contrast the Four Heavenly Knights who are fighting on the rebellion. Although recently the Cardinals had joined the rebellion as well."

"Hooray, Homunculi." Yukari drawled. "Alright, I'll take the harpy."

"I've got the elf." Miyuki said.

"Leaving me with Inutora." Tamamo said.

"Kenshin Kuroshi and siblings." Akatama said. "The Demon King sends his regards."

"Well I figure he's probably watching so he can blow me." Kenshin said.

"That goes double for us." Yukari said unsheathing her swords.

"Let's do this already!" Miyuki said taking out her staff.

"Inutora, do you really think you can beat me?" Tamamo asked.

"Won't know until we fight now will we?" Inutora said rushing forward and slashing his scythes at her neck.

Tamamo coated two of her tails in earth magic and blocked the scythes. The tails wrapped around Inutora's wrists and took off. "You're coming with me!"

"Card Equip!" Yukari and Miyuki both shout as the elements flare to life around them.

"Oh?" Jordan said.

"Well, looks like we're licked in these bodies Jordan." Akatama said.

"Well our purpose here is to gather data. Like those shadow beasts Cao-San's allies have been sending out." Jordan said. "Our imminent defeat is a non factor."

"..." Kenshin stared. "They don't even care?" He thought.

"What in the hell?" Yukari thought.

"How can they be so nonchalant about it?" Miyuki thought.

Jordan and Akatama take off leaving Kenshin and Cao Cao alone. The latter smiled fearlessly and held up his spear, the front portion of it splitting open and forming a spear of light. Kenshin glanced back and saw Issei giving out orders to everyone. "...Heh." Kenshin smirked and turned back to Cao Cao. "He'll be fine without me."

Kenshin and Cao Cao clashed. "Heh! This is pretty weak for a divine spear wielder don't you think? !" Kenshin mocked as the water below them scattered into the air.

"Funny, I was about to say the same about your power!" Cao Cao shouts.

"We'll see about that." Kenshin said slamming both their weapons downward and taking a hand off of Kuroi Jigoku's hilt and punched Cao Cao in the face.

"Gh!" Cao Cao grunted. "!" His eyes widened as Kenshin drove his knee into his chest, sending him backward.

Cao Cao ducked under a slash at his neck and laid his fist into Kenshin's stomach. "Your fist won't break my guard." Kenshin said. "You'll have to do better than that." He said grabbing Cao Cao's wrist and throwing him away.

Cao Cao looked Kenshin over. "The Dragon of the Elements. As his title implies, his body is as strong as the hardest earth and he faster than anything I've seen before." He thought.

"Y'know Cao Cao, not for nothin' but last time someone looked at me like that, I got laid." Kenshin said.

"I have to test him, he'll show the cracks in his armor eventually." Cao Cao said taking at Kenshin.

"!" Kenshin dodged left, right, up down, over and over again, not in any such order as Cao Cao stabbed at him.

"His mind is perfectly clear. He anticipates my attacks." Cao Cao thought.

Kenshin jumped away from him as Cao Cao slashed the True Longinus at Kenshin's waist. "Katensho!" He shouts slashing Kuroi Jigoku at Cao Cao.

"!" Cao Cao stabbed his spear at the arcing column of flames, splitting them apart igniting the area around them ablaze.

"Hrn!" Kenshin slashed Kuroi Jigoku outward and raised it up, commanding the water to extinguish the blaze.

"Hmhmhmhmhm...I take back what I said about you earlier." Cao Cao said with a smirk. "You are quite powerful Dragon of the Elements."

"I have a name, it's Kenshin." Kenshin said with a glare.

"I do as well, it's Cao Cao." Cao Cao responded as they two dueled across the river. "I notice you're holding back."

"Hmph, like I'd go all out on someone whose half assing it with me." Kenshin said.

"Nonetheless. I believe you will be the most dangerous Dragon of the Elements to ever live. Even one day outclassing the mighty Ragnarok." Cao Cao said.

"Oh, now you're just flirting!" Kenshin replied, smirking as he knocked Cao Cao back and shot his hand forward before drawing it back, clenching a fist. The water under Cao Cao's feet began to move and shot him toward Kenshin who clenched his fist, surrounding it in flames. "Block this! Crushing Flame Profusion!"

Cao Cao stabbed the True Longinus forward and met Kenshin's fist. The two were engulfed in an explosion and came back out with their clothes singed. "Keh..." Kenshin smirked.

"Funny, this spear is able to kill high class devils easily, yet you stand there with merely scuffed knuckles." Cao Cao said.

"Let's just say I've built up a resistance to holy mojo." Kenshin said. "If you were taking me seriously, sure that might have hurt."

Two explosions went off in the sky. "Well, that should be Miyuki and Yukari mopping up your allies. Also, for someone who calls himself a hero, you have no problems allying yourself with a tyrant." Kenshin said.

"Hrm!" Cao Cao said driving Kenshin backward.

"Gh!" Kenshin grunted. They reappeared back over the bridge and Cao Cao took Kenshin's back, stabbing the True Longinus through his leg, driving him to the floor.

Cao Cao ripped his spear out of Kenshin's leg and jumped back to his allies. "Siegfried. Is everything going OK?"

"Yes, but I was found out by the resident angel." Siegfried said. "However, I was able to handle this lot without assuming my Balance Breaker."

"Gh!" Kiba growled.

"Grh!" Xenovia seethed.

The two dodged backward as twin explosions went off next to them. Yukari and Miyuki landed near them while Tamamo landed on Kenshin's back. "Kenshin, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Kenshin said. "He just got the drop on me is all." He picked himself back up missing a leg.

"Oh dear. That looks serious." Cao Cao commented.

"You'd think." Kenshin said as he grunted, a new leg shooting out of the stump.

Sextum shuddered with her eyes closed. "I will never get used to that."

"I had heard you were a type of perfect soldier." Cao Cao said. "Able to withstand serious injury that would put most people out of commission. It really is quite impressive."

Kenshin smirked. "Well Cao Cao, if you're done warming up, let's get serious now. This artificial Arashiyama is our playground after all."

"Hmhm, a battle between us at full power would serve to completely annihilate Kyoto and the ground it stands on." Cao Cao said.

"You don't know what my full power is." Kenshin commented. "I've only shown it off twice."

"In any case, this really is a wonderful assortment of servants you've gathered, Hyoudou Issei, Kuroshi Kenshin. You entrusted this group to the former, Kenshin and he directed them, naively, but still to have been able to stand against us with no prior strategic experience is simply splendid." Cao Cao commented. "The most dangerous Dragon of the Elements to ever exist, and with him the most dangerous Sekiryuutei to ever exist. For that reason we won't treat you as the Old Satan faction or the Cosmo Entelecheia did, we shall perceive you for what you are, a legitimate threat, Indeed, if we defeated you all now, we could gather valuable data on you all."

"Hold on, what exactly is your goal here?" Azazel said landing on the bridge, Rossweisse still on his back.

"This may surprise you Governor-General, but we merely wish to find out what it is to be 'human' and challenge those limits. Not only that, but it is we humans who will defeat the devils, angels, fallen angels and the other supernatural factions."

"He says while wielding a supernatural weapon." Kenshin said.

"Hm? The Sacred Gears were created for use by humans." Siegfried said with a glare.

"Doesn't make them any less supernatural I'm afraid." Kenshin shrugged. "So congratulations Hero Faction Sacred Gear wielders, you are a part of the very thing you're trying to defeat."

Cao Cao glanced back to see uncertainty on his allies' faces. "That maybe so, but we are still proud humans, unwilling to give that up for power."

"Very good." Kenshin said. "If that is your wish then do so, but do realize that your actions here, have consequences. That being, you're gonna die, you have your pride as humans to protect. Well I have my own pride to protect as well."

"Very well." Cao Cao said. "You know it is a shame that you were born a demon and then became a devil...you would have made a fine human."

"It's a shame such a strong dance partner has to die so soon." Kenshin said turning his sword to the ground.

"!" Yukari's eyes widened as she turned back. "Off the bridge now! !"

"Sensatsu Katensou! Eruption! !" Kenshin shouts stabbing Kuroi Jigoku into the ground.

"!" Cao Cao's eyes widened as he and the Hero Faction disappeared as spears of flame shot out of the ground under their feet.

"Heheheheheh, so that's what your spear looks like in it's Balance Breaker state." Kenshin said.

The spear itself looked no different, but several jewels floated in front of Cao Cao, one of them glowing. "He actually forced me to use one the Shippo?" Cao Cao thought.

"My Balance Breaker is called Elemental Overdrive. It gives me all the prowess of the elements that Ragnarok Kuroshi had." Kenshin said removing his sword from the ground, forcing the spears to recede.

"..." Cao Cao scowled. "I see, if left unchecked you could very well gain the power to destroy the entire world."

"Doesn't mean I will though. I like it here." Kenshin said cracking his knuckles. "Besides that is a very long way off."

"Regardless, an existence like yours is a danger to humans everywhere!" Cao Cao said pursuing Kenshin.

"Heheheh!" Kenshin laughed. "Come on then Saint Longinus!" He said preparing himself for battle.

Before Cao Cao could get to Kenshin. A circle appeared between them. "Hm?" Kenshin said.

"This is...?" Azazel said.

"Who?" Issei asked.

"What the?" Yukari said.

A blonde girl dressed in blue mage's clothes appeared from the circle. She turned toward Kenshin, Azazel, Issei and the others. "Hiiiii!" She waved with a radiant smile. "I'm Le Fay Pendragon, Arthur's sister and the mage of the Vali Team. Please take good care of me!"

"Um..." Kenshin's eyes became small dots as he stared at her. "Hi? What brings you here?"

Kenshin was ignored as Le Fay walked past him. "So like Morgana Le Fay, I had heard that the hero king Arthur Pendragon and Morgana were related." Azazel said.

Le Fay walked by him as well and up to Issei with stars in her eyes. "I-I-I am a huge fan of the Chichiryuutei, the Oppai Dragon, if it's not too much trouble could you shake hands with me?" She asked extending her hand.

Kenshin, his sisters, Tamamo and everyone else except Azazel were completely bewildered. "Uhm..thanks for your support." Issei said shaking her hand with a smile

Cao Cao dropped out of his Balance Breaker and scratched his head. "So it's Vali's side, what does he want? I'm busy."

"Oh yes, of course. I bring a message from Vali-Sama. He says not to disturb him, oh oh! Also you should be punished for trying to put us under surveillance!" Le Fay said.

The earth began to quake under everyone's feet. "S-S-Sir K-K-Kenshin, are y-y-y-you d-d-doing t-t-t-t-this? !" Kunou asked before falling on her butt.

"Aaaahh!" Asia soon joined her.

"No, I'm not!" Kenshin said trying to keep his own balance.

Suddenly a tear in space opened up and a giant golem pulled itself out of it. "What the hell? ! It's freakin' Gogmagog!"

"Yup yup yup! It's one of the strong creatures on our team, Gogmagog or Gogz-kun!" Le Fay said.

"Gogmagog. Something like a gargoyle that was placed in the dimensional gap. Floating in a state of suspension in the dimensional gap. It seems to be a mass produced weapon of destruction created by ancient gods... They should all have been deactivated by now." Azazel said.

"Seriously? A beast from the dimensional gap? !" Issei said.

"A gargoyle huh?" Tamamo said fanning herself with a small smile.

"Wait, if Great Red is in the dimensional gap, what is that thing doing there?" Irina asked.

"The dimensional gap is troublesome to deal with, but there is quite a bit of leeway. All Great Red wants to do is swim around in there. So none of the factions really bother with him, except for this idiot." Azazel said kicking Kenshin in the ass.

"Oh fuck off Azazel let it go." Kenshin said.

Gogz-kun reeled his fist back and struck at Cao Cao who merely laughed and pointed Longinus at him. "Extend!"

The light extended and struck him in the chest. Kenshin took this opportunity to strike Cao Cao only to get knocked back by Siegfried. "Nice try." He said with a smirk.

"Very well then. Take them..." Cao Cao trailed off as Rossweisse awoke and stumbled past Kenshin.

"What'sh tha mahata...? You wanna fight, come on then I'll show yhou the powah of old man Odin's former bodyguard valkyrie!" She said summoning up an obscene amount of magic circles.

"...Oh dear." Kenshin said, all the color draining from his face. "Everyone..."

"Hit the deck?" Yukari asked with a nervous expression.

"Hit the deck." Kenshin confirmed.

"With defensive barriers!" Azazel said.

When the dust settled from Rossweisse's drunken attack Arashiyama was no more. The next moment the mist from Dimension Lost over took them

"There's too many interferences going on here, but it was a fun opening act, Governor-General, Sekiryuutei, Dragon of the Elements, tonight we shall be turning Nijou Castle into a great experiment. In order to stop us, do come and participate!" Cao Cao said.

"Cocky bastard." Kenshin said dropping from his Balance Breaker.

"Everyone put away your weapons, we're returning to the real Arashiyama." Azazel said putting away his wings.

(break)

Kenshin sat in his room meditating. They had went to Nijou Castle to round out their tour. Mostly to scope the place out. The door opened and Azazel came in. "Hey Kenshin."

Kenshin cracked an eye open. "What?"

"You should try to relax. You've been strung up since Tougetsukyou." Azazel said.

Kenshin sighed. "Can't help it. He sent some scrubs to attack us, but now the Sixteenth Demon King knows I'm here. I just seem to be a magnet for trouble don't I?"

"Well, if he comes, we'll handle it." Azazel said. "So what do you think about the plan to take Nijou Castle?"

"..." Kenshin recalled their planning earlier. Everyone else was busy preparing. Saji and the Sitri servants would stay back and reinforce the barrier while Kenshin, Issei, Irina and the rest of the Kuroshi and Gremory groups would invade. "It's fine, I'm not one to run from a fight, but I have a question." Kenshin said. "You have an opportunity to wipe a faction off the board. A terrorist faction. Wouldn't it be a show of power for higher ups to handle this one. Y'know seeing as one of these dick bags has a weapon that could destroy the world? One that Issei and I will be fighting."

"And the rest of us will be trying to ensure that he doesn't escape." Azazel said.

"Uh huh." Kenshin nodded. "So we're basically the clean up crew eh?"

"...Seriously?" Azazel said with narrowed eyes. "What have I done to earn this mistrust from you?"

"It's not mistrust." Kenshin said. "It just feels a lot like my old work. Cleaning up the higher ups messes...helping keep the peace as it were. I do it, but that doesn't mean I don't get tired of being the 'go to guy.'"

Azazel nodded. "I see. I get your point, but when this is all done, and trust me we're working to end it ASAP. You'll be able to retire from that life for good."

"Yeah. I hope so." Kenshin said lighting up a smoke. "Also I'm a bit concerned about Rias, you said there were rioters in the Gremory territory right?"

"Yeah, but these are just old Satan supporters with no connections to the Khaos Brigade." Azazel said. "Rias has not only Akeno and Koneko to lean on, but her mother and Grayfia are both dealing with it too."

Kenshin closed his eyes and exhaled some smoke. He tossed Azazel an unlit smoke. "Smoke up. Might as well get a little loopy in case this all goes sideways."

"Right?" Azazel said lighting it and taking a puff. "I get it though. She's your fiancee, you love her. Can't really blame you for worrying."

"Which brings me to my next question." Kenshin said. "What's your end goal with my mother?"

"..." Azazel stared at him.

"My mother's a grown woman, but that part of me that was her master for a few years can't help worrying about her." Kenshin said. "Look, I don't care if you want to get together with her, hell if she doesn't care. I don't even mind if you involve her in your harem play, but I want to know what your interest is in her?"

"Well, obviously because she's a stacked, sexy woman." Azazel grinned.

(whack!)

Kenshin shot a coin into Azazel's forehead. "Seriously?" Kenshin asked.

"Man those things hurt. You line them with earth magic or something?" Azazel asked.

"Depends on the target. For you...yes." Kenshin said.

"Eh...truth is...I'm not sure yet. We're still in that 'friend' phase." Azazel said.

"Ah." Kenshin nodded. "Well I guess I can't nag at you for trying."

"I don't include women in my harem that don't want to be there, obviously. So if I get that vibe from her, I'll back off." Azazel said.

"OK." Kenshin said. "By the way, how funny is it that Issei's been inspiring perversion unconsciously since he got here?"

"It could end up being a hassle though." Azazel said with a sigh.

"Eh." Kenshin said. "That said, he's really come far since our scuffle with Vali."

"You've noticed?" Azazel asked.

"Yeah." Kenshin said. "He's already become a better all around strategist than I am."

"Well you go more for the depth of a single opponent rather than an entire battlefield." Azazel said.

"True." Kenshin said. "Just point me at my target and I'll break 'em down. Anyway let's head down. Yukari's sleeping illusion should have everyone knocked out by now." Kenshin said.

Azazel and Kenshin arrived at the entrance to the hotel. The Student Council second years were cheering on Saji. "Wait a second, I'M the leader? !" Issei said.

"Of the Gremory group, yes. As the more seasoned strategist Miyuki is the leader overall." Kenshin said.

"Wait's then what's that make you?" Irina asked.

"One of the weapons." Kenshin said.

"Y'know, I just complimented your game planning for a single opponent, but one of these days you might actually have to take on Miyuki in a Rating Game. It would serve you well if you developed a more all around strategical mind." Azazel said.

"Well I could help with that." Tamamo said.

"Yeah Yeah, how about we talk about this after we're all not about to become dust." Kenshin said. "Hey Xenovia, what's with the new sword."

"Oh, it's the new Durandal." Xenovia said. "I'd like to have used it in a test run, but going in without one is more my style."

"Sorry guys, I chatted too much." Saji said walking toward them.

Kenshin exhaled. "Alright. Let's get a move on."

The Kuroshi, Gremory and Sitri groups walked toward Kyoto station. "Issei." Kenshin said as they arrived.

"Yeah?" Issei said.

"I'm gonna need your help fighting Cao Cao." Kenshin said.

"S-Seriously? You seemed to handle him pretty well earlier." Issei said.

"Neither of us were going all out." Kenshin said. "I can't go into the Vessel of the Elements in this fight. He might let you go into your Balance Breaker, but he perceives me to be a very serious threat. He won't let me get any stronger. If either of us fall, this plan's screwed so I figure we might as well go at him together. If he gets serious. I might need help and yours and his Sacred Gears are both Longinus."

"Right." Issei said.

They went to board the train when a wet mist laid over everyone. "!" Kenshin's eyes widened.

"Dimension Lost!" Issei shouts.

"Shit!" Kenshin cursed.

Kenshin, Issei and Tamamo came to their senses to find themselves still at Kyoto station. "...Well, I guess that makes it an easier decision to go all out." Kenshin said.

"These things are seriously broken." Tamamo sighed.

"E-Eh?" Issei looked back to see Kunou standing behind them.

"K-Kunou-Sama!" Issei said. "What are you doing here? !"

"I-I wanted to help save my mother!" Kunou said.

"Hello! Hey! Can anyone here me? !" Kenshin said trying to get in touch with anyone. "...Goddammit." Kenshin cursed, rubbing his head. "Communications with Azazel, Serafall and the others are completely cut off."

"So...we're...?" Issei said.

"On our own, yes." Kenshin confirmed.

Issei's phone rang. "Huh? Kiba? !"

"Yes, Where are you all?" Kiba asked.

"Aghhh...I miss Rias' and Akeno's attempts at sexuality on me." Kenshin muttered.

"S-Seriously? I would give anything to have Chief and Akeno try to have sex with me!" Issei complained.

"Focus!" Kenshin said. "Seriously, you've got the semi fallen angel Irina and Sextum as well as Asia. It's not like you're not getting laid too!"

"T-True..." Issei said with a nervous grin. "Anyway Kiba, where are you?" He said putting Kiba on speaker

"Kyoto Imperial Palace. I'm here with Rossweisse-San, Saji-kun and Miyuki-San." Kiba said.

"Kyoto Imperial Palace? So you mean that Dimension Lost might have encompassed all of Kyoto this time?" Tamamo asked.

"We should assume so." Kiba said. "Who is all with you?"

"Kenshin, Tamamo and Kunou." Issei said.

"K-Kunou-Sama is there too?" Kiba asked. "Why is she there? !"

"She said she wanted to help get Yasaka-Sama back. I had just noticed her after we split up." Issei said.

He heard Miyuki muttering behind Kiba before taking the phone from him. "Alright, we need a new plan, because the old one involves back up that we no longer have." Miyuki said.

"Well, I think we should at least get to Nijou Caste before we think of anything." Issei said.

"Right." Miyuki said. "Call one of the church trio or call Onee-Chan and relay this to them."

"Well then who do you think I'm calling? Oh there's Yukari's number." Kenshin said.

"Who is this? If you aren't the person who is supposed to have this number I will hunt you down and kill you." Yukari said.

"Easy, it's me." Kenshin said. "Head to Nijou Castle, we're all regrouping there."

"Alright, Asia, Xenovia Irina, come on." Yukari said.

Kenshin and Issei hung up. "So, I guess we just follow the tracks to the castle." Issei said.

"Let's make this quick then." Kenshin said drawing the letter 'B' with both index fingers.

"Right." Issei said.

"Welsh Dragon Balance Breaker!"

"Balance Breaker! Elemental Overdrive!"

"Wow, I know I saw these earlier today, but the Heavenly Dragon's armor really is red and beautiful." Kunou said patting the armor. "So this is the legendary dragon." She admired.

"Huh." Tamamo said looking Kenshin over. "You know if you take out the jewels, the headband, and dyed your hair black you'd be the spitting image of Ragnarok. Of course he wore his hair tied at the bottom whereas you wear yours tied at the top so that'd have to change too." Tamamo noticed Kenshin grumbling. "What is it?"

"Nothing." Kenshin grunted.

"The comparisons to Ragnarok kind of get on his nerves." Issei said.

"Aaahh." Tamamo nodded. "I can see why, my bad."

"Kunou, we will definitely come up with a way to save your mother, just stay close to us so we can protect you OK?" Issei said.

Hearing this, Kunou's face went red. "M-Mmmhmm! O-OK!" Kunou said.

"Tamamo, I hate to ask but could you keep an eye on her during battle?" Kenshin asked.

"It's no trouble. What kind of kitsune tribe leader would I be if I didn't protect my darling subjects?" Tamamo asked.

"Huh? I thought Yasaka-Sama was the kitsune leader." Issei said.

"Mom's the leader of the Kyoto Youkai. Lady Tamamo is leader of the kitsune tribe in Makai." Kunou said. The group of four followed the railway to Nijou Castle, upon getting there, they saw Rossweisse leaned up against the nearby telephone pole, vomiting. "OK, from now on Rossweisse is banned from drinking alcohol. I don't even want to see her with a wine cooler in her hand." Kenshin said.

"Right." Issei said as Kiba approached them. "Everyone make it here OK? Well...other that Rossweisse-San?"

"Yup, pipping hot ass whoopins' were served on the way here too." Miyuki said walking toward them with Yukari in tow. "How did you make out Onii-Chan?"

"We ran into that shadow user from back in Kuoh on the way here, but we were fine once Issei breathed fire on him. Ah, Yukari's here too, so that must mean you and the Church Trio must have made it alright." Kenshin said.

"Please, who do you think you're talking to?" Yukari asked with a small smirk.

"My...sister?" Kenshin asked.

"Also before he fell the assassin who tried to take us down said Cao Cao was at Honmaru Palace." Kiba said.

"Yeah." Miyuki confirmed.

"It's almost like..." Xenovia said.

"That cocky bastard." Kenshin said with a glare. "Well, come on then."

As they walked Issei turned to Kunou who was still perched on his back. "Kunou, when the fight begins, I want you to stay out of it, OK? Leave the fighting to us."

"Mmhmm, OK." Kunou said. Everyone started walked toward Honmaru Palace when they came up on an illuminated garden of Japanese Eaves.

"Cao Cao, did you really think the rank and files would be able to handle us? With or without Balance Breakers?" Kenshin asked.

"It is a surprise, I was not expecting them to get beaten, yet here you are." Cao Cao said as everyone looked over at him, seeing him and a nine tailed kitsune youkai.

"Mother!" Kunou cried out. "Hey! Mother! Wake up it's me, Kunou!"

"..." Yasaka didn't respond.

"Tch." Kenshin looked around, Cao Cao was not alone here.

"Didn't I tell you already? I wanted to have your mother participate in an experiment of ours." Cao Cao said tapping the ground with his spear.

"Ohh...Oooh!" Yasaka began to cry out in pain as her body started growing in size, becoming more animalistic.

"She's transforming into a giant nine tailed fox." Tamamo said.

"She's as big as Fenrir." Issei said with wide eyes.

"What is your plan here?" Tamamo said with a glare.

"Simple, we mean to use Kyuubi Yasaka's power as well as the ki in Kyoto, still connected to her, being infinitely close to Kyoto, while also being the furthest away, to summon the Great Red." Cao Cao answered.

"? !" Kenshin's eyes widened for a moment before narrowing. "Really now? What could you possibly want with him?"

"Me personally? Nothing, but our boss has deemed him to be a nuisance." Cao Cao said.

"Really Ophis?" Kenshin thought.

"I don't speak with the Hero Faction, they deem my existence evil just as much as yours." Ophis said. "Though I wouldn't blame them if they were using my goal to pull this off."

Kenshin began laughing. "What's so funny?" Cao Cao asked.

"I'm gonna tell you this now and save you the trouble." Kenshin said. "Great Red would eat you alive."

"That may be, but what if we were to use the power of the Dragon Eater on him?" Cao Cao asked.

"The Dragon Eater?" Issei said.

"Well, in any case, whatever your plan is with Great Red...sorry pal, but I can't let that come to pass." Kenshin said pointing Kuroi Jigoku at Cao Cao. "I'll repeat myself one more time. Return Yasaka or suffer the wrath of the Four Elements. Unlike earlier today, I won't be holding back to have fun with you this time."

"You threaten me as if you think you can intimidate me, Dragon of the Elements." Cao Cao said with a small smile.

Xenovia pointed the sheathed Durandal at him as Yukari, Miyuki, Kiba and Irina took out their weapons. "I agree, whatever it is you're planning, it puts us all in danger, for the reason we will stop you!" Xenovia shouts as parts of Durandal's sheathe began to move and release a holy aura that surrounded the blade.

"Hm?" Kenshin said. "Whew." He whistled. "That's some impressive power there."

"No kidding." Issei said.

"Tamamo, keep Kunou safe, OK?" Kenshin said.

"Got it." Tamamo said springing off his shoulder and walking toward Kunou.

"It's always a battle to the death when the Gremorys are involved, even more so with the Kuroshis." Saji said with a sigh.

"S-Sorry Saji." Issei said.

"Nah, it's fine. I have to pull my own weight here too." Saji said as he activated all his Sacred Gears. "Sorry Vritra, but I need your help here, Hyoudou, support me from the side, we'll fight to our hearts content!" He said as black flames came together around him to form a large black serpent.

"Ah, my other self, so whose my target then? The spear? The fox? Doesn't matter just give me something!" The Serpent, which Kenshin and Issei could only assume was Vritra himself, said.

"Vritra, we need you to restra-" Kenshin was cut off as Durandal's aura grew stronger and stronger until it towered over the castle itself. "..." Kenshin furrowed his brow. "Well...attack then, Xenovia."

"Right!" Xenovia said swinging Durandal downward, the massive aura striking Cao Cao and the Hero Faction.

"Damn!" Issei said shielding his eyes.

When the dust settled, Xenovia resheathed Durandal and smirked. "Done."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Kenshin said. "But that was impressive nonetheless. What did they do to your sword?"

"Yeah, that was amazing!" Issei said.

"It was really powerful." Yukari nodded.

"Jeez, why didn't you tell me you could do that? I could have factored into my strategy." Miyuki complained.

"S-Sorry, but to answer your question Kenshin, they combined Durandal with the Excaliburs using alchemy." Xenovia said.

"Really?" Kenshin said arching a brow. "Well, anyway, these guys aren't beaten yet." Kenshin said exhaling a large breath, blowing away the mist that was still settling where Cao Cao was to reveal that he was being defended by a tall, bulky guy, roughly two meters tall. The rest of the Hero Faction seemed relatively unharmed as well.

Cao Cao tapped his shoulder with his spear. "That wasn't bad at all." He said. "Both you and Kuroshi's group, from what the Makai king told us about you, can hold your own against the upper class devils. Once you both start competing officially you both should receive a double digit ranking quickly before dueling each other for the top spot in a few decades. A really bright future, Shalba Beelzebub really underestimated you guys, especially with his thinking that four mages could take down the Dragon of the Elements and his family."

"It was mainly anachronistic pride that led to his downfall, putting too much stock in his own power instead of seeing the very real threat in front of him. Anyway how shall we proceed. After taking that attack I feel a sense of odd excitement."

"Georg, start forcing power into the nodes and summon Great Red." Cao Cao.

"Right." A youthful looking mage said walking toward Yasaka, who began roaring in pain.

"Mom!" Kunou shouts.

"Stay back Kunou." Tamamo said blocking her advance.

"...from looking at them, all the magic circles are different, Norse, Devil, Fallen Angel, Black and White Magic, Fairy Magic...quite a diversive array of magic circles." Rossweisse said.

"Alright, Jeanne, Heracles." Cao Cao said. The massive man and a blonde foreigner wielding a slender looking sword stepped forward. "Who do you want to fight. Siegfried this question's for you as well."

"I'll take the Gremory Knights." Siegfried said.

"I've got Angel-Chan, she's pretty cute." Jeanne said with a smile.

"Then I'll take the white haired one, though she doesn't look very good." Heracles said.

"Hrn!" Kenshin turned his head and incapacitated Rossweisse with Serene Conqueror. "Tamamo, gather Rossweisse up and place her over with you. Yukari, Miyuki. You two will take this lumbering oaf together."

"Lumbering?" Heracles said with a glare. "I'll show you!" He charged Kenshin who made no move to avoid him.

"Hah!" Miyuki moved in front of him and blocked Heracles' punch while Yukari drove her foot into his face sending him back.

"Thank you." Kenshin said as Yukari landed in front of him. "By the way, I'm not going to be able to share my Balance Breaker with you two this time."

"That's fine." Yukari said.

"Leave this to us Onii-Chan." Miyuki said.

"Of course." Kenshin said. "Issei, you give the rest of the orders and come join me." He walked past Heracles and toward Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked over at Saji who strengthened his flames, but Issei stopped him. "Saji, your opponent is Yasaka-Sama, you have to find a way to free her from their control."

"Ah, so I get the Kaijuu fight then? Alright, come on Vritra." Saji said walking forward.

"Alright then, you know what to do." Vritra said.

"Right...Vritra Promotion!" Saji called out as the black flames emcompassed him and formed a dragon of equal size to Yasaka and let out a roar.

"Asia, stay close to Tamamo-San and Kunou." Issei said as he brought out his wings and flew over next to Kenshin who stared at Cao Cao.

"So, are you stronger than Vali?" Issei asked.

Cao Cao smirked with a shrug. "Who knows really? I know I am not weaker than him, despite being a frail human."

"..." Kenshin glanced over at the Yasaka and Saji battle.

"Dammit! I can't use the flame barrier as effectively as I did against Loki!" Saji cursed.

Issei heard him through the Boosted Gear and was about to transfer when Kenshin called out. "Issei don't!"

"What is it?" Issei said.

"The Dragon of the Elements is right, adding in the Sekiryuutei's power will only make my other self go berserk, the only way he'll ever learn to control my power is through battle experience." Vritra said.

"R-Right, Saji just do your best!" Issei said.

"Gotcha!" Saji said.

"Xenovia, Kiba. Try to move away and give Yasaka-Sama and Saji space!" Issei said. "We don't want to be getting swept up in that!"

"Right!" Xenovia and Kiba call out, backpedaling with Siegfried giving chase.

"Onee-Chan we should probably do the same." Miyuki said.

"Right." Yukari said as they too began to retreat with Heracles moving in after them.

"Issei, quit trying to micro manage." Kenshin said. "Part of being a leader is trusting your allies to get the job done. Besides if we don't beat this guy, their efforts will have been for nothing."

"He's right you know, but Siegfried, Jeanne and Heracles should be using their Balance Breakers any moment now." Cao Cao said.

Meanwhile Yukari and Miyuki dodged several punches from Heracles as Siegfried and Jeanne went into their Balance Breakers. "Damn! What is that? !" Yukari said seeing Jeanne riding in on a dragon made of blades.

"That is Jeanne's Stake Victim Dragon. Her subspecies Balance Breaker, but your opponent is me little girls!" Heracles said punching down at them. Yukari and Miyuki blocked with their swords and staff respectively only to get blown back by an explosion. "My Sacred Gear is Variant Detonation. With it I can make my targets explode. Now...I'd rather not, but I believe I'd get nagged if I didn't do as everyone else did. Balance Break!"

"..." Yukari and Miyuki narrowed their eyes as Heracles' body was covered in missile like protrusions. He took aim at them and fired them off. Both of them sighed and gathered up wind enhanced flames in their hands and blasted each of them out of the sky.

Issei, who was about to fire a Dragon Shot to cover them was suddenly attacked by Cao Cao, but was nearly beheaded by Kenshin, causing Cao Cao to retreat. "Your opponent is both of us Cao Cao." Kenshin said. "Now, do as your servants do and go into your Balance Breaker."

"No no, there's no need for me to really go that far." Cao Cao said. "This would be a great opportunity to see what the Sekiryuutei and the Dragon of the Elements are capable of."

"Tch, cocky bastard." Kenshin said. "Don't complain later if I send you to your doom."

"Surely not." Cao Cao said.

"Asia, Promotion to Queen!" Issei said.

"Yes!" Asia said.

"Alright..." Issei said. "Kenshin let's go!" He said jetting after Cao Cao with Kenshin close behind. Cao Cao spun his spear around and dodged Issei's straightforward attack.

"Serene Demon Sword!" Kenshin shouts slashing Kuroi Jigoku at Cao Cao's waist.

Cao Cao lowered his spear and blocked Kenshin's slash. "Dragon Shot!" Issei said firing his attack at Cao Cao's back.

"Hm? !" Cao Cao said. He gave up his position and dodged the Dragon Shot. Kenshin, who had been spinning his naginata with wind magic moved his naginata to block the attack and absorb it and threw his naginata at Cao Cao.

"Dragon Tempest!" Kenshin and Issei shouts.

"Hmph." Cao Cao knocks the attack skyward.

"Bastar-!" Issei was cut off as blood filled his mouth.

"!" Kenshin's eyes widened seeing Cao Cao's spear in his stomach. "Grrhh!" Kenshin took Cao Cao's back. "Lightning Sword Flash!" Kenshin shouts stabbing Kuroi Jigoku at Cao Cao's neck.

"Hn." Cao Cao dodged, making Kuroi Jigoku go over Issei's head as he fell. He turned and swung his fist into Kenshin's face, who raised his hand to catch Cao Cao's fist.

"Asia, recovery!" Kenshin said.

"R-Right!" Asia said.

A green aura surrounded Issei's body. Cao Cao turned to him. "You not only almost died, but were almost erased." He said seeing the smoke coming from Issei's wound.

"Katensho!" Kenshin shouts firing his attack at Cao Cao who stabbed his spear at it, defusing the attack.

"!" Cao Cao's eyes widened as Kenshin was revealed on the other side of the attack, his fist coated in the elements.

"Elemental Spica!" Kenshin shouts burying his fist into Cao Cao's stomach, sending him crashing back.

Issei climbed to his feet after using a Phoenix Tear. "You alright Issei?" Kenshin asked.

"Yeah, I'm in pain, but I'll live." Issei said. "I thought you couldn't use that attack unless you were in the Vessel of the Elements?"

"It takes longer to set up than Crushing Flame Profusion, and it's weaker than in the Vessel form, but I can most certainly use it." Kenshin said. "The delay is why I had to fire the Katensho first."

(Clap, Clap, Clap)

Kenshin and Issei turned to find Cao Cao walking out of the rubble, a hole burnt through his shirt. "Marvelous." Cao Cao said. "Hm? You're not scared?" He asked Issei.

"Of course I am, but if I fall here. I won't be able to face Chief, Asia or even this guy right here!" Issei said jerking his thumb at Kenshin. "It's not easy being the Sekiryuutei with a much more battle tested Dragon of the Elements next to you!"

"Hahahahahaha! Very well then!" Cao Cao said.

Kenshin placed his hand on Issei's shoulder. "Transfer Element, Water."

"Embrace."

"Kenshin?" Issei said.

"We only have a finite amount of those things. Try not to get stabbed in the gut again." Kenshin said. "Get ready, I think he's finally going to get serious."

"Alright." Issei said. "Ddraig I need you to relay something to Kenshin in his head."

"Right." Ddraig said.

"Hm?" Kenshin heard Ddraig talking and paid attention. A smirk tugged at his lips. "Tell him that sounds great." He thought.

"Alright." Ddraig said.

"Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost! !"

"Dragon Shot!" Issei said firing his strongest shot at Cao Cao.

Kenshin took Cao Cao's side as parried the Dragon Shot. "Earthly Armament! Left Arm!" Kenshin shouts punching his earth coated left fist at Cao Cao who smirked and parried Kenshin's left fist after slicing Issei's Dragon Shot in half. He then angled his spear to block Issei's fist with the butt of the Longinus spear.

Kenshin smirked. "Gnome, transfer half of your power to my right arm now!" He thought.

Cao Cao was surprised when Kenshin grabbed his spear and yanked it away from Issei who brought out a boosted up Ascalon and carved of his left arm. "Gh!" He jumped back and caught his left arm with his right hand as it flew backward.

"Gh..." Kenshin grunted.

"Yo Kenshin are you OK?" Issei asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just got cleaved on my right arm as he was jumping back." Kenshin said.

Cao Cao tucked his left arm under his right and reached into his sleeve and pulled out a familiar looking bottle.

"That's? !" Issei said.

"Tch, let me guess. Supernatural Black Market?" Kenshin asked as he shook his right arm around to get some feeling into it after it regenerated.

"Actually yes." Cao Cao said as he used it to reattach his left arm.

"Fuckin' knew it. I gotta get in touch with Ravel and her family after this and tell them run more thorough background checks on those things. No...screw it, it probably won't help." Kenshin said.

"Dammit..." Issei cursed.

"IRINA! !"

"? !" Kenshin and Issei looked over to see Irina, bloodied and bruised being carried by Jeanne. Kiba and Xenovia were being carried by a six armed Siegfried, Kenshin looked past them to see Yukari and Miyuki laying on the ground, having defeated Siegfried, but collapsed soon after in a similar shape as the others. Saji was also losing ground to Yasaka. Tamamo had moved to assist Asia in the healing.

"Grh!" Kenshin growled.

"Sorry Dragon of the Elements, Sekiryuutei, but this battle is over." Cao Cao said.

"Like...hell it is..!" Kenshin snarled, the whites of his eyes turning black.

Tamamo rushed forward and restrained Kenshin with her tails, using earth magic to make herself stronger. "Kenshin, going off into a rage won't help matters! You'll just make yourself more vulnerable!"

"Out of the way fox." Siegfried said.

"Nine Moons!" Tamamo shouts removing her tails from Kenshin and using them to swipe at Siegfried, knocking him back.

"Hey Issei." Elsha's voice rang in his head.

"Huh?" Issei thought.

"Remember that jewel you were handed by the Fallen Angel Leader? Raise it up high." Elsha said. "What happens after, should help you and calm the Dragon of the Elements down."

"Like this?" Issei thought raising it overhead.

"Cao Cao..." Kenshin growled as Tamamo kept swiping her earth empowered tails at Siegfried who struggled to defend.

"Damn, how is she so fast? !" Siegfried growled.

"Hahaha, you really think a stripling like you can get a hand up on me? !" Tamamo said. "Now...Tamamo Punch!" She shouts punching Siegfried in the stomach with an earth magic empowered fist.

"Guhah? !" Siegfried gasped out, blood shooting from his mouth as he was sent tumbling across the ground.

"You were saying?" Cao Cao said.

"Do you really think what you're doing here is heroic?" Kenshin asked with a scowl.

"What is, or is not heroic isn't up to me. I'm just doing my job." Cao Cao said simply.

"You've taken a mother away from her child, a leader away from her people, and are now trying to use her to summon a dragon who could bring the freakin' apocalypse!" Kenshin shouts. "Your organization is a joke and a damn poor one at that."

Cao Cao scowled. "What did you say?"

"You fucking heard me." Kenshin pointed his sword at Cao Cao. "What you plan to do could spell disaster for the youkai and the humans as well. You...are a fool. The sad irony here is that we're more heroic here because we seek to stop all of this."

"We shall see about that." Cao Cao said pointing his spear at Kenshin.

However as they were about to start fighting a column of light erupted behind Kenshin. "Hm?" Cao Cao said.

"Huh?" Kenshin said turning his head.

Out of the column of light popped Rias, who was in the middle of changing clothes. "C-Chief? !" Issei said.

"What in the hell?" Kenshin said.

"Eh? Eh? K-Kyoto? Issei? Kenshin?" Rias said looking around, completely bewildered.

"Call the Dragon of the Elements over." Elsha advised.

"Hey Kenshin, come here." Issei said.

"Um...OK?" Kenshin said walking up to them.

"Ask her to let you and him touch her nipples." Elsha said.

"Wait what? Me I get, but Kenshin? He's not the Oppai Dragon, I am." Issei said.

"He's the Lust Dragon though, and he's said multiple times that he has no preference on a woman's body, he likes it all." Elsha said. "Look! Her chest is glowing with some sort of holy light!"

"Th-The hell?" Kenshin said.

"Wh-What's going on? ! My breasts are glowing with some sort of light!" Rias exclaimed.

"Chief." Issei said.

"H-Huh?" Rias said.

"Let me and Kenshin poke your breasts." Issei said.

Kenshin faceplanted. "What in the hell? ! Issei if you want to poke Rias' chest to possibly get a power up then fine, but why involve me? !"

"E-Elsha-San said it could help you!" Issei said. "I mean you are the Lust Dragon right? !"

"Dammit!" Kenshin shouts slamming his head on the ground.

"I-I don't quite understand it, but I think I get what you're trying to do." Rias said reaching behind her and unclasping her bra making sure other people could not see.

"Unbelievable...I'm actually going to use my Lust Dragon persona in battle." Kenshin said. "I should get drunk one day and have people tape my actions, I seem to be extra horny when I'm drunk off my ass." He got to his feet.

"Uuwhohoho!" Issei gushed. "Man I know you love Kenshin, Chief, but I'll never get tired of seeing your bare chest!"

Rias and Kenshin both let out a sigh. "I'm really sorry about this..." Kenshin said bringing his hand toward her right breast.

"It's OK. I know you'll pay me back when you return home." Rias said, smiling at him, the barest hint of lust shining behind her eyes.

"Uuu...dammit..." Issei sobbed.

"Oh get over it." Kenshin said rolling his eyes.

Issei and Kenshin's fingers sunk into Rias' nipples. The light transferred to both Kenshin and Issei. "Seriously..." Kenshin said bowing his head.

"Aaah! Anything can be solved using these breasts!" Issei declared.

As the light transferred to Kenshin and Issei. Rias floated to the heavens and disappeared. "Where did she go?"

"Back to where she came from." Elsha said.

"Seriously...Ddraig...I think I might be experiencing what you feel everyday..." Kenshin said.

"It's humiliating isn't it?" Ddraig sobbed.

"What the hell was that?" Cao Cao and Jeanne both said.

"Alright, Issei let's...Issei?" Kenshin said noticing Issei was unresponsive.

"He's with Belzard and I, we're saying our goodbyes. Hey, why don't you combine that lust power of yours and use it?" Elsha asked.

"Huh?" Kenshin said as the Boosted Gear began to glow. "Wait...I have an idea!" He thought as he rushed across the battlefield placing his hands on Irina, Kiba, Xenovia, Yukari and Miyuki. As he touched the latter two he saw their memories. "So, they were defeated by getting into a missile slugfest with Heracles huh? Well, you two did good, but when we get back, you're joining me in my training with Ragnarok-ossan again." He thought.

"Boosted Gear: Gift!" Kenshin called out.

"Transfer!"

"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Asia said as everyone's wounds began healing faster than before.

"It's OK Asia, I transferred some boosts. I think it was two a piece to bring up their regeneration." Kenshin said with a grin. "Sadly though, I think I'll have to call this Lust Healing" He said.

"Huh?" Issei said looking around. "Damn, I guess they really are gone."

"No matter Issei." Kenshin said with a confident smirk. "It may be the lust talking, but I've never felt more confident that I was about to open up a can of whoop ass in a long time."

"Hahahaha!" Issei laughed. "Right! Let's get moving!"

"Right, let's show them this power of mine that hasn't been used in so long!" Ddraig said.

"Enough screwing around Kenshin! Let's finish this off together!" Salamander said.

"I agree, this has gone on long enough." Undine said.

"Let's have some fun!" Sylph said.

At the same time Issei called out. "Mode Change, Welsh Blaster Bishop!" A backpack formed on Issei's back while two large cannons formed over his shoulders.

"Issei take that blonde girl. I want Cao Cao all to myself." Kenshin said.

"But." Issei said.

"I don't want to hear it. This bastard's ally just tried to kill my sisters, Xenovia and my friends...I'm gonna take it out of his ass." Kenshin said.

"OK, but you're not the only one who cares." Issei said.

"I know." Kenshin nodded as he stepped toward Cao Cao.

At the same time Jeanne sent her sword dragon at Issei who took aim at it. "Fire!" Issei shouts blasting the dragon with twin blasts from his cannons.

"Tch!" Jeanne said. "Alright, how about this!"

Issei looked around as the dragon began moving around him. Still using the power of Undine that Kenshin had lent him, he anticipated the attack "Mode Change! Welsh Dragonic Rook!" Issei's armor changed again, becoming more bulky and thicker. "Come on!" Issei called out as the dragon charged after him. He caught the dragon's open mouth and held it back.

"Wh-What? !" Jeanne said with wide eyes.,

"Grraahhhh! !" Issei roared out flipping the dragon over his shoulder. When it finally hit the ground Issei took to the skies. "Mode Change! Welsh Sonic Boost Knight!"

Most of the armor fell off and Issei circled the dragon at untrackable speeds. "What? ! He's so fast I can't see him!" Jeanne exclaimed. She saw swords flying off of her dragon's body. "No way, he's ripping the blades off faster than my dragon can attack!" Jeanne said.

The dragon fell to the ground, unable to move. Issei charged Jeanne, punching at her face. His fist stopped just short of Jeanne's face. "Return my friend Kunou's mother and never take her away again!"

Jeanne's face flushed in response.

"S-Sir Issei...?" Kunou said with red cheeks.

Meanwhile, at the same time Kenshin walked toward Cao Cao. "Cao Cao. For your actions here today. You must pay, to that extent I am the one who shall punish you!" Kenshin said.

"Is that right, well come on then." Cao Cao said with a smirk.

"I shall!" Kenshin said disappearing from Cao Cao's sight.

"? !" Cao Cao looked around, expecting an attack from the sides.

So imagine his shock when Kenshin's shoulder rammed into his chest. "Guhah? !" Cao Cao spat out blood.

Kenshin grabbed his wrist and flew upward toward the sky. "Your ass belongs to me now!"

"Hahaha, who would have thought you'd actually charge me from the front with such thin armor!" Cao Cao exclaimed. Kenshin threw him into the ground.

"You think my armor to be thin, let's just see about that." Kenshin said with a smirk as he gestured his finger toward himself. Cao Cao nodded and moved toward Kenshin.

"Earthly Armament! Right Fist!" Kenshin shouts punching Cao Cao's spear away from him.

"? !" Cao Cao jumped back started backpedaling away from Kenshin who gave chase.

"Why the shocked face? ! I am the Dragon of the Elements after all!" Kenshin said. "My body can become stronger than the strongest rock!"

"So I need to increase the output! My spear can already vaporize an upper class devil easily!" Cao Cao said.

"Too bad for you, I'm an Ultimate Class Devil!" Kenshin shouts rushing toward Cao Cao who raised his spear to defend. Cao Cao slashed the spear at him only for Kenshin to disappear. He turned only to get slashed across the face by Kenshin's naginata, the prong like protrusions on the back slashing one of his eyes out.

"Aggh!" Cao Cao was knocked onto his back, writhing in pain.

"Oh damn, did I get ya there a little bit on the face there? Yeah I've been there." Kenshin said gesturing toward his left eye. "My eye's been cut out before."

"Dude, seriously! You cut his damn eye out!" Issei said.

"Oh whatever Issei, he was trying to kill us!" Kenshin said with a groan.

"He's right you know." Cao Cao said getting to his feet, holding his bleeding eye. "In any case...gaaah...that move of yours, Sekiryuutei...that seemed illegal in the Evil Piece System." Cao Cao said. "Promoting without the King's permission."

"Eh?" Issei said.

"He's right you know, it reminds me of Triana. The trident wielded by the Greek God Poseidon. That series of attacks just now against that sword dragon reminded me of the ferocity of that weapon." Ddraig said.

"Tch...in any case from there, are you really planning on fighting more?" Kenshin asked. "He may only have ten minutes left, but I could keep going all night."

"Kenshin!" Issei griped.

"Go stop the mage from screwing with Yasaka-Sama!" Kenshin snapped.

"It's too late." Cao Cao said as the aura around Yasaka strengthened an the sound of a dimensional tear opening was heard.

"...Oh shit!" Kenshin cursed. He crossed his arms. "I, who am about to awaken..."

"Kenshin? !" Issei said.

"Get everyone to a safe area now!" Kenshin shouts. "Am the Dragon of the Elements who stole the principals of Creation and Destruction from the Gods."

Tamamo landed next to him. "Tamamo?" Kenshin said.

"You aren't doing this alone." Tamamo said. "If need be I'll release my full power!"

"R-Right." Kenshin said.

"!" Cao Cao's eyes widened. "Wait...this isn't Great Red!"

"Huh?" Kenshin, Issei and Tamamo said as a long, green oriental dragon came through.

"It's...It's the Mischievous Dragon, Yu Long!" Cao Cao yelled.

A short figure jumped from Yu Long's head. An elderly voice spoke. "Such an out flow of youkai ki and the powers of Domination and the Four Elements, it reminds me of the old days."

"Whoa, seriously?" Issei said. "That guy's no bigger than a kindergarten student."

"Issei, shut it he maybe small, but he has as much power as Azazel, maybe more." Tamamo said.

"A monkey demon?" Kenshin asked.

"Ah, it's been awhile, spear user, you finally grew up eh?" He said.

"The Victorious Fighting Buddha, Sun Wukong. I didn't expect you two come, I hear you've been thwarting our efforts all over the world." Cao Cao said.

"You know, it took a lot of work for Lord Indra to grant me the privilege of meeting Lady Yasaka, and you went and kidnapped her." Sun Wukong said. "You know, there are heroes, then there are those whose descendants poison the world."

"Poison, to be called poison by you is an honor." Cao Cao said.

"So, this is Sun Wukong eh?" Kenshin said.

Sun Wukong heard his name and turned. He smiled at them. "My apologies to Ragnarok's descendant and the current Sekiryuutei. I am the reinforcements, you can both take a break now. Yu Long! I leave Lady Yasaka to you!"

"Hey! Giving orders to a dragon like that! Just getting here made me really tired!" Yu Long huffed. "Oooh! Hey it's Vritra! Vritra's already fighting the fox! It's been how many years?"

"He hasn't changed a bit." Ddraig and the True Ragnarok, who had awoken due to the chant, said.

"Alright, Sekiryuutei and Element Dragon. I'll deal with Cao Cao from here." Sun Wukong said. "Oooh, by the way Lady Tamamo. We should have Sake later after I've fed Yu Long his Kyoto delicacies."

"...Did he just ask you on a date?" Kenshin asked.

"No, he's just being polite." Tamamo shrugged. "It's not often, but we've met before for sake."

Cao Cao saw an opportunity and charged Sun Wukong only to have his spear stopped by the monkey demon's fingers. "Pathetic. You couldn't kill the other gods and buddhas with this. In fact, if the Element Dragon could use all of his powers he could have ended you himself."

"Tch, so it's time to retreat then? Fine then. Kuroshi Kenshin, you have taken my eye! Next time you shall know my true power!" Cao Cao shouts.

"Oh I am just shaking in my boots!" Kenshin mocked. "I'll crush you then too!" Cao Cao, Siegfried, Jeanne, Georg, Heracles, and the rest of the Hero Faction vanished. Kenshin dropped from his Balance Breaker and fell to a knee. "Haa...haa...haa...haa..." Kenshin panted.

"Oi! Kenshin!" Issei said placing his hand on Kenshin's shoulder.

"I'm...fine.." Kenshin said.

"You took a few licks from the True Longinus during your exchange with Cao Cao., you'll probably live, but it burned your youkai ki." Sun Wukong said. "Hence, you're exhausted."

"Right..." Kenshin said.

Yasaka shrunk down to a human form and Kunou crashed into her chest, crying. "Mother! Mother! You're back!"

"What is it Kunou? You're being a crybaby again..." Yasaka sighed.

"Yasaka-Sama, I don't know if you remember, but you were possessed until now." Kenshin said.

"I..I was?" Yasaka asked. "Oooh...Kunou, there there...I get why you're crying now. Mommy's here." She said with a smile.

Issei smiled, wiping his eyes at the scene. Asia was also crying.

"Gaaah..." Yukari said walking toward Kenshin, setting her hand on Kenshin's shoulder. "Man those missiles sucked."

"Yeah, you know what sucks more? Your future training with Ragnarok-ossan and I." Kenshin said.

"..Aw man..." Yukari moaned.

"Anyway, this matter is resolved." Sun Wukong said.

Indeed it was, with the Hero Faction taken care of, Kyoto was once again at peace.

(chapter end)

Draconis: Whoa this was a doozy.

Kenshin: No kidding. The Kyoto arc is already pretty much over.

Draconis: Well, I realized there wasn't that much left to write after my original stopping point, which was when everyone runs into the Hero Faction the second time, so I decided to just keep it going.

Kenshin: I guess.

Anyway. Next chapter we bring the Kyoto arc to a close.

See you all then.