Draconis: Whew...
Issei: You alright?
Draconis: Huh? Yeah, just a little tired at the time I started this.
Issei: Yeah I hear ya.
Draconis: Anyway, let's get started.
Dragon of the Elements
Chapter 107
Free At Last.
Draconis: Begin!
(start)
In the Paru Sama.
Tamamo was in the bridge with Alice, having volunteered to guard her. "The shadow demons and evil dragons are a bad touch, but everyone seems to be handling them alright."
"Yes." Alice said, before turning her head as the door opened. "You..."
In the doorway stood Negi, dressed in her mage clothes. "Haa...haa...please...you have to take me to Kenshin."
"To Kenshin, Negi...you don't look like you're in any condition to move let alone fight." Tamamo said. "Kenshin forbade you from fighting until your mana poisoning was cleared up."
"Take it easy girl, Kenshin would be worried or guilty if something happened to you." Alice said.
"Besides, the change I'm sensing in Kenshin's power now...he should be able to handle Ialda now." Tamamo said.
"You don't understand!" Negi shouted. "I was too tired and too sick to tell him, but there's a spell he needs to use in conjunction with the Hama no Tsurugi, Asuna-San's artifact! I never had the energy to show him how to use it! If I don't get to him now it will be too late! He'll kill Ialda and be possessed by the Resonance which will blossom anew!"
"!" Tamamo and Alice stared at Negi in shock. Alice's gaze hardened. "We'll have to take it slow, and Tamamo will be the only one that can really fend off the shadow demons and dragons."
"Why can't you?" Negi asked.
"..." Alice looked down at the slight bulge in her belly. "Because...I don't want to lose the children he gave me." She said with a smile.
"Wait...Kenshin and you...are...?" Negi said, surprised.
"Yes." Alice said holding her hand over her belly. "He and I are going to be parents of twins."
"O-Oh my god..." Negi said. "T-Then I couldn't possibly ask you to-!" Alice had slithered forward and grabbed both her hands with a smile.
"I had him do this because I love him too. If what you're going to do will ensure his survival, I will do it." Alice said. "I swear this on my life as Queen of Demons."
"You're the-!" Negi was cut off by Tamamo giggling.
"If you think that's surprising, you should know I'm one of the first demons to ever exist, and I too hold affection for Kenshin as his queen." Tamamo said with a smile. "I don't mind defending you both."
Negi smiled. "I'm so glad Kenshin found so many people who care about him."
"Hmhm." Tamamo and Alice laughed. "Alright, ready to go?"
Negi took out her mage staff, returned to her from Kenshin from his battle with her father. "Let's go. I can fly on my own, I just need defending."
The three headed for the deck. "Hey...Alice-San." Negi said.
"Hm?" Alice said.
"W-When your children are born...and I know we've only just met, but I would love it if you named me their godmother." Negi said.
"..." Alice stared at her for a moment before smiling. "I'll consider it. I do need to get to know you myself after all."
"Hmhm." Negi smiled back. "I understand." Negi said adjusting her small glasses before turning to Tamamo. "So I take it Kenshin asked you to defend her highness?"
"That and I asked for the position anyway. I am Kenshin's queen in his peerage as well as the one who raised Alice after her mother's unfortunate passing. I felt it prudent to defend her rather than go onto the battlefield." Tamamo said.
"I see. I sensed a lot of power in you and wondered why you weren't fighting. I get it in Alice-Sama's case." Negi said.
(break)
With Sona, Koneko, Akira, Makie and Valerie.
"Keep attacking, take out the shadow demons and evil dragons!" Sona ordered.
"These things go down easier than I thought." Makie said.
"Even to us who haven't fought much." Akira said. "Maybe the training Evangeline and Negi put us through paid off."
"The Evil Dragons are mass produced and some of their specs are low." Koneko said.
"Aah." Akira and Makie nodded as they landed where Sextum was.
"W-What are you...?" Sextum said.
"We're defending Valerie-San." Sona said letting Valerie walk forward.
"Oh my...she's dead." Valerie said kneeling before Shirabe, or Bridgette's body.
"Wait, you're going to..." Sextum said.
"Hai." Valerie smiled. "And don't worry about me. Reviving the main Evil Dragons and doing what Marius told me is what mainly inflicted the corruption of my Sacred Gear on me. This is nothing. Make her hand grab it." Valerie said extending her Sephiroth Graal forward.
Sextum wrapped Shirabe's fingers around it and held them there. Valerie closed her eyes and focused her mana. "I call this lost soul back from the afterlife!" Valerie thought.
"...Hnnn...?" Shirabe's eyes slowly cracked open.
"Brigette!" Sextum said wrapping her arms tightly around her.
"S-Sextum...-Sama?" Shirabe said.
"Welcome back to the land of the living Shirabe...or Brigette-San." Shirabe looked up at Valerie who was smiling.
"You brought me back?" She asked.
"Yes. I plan to do so with everyone Ialda Baoth wrongfully brought back." Valerie said. "So they can live their lives again."
"There was...a girl in the dungeons that used to be with us...named Shiroi...or Luna..." Valerie cut her off with a smile.
"She begged me to bring you four back as well." Valerie said. "Now if you'll excuse me." Valerie said getting up and walked toward Homura, Koyomi, and Tamaki."
Sextum smiled and got in contact with Tertium. "Brother, your ministra are being brought back to life as we speak."
"? !" Tertium, who had just thrown a stone spear through an evil dragon's chest widened his eyes in shock. "W-Wait...I thought they were."
"Don't worry." Sextum giggled. "They'll still be here when Ialda is gone."
"..." Tertium bowed his head as shadow demons and evil dragons attacked him. He raised his head with a fierce gaze. "Senjin Kokuyouken! !" He shouted as thousands of dark blades slashed at them, starting to cut them all to pieces. Teritum's gaze hardened further, attacking with a renewed vigor.
(break)
With Albireo, Kiba, Akeno and Evangeline.
"How much longer Al?" Evangeline said.
"..." Albireo didn't respond.
"..." Evangeline deadpanned. "...How much longer Colonel Sanders?"
"Oh not too much longer. I want to send you three in there at as close to full strength as I can manage after all." Albireo said with a smile.
"..." Kiba and Akeno blinked in confusion. "Wait...why did he not respond to his own name..." Akeno said.
"But responded to the name of the guy behind Kentucky Fried Chicken?" Kiba finished.
"Because he's an idiot." Evangeline huffed. "He chose that nickname out of pure happenstance."
"Hahahaha, Kenshin would always poke fun at it, saying he wanted a bucket of chicken whenever I asked him to do something when he was in Mahora!" Albireo chuckled.
"Hahahahaha. That sounds like him." Kiba said while looking out at the horizon, seeing Kenshin and Rias battling Ialda. "...Albireo-San."
"Yes?" Albireo said.
"Can he really do it?" Kiba asked.
"..." Evangeline stared at Kiba's back.
"Yuuto..." Akeno said.
"He once said that we led similar lives of suffering, and I'm sure he's said the same to Koneko-Chan, but...it's clear he's suffered worse because of Ialda Baoth. What she did to him, gave him such a severe sense of paranoia that he was always scared in his heart that everything would go back to shit eventually." Kiba closed his twitching eyes. "He's like a brother to me...I...I just want him to be OK after all this!"
"..." Albireo closed his eyes and smiled. "Thank you, Yuuto-kun." Albireo said.
"Eh?" Kiba said looking over at him.
"Kenshin-kun, even with Yukari at his side...always felt like he was alone...because he didn't want to drag her down with him...he told me this much on a few occasions when he came to visit at Mahora's Library Island. He's great at hiding it, but...deep inside, being alone hurts him deeply. I believe he told the half vampire in your group this once." Albireo said. "My Artifact." He said looking at his pactio card. "Kenshin can't hide his true feelings from it. He's...been crying out for acceptance his whole life."
"..." Evangeline closed her eyes. "Kind of like me...when I was turned into a shinso by that bitch...I was crying out for acceptance from anyone who would give it...but no one did...until Dana you and Negi...Kenshin." Evangeline thought. "Well...I won't...I won't allow you to experience the same hellish loneliness I did!" Evangeline said with a determined look
"Ufufufu." Akeno giggled. "Well if it's acceptance he's looking for...
"And the knowledge that he won't have to be alone ever again..." Kiba said.
"Then we should prove it to him!" Kiba and Akeno said.
Evangeline nodded with a smile. "I agree."
"Oh, Evangeline...this is the first time I've seen sympathy or understanding from you. Could it be that Kenshin-kun stole your heart?" Albireo asked.
"!" Evangeline paused, her face going red, but she nodded with a smile. "Through my master Dana...he managed to meet me from centuries ago...and that me fell in love with him...then...I finally remembered those memories recently.
"Hmhm." Albireo chucked. "I see...I'm happy for you Katherine."
"?" Evangeline looked at him oddly. "You're not using Dana's nickname?" She said with a dubious look.
"I felt like being honest, Evangeline A K Mcdowell." Albireo chuckled again.
"Al...thanks." Evangeline said, turning away with her eyes closed with a smile.
(break)
With Fused Kenshin and Rias
Kenshin and Ialda stared each other down. Kenshin grunted. "Five Hundred Million huh? Well at least my blind rage made up for something." Kenshin said, his eyes seeing the number over Ialda's head.
"Hey don't forget about me!" Rias said.
"I didn't. I was still pretty pissed when we launched our dual attack." Kenshin thought.
"You...bastard." Ialda growled.
"Hrm." Kenshin smirked, casting away his blades, opting for Rias' destruction natured Ensis Exsequens and his fist. "Heh! Don't say that about my father. He loved me very much!"
"Haaaa!" Ialda rushed forward, launching multiple mana blasts at Kenshin who powered through them with Yume Shouheki.
"? !" Ialda gasped.
"Ninefold Rakshasa!" Kenshin roared cutting into Ialda with his blade with nine slashes. "Hakai Dragonic Asura!"
"Aaaaaaggghhhhh!" Ialda roared out as she was driven back by a dragon made of destruction magic, her body disintegrating and regenerating at the same time, more soul power being burned off.
Kenshin flew upward and generated a large orb of Destruction magic, the elements wrapped around it. "G-Grrh!" He brought his hands around it and brought it to smaller form.
"Whoa...you actually compressed something a fourth of the size of my Extinguished Star." Rias said.
"Grrhhh!" Ialda growled. "What the hell are you? !"
"We're a merged fighter, kinda like you, made up of Kenshin Kuroshi..." A shroud of crimson wrapped around him for a moment before revealing someone else.
"And Rias Gremory! Together we are the Demigod or Goddess of Creation and Destruction! !" Rias said as her aura flared to life.
"Rrrgh! You may be more powerful, but you're still not on my level!" Ialda roared sending a Thousand Thunderbolts spell at Rias.
"Hrm." Rias extended her hand forward, blasting it with the orb of destruction Kenshin had made, obliterating it completely.
"!" Ialda paused as her attack was completely blown away.
"Haaaa!" Rias rushed forward.
"? !" Ialda shielded herself as Rias assaulted her with blasts of destruction magic, before coating her fist in elemental magic.
"I don't care how much this hurts! Crimson Dragon's Fist! !" Rias roared.
"Aaaaagghhh!" Ialda shouted as she was driven back by a dragon shaped head of the elements.
"Rias! Switch! My regenerative factor should heal you from that previous attack! Thankfully you only used it once!" " Kenshin thought.
"Right!" Rias said.
Ialda flew back up only to see Kenshin again. "Grh...you again..."
"Heh, yeah, me again, your worst fucking nightmare." Kenshin smirked before diving toward her in an instant, mercilessly attacking her. "Hey! I thought your body was supposed to be the ultimate being and the symbol of rage that would obliterate Trihexa...but it can't even stand up to Rias and I as half gods can it? !" Kenshin said kicking Ialda to the ground. "You've lost millions of souls...I'm here to make sure you lose them all."
"G-Grrhhh!" Ialda growled.
"I'll end this now! !" Kenshin and Rias' voices resounded as one as Ialda tried to attack them.
The elements gathered around his blade, followed closely by Rias' Power of Destruction. "HERE I COME ! !" Kenshin roared, flying right at Ialda.
"? !" Ialda's eyes widened as the fused Kenshin and Rias flew right at her, helpless to defend as Kenshin slashed his sword down across her torso.
"QUINTUPLE GIGA! !" Kenshin roared, his most powerful attack to date blowing Ialda to the ground.
"Jesus...he sure is giving her hell." Chisame said, having already been revived by Valerie.
"Kenshin-San and Rias-San seemed to be fused." Chachamaru said
"You mean that busty red head? How'd they manage that?" Chisame asked turning to Chachamaru
"I do not know." Chachamaru said. "Kenshin-San has gone through an interesting metamorphisis since leaving Mahora."
"I see...is there anything I can do?" Chisame asked.
"There seems to be a riot defense system in the Megalomesembria mainframe. Try to hack into it and have it target Ialda."
"Won't anyone else be harmed?" Chisame asked.
"Let me take care of that. I only ask because my artifact or Sacred Gear would prove to be bad here." Chachamaru said.
"I understand. Adeat!" Chisame said as six mouses sparking with electricity flared to life in front of her.
"What do you need Chisame-Sama?" One of them asked.
Chisame smiled. "I need you six to dive back into the Megalomesembria mainframe and have it's self defense system train on Ialda."
"Hai! Chisame-Sama!"
"Those six seem to really like you." Chachamaru said as the six mice disappeared.
"Yeah...I think I've kinda given up on being a Reia-juus." Chisame said. "All this magical bullshit...how can I keep hanging on to it?"
"Hmhm. Especially when you consider I'm a part of that magical bullshit." Chachamaru chuckled.
"Yeah yeah yuck it up." Chisame grumbled.
Meanwhile Valerie and her party approached Erubetie and Ku Fei. "Erubetie-San, can you please release one of her hands?" Valerie asked.
"Very well." Erubetie said.
"Eh?" Ku Fei said as her left hand was freed from Erubetie's slime.
"Ku Fei-San was it?" Valerie asked with a smile.
"Y-Yes-aru!" Ku Fei said.
"Please grab this chalice if you want to live again, free of Ialda Baoth's influence." Valerie said.
Within seconds Ku Fei's arm shot forward, her hand grabbing Valerie's Sephiroth Graal. "A-Aaah? !" She gasped.
"Your assistant teacher, Kenshin Tsuki Kuroshi asked me to revive as many people as I could." Valerie said. "It turns out reviving a class of 31 girls is easier than reviving Evil Dragons."
Erubetie's slime left her as Ku Fei smiled. "He...saved me again..."
"Ku Fei?" Akira said with wide eyes.
"I'll explain later-aru! Kaede's not far from here!" Ku Fei said. "Come on!" She leaped up onto the roofs, prompting Valerie, Sona and Koneko to follow her. Sona having told Akira and Makie to fight off the Shadow Demons and Evil Dragons after reviving Chisame. Chachamaru following after them after hiding Chisame away so she could hack the system in peace.
"Eh? !" Yura said as the group landed near them. "Sona-Sama? !"
"Stand down Yura." Sona said holding her hand out, before nodding at Valerie who walked toward Kaede, who heavily resisted the urge to attack her.
"Kaede Nagase, if you wish to live with your own free will again, please grab this chalice." Valerie said holding out her Sephiroth Graal.
"!" Immediately Kaede's hand grasped the chalice, feeling warmth flowing through her. "Wh-What is this?" Kaede asked.
"You are truly alive once more." Valerie smiled. "Your will is your own again."
"!" Kaede immediately used her Shukuchi technique to grab Fuuka and Fumika. "Please grab her chalice you two."
"O-OK." Fuuka and Fumika grabbed Valerie's Sephiroth Graal and felt the same warmth Kaede did.
"Your will is your own again." Valerie said. "You are truly alive once more"
"!" The two ran over and hugged Bennia who seemed startled.
"Wh-Wha? !" Bennia said with wide eyes.
"We're alive again!" Fuuka said
"Let's be friends Bennia-Chan!" Fumika said.
"..." Bennia embraced them both. "I'd love to."
"Yay!" Fuuka and Fumika cheered.
"I sense one on the ship that I forgot, follow me." Valerie said.
"Bennia, you and those three help with the eradication of the shadow demons and evil dragons!" Sona ordered as she flew away.
"Understood." Bennia said before turning to Kaede, Fuuka and Fumika. "Um...are you all up for this?"
"I'm here too." Yura said. "Sona-Sama must not have seen me."
"Right, well?" Bennia said.
"Hahaha." Kaede chuckled. "I certainly am." She said. "Fuuka, Fumika, take the smaller ones."
"Aww...alright." Fuuka pouted.
"You always baby us like this." Fumika griped.
"I'll come with you." Yura said. "She's right. You're not strong enough to take these on yet."
"Awww!" Fuuka and Fumika pouted.
"..." Yura winked at the two. "I'm just coming as protection. Let loose as much as you want."
Valerie and her party flew toward the Paru-Sama and landed between Mana and Yuna. "Yuna-San." Valerie smiled. "If you would like another chance at life...and to test your skills at shooting, then please grab this." Valerie said holding out her Sephiroth Graal.
Yuuna hesitantly grabbed it, feeling a feel of warmth go through her. "!" She lurched forward panting. "I-I'm alive again?"
"Yes" Valerie smiled.
"Mana-San you don't need to fight her anymore." Sona said.
"Th-Then what about her?" Yuuna said calling Sayo during a break in her airship battle with Theodora.
"I...I'm sorry...I...I need the physical remains unlike Ialda Baoth." Valerie said with sad eyes. "The most I could do is remove you from Ialda Baoth's control."
"It's OK Valerie-San." Sayo smiled as Theodora and Vrixho Nagasha turned toward them. "Just get me to the doll Kazumi-San keeps on her and I'll be fine!" Sayo said with a smile.
"Then why did you...it was because of the torture wasn't it?" Theodora asked.
"Y...Yes..." Sayo said with sad eyes. "Hey where did those five go?"
"Sona, Koneko, Makie, Akira and Valerie? Probably to free the rest of our class." Mana said.
"Then let us kill off the rest of these demons and dragons!" Theodora said with a smirk.
"Hrm!" Mana and Yuna stood next to each other with a smirk. Mana tossed her a sniper rifle. "You wanna prove yourself? Here's your chance."
"Heh! I am SOOO gonna take out more than you Mana!" Yuuna shouted as she started pegging shadow demons and evil dragons out of the sky.
"Just a tip! The dragon slaying bullets are lighter in color!" Mana advised.
"Hey! Don't help me!" Yuuna shouts.
"You're a rookie compared to me, give me a break!" Mana said.
"Oh whatever!" Yuuna said.
Sona's party arrived where Seekvaira was and saw Issei there as well. "Are you OK?" Issei asked.
"I'm fine Issei, really." Seekvaira said, the helmet off with a smile.
"OK good." Issei smiled back. "Eh? Kaichou?"
"Huh?" Seekvaira said turning toward them.
Valerie walked forward. "Here. Have the girl grab this." Valerie said extending her Sephiroth Graal toward Satomi.
"But won't you..." Issei was cut off by Valerie giggling.
"I've said this several times, but this is easy compared to reviving the Evil Dragons and doing Marius' bidding. Kenshin Kuroshi-San really helped me out." Valerie smiled.
The next moment Satomi woke up. "W-What the?" She said as she sat up.
"Relax, you're alive again, free from Ialda." Valerie said.
"W-Wha? !" Satomi said before grabbing her head. "Wait, you're right...I don't hear Ialda's voice in my head anymore."
"Well...I don't need these anymore." Seekvaira said casting off the wyvern fairies to go back to Issei. "Take these back and use them to wreck their forces."
"Don't you mean wreck their shit?" Issei chuckled.
"Sure I do, but it's too undignified." Seekvaira laughed.
"Hahahaha!" Issei laughed. "Alright Seekvaira-Chan!" He said as he flew away.
Seekvaira extended her hand toward Satomi. "It was a good fight and I'm genuinely interested in your science, especially when it pertains to mechas." She said with a smile.
"Hehehe." Satomi grinned. "To think a noblewoman would have an interest in science and machinery. I'm happy to find the stereotype isn't true. As long as you pay me I'll build you a mobile suit if you want!"
Seekvaira's eyes lit up with stars. "Oh my, I will most certainly pay you handsomely if you do that for me."
Sona shook her head at this with a smile. Satomi called out to them before they left. "Yue, Nodoka and Haruna are fighting over that way. Please go over there and revive them too."
"Right, thank you." Sona nodded.
As they flew, they noticed Kenshin and Ialda fighting close by. "Wait..how is Kenshin using Rias' Power of Destruction?"
"No idea, but it's strange." Koneko said.
"What do you mean?" Valerie said.
"...I don't know..." Sona said.
"Hmn..." Valerie closed her eyes and sensed. "Kenshin-San's and Rias-San's souls are practically one right now. They're both in the exact same place."
"I-I see...well we'll investigate this later." Sona said before the landed between Yue, Nodoka, Haruna and Reya, Achilla and Alma.
"Ara? Sona-Chan? What brings you here?" Alma asked.
"Valerie is here to revive these three." Sona said.
Valerie approached Yue, Nodoka and Haruna. "Please, if you touch this you will live once more."
"But that one over there promised to make us into Succubi." Haruna said pointing at Alma.
"Oh, I'm sorry, as we were fighting I realized none of you had the aptitude for it! I can't do it!" Alma said.
"Awww!" Haruna pouted.
"Whew..." Yue and Nodoka both sighed in relief.
"Now, grab this chalice so I can bring you back to life." Valerie said.
"..." Yue, Nodoka and Haruna all grabbed the Sephiroth Graal at the same time. They all felt the same warmth flow through them, as well as Ialda's voice leaving their heads. "Whoa..." Haruna said looking down at her hands.
"Wait..." Yue said.
"Are we...?" Nodoka said.
"Hai." They all turned to see Valerie smiling at them. "You are all truly alive again, when Ialda dies, you all will still be here." She said.
"..." Nodoka, Yue and Haruna all looked at each other before hugging each other tightly. "I was never able to find you two in the Pure World!" Haruna cried out.
"I-I know! I wasn't able to find you two either!" Nodoka said with tears leaking from her eyes.
"And then we get revived by that bitch and get continuously tortured to mess with Negi-Sensei...Aaaaa! I'm so glad you two are back!" Yue said holding her two friends tightly.
Sona, Koneko and Valerie smiled. Nodoka turned to them. "Following the path you have. I believe only Setsuna and Konoka are left."
"How do you know that?" Sona asked.
"Oh." Nodoka smiled and lifted her book artifact. "This little baby can read minds."
"!" Sona's eyes widened. "That's dangerous...just be careful."
"I always try to be." Nodoka said.
"Alright, let's go." Koneko said with Valerie nodding.
"So I guess we're done here." Alma said relaxing her stance.
"Seems so." Reya said.
"Well there are plenty of shadow demons and I even spy some evil dragons. Let's take them out!" Achilla said. .
"Right!" Everyone said.
"Haaa!" Granberia shouted as she slashed her Ares down at Setsuna who blocked.
"G-Ghhh...! You're...strong!" Setsuna said, forcing her slash off and slashing down at her, her blade wreathed in lightning.
"T-Thanks..." Granberia groaned. "You're...pretty strong yourself."
"Haaaaa!" Setsuna and Granberia yelled as their respective attacks exploded as they jumped back.
"Wait!" Sona said as she, Koneko and Valerie landed between them.
"I know you're a noble, but stay out of this! This is my fight!" Granberia shouted.
"I'm trying to provide a way to save them you fight happy fool! You can fight her later!" Sona shouted.
"..." Granberia paused, her emotions calming. "I see...I'm sorry for acting out of turn."
"It's fine, you were just hyped up." Sona nodded. "Your emotions were in an uproar and you were angry at being robbed of your thrilling fight."
"Yes." Granberia nodded with her eyes closed.
"Please touch this chalice if you want to live again." Valerie said.
Setsuna and Konoka both grabbed the chalice and felt the feeling of warmth spread through them. "You are alive once again...free from Ialda Baoth's control." Valerie said. "Ara?"
Immediately after they had been revived Konoka grabbed Setsuna's head and kissed her fiercely. Setsuna responded in kind and held her tightly. The two separated and smiled.
"I love you Secchan..." Konoka smiled.
"I love you too Kono-Chan." Setsuna said with a small smile of her own.
"Oh my." Valerie said clapping her hands together with a smile.
"..." Koneko blinked curiously. "I've...never seen two girls love each other that much."
"I think we've found an answer to our problem." Konoka said with a smile.
"W-What is it?" Asia asked, still having been there with Fafnir.
"I think Secchan will keep our relationship exclusive...but we'll ask Ken-kun to give us children." Konoka said
"K-Kono-Chan!" Setsuna said with a blush.
"Oh come on Secchan, you and I have already fucked him!" Konoka giggled.
"Kono-Chan!" Setsuna cried out. "They didn't need to know that."
"They did because they love Ken-kun too." Konoka said.
"Well not me, but I greatly appreciate him for saving me." Valerie said.
"Well it still counts." Konoka said holding Setsuna. "Come on Secchan, tell me you don't wanna have Ken-kun's baby with me."
"U-Um...w-well..." Setsuna said before breaking down. "Oh fuck it! I wanted him to impregnate me before he left! I even fucked him in a public setting in a forest and blew him under the table in a diner!" She said before slapping her hands over her mouth.
"Wow." Sona said with an impressed look.
"Ara ara." Valerie giggled.
"Perverted Tori Musume." Koneko said with a smile.
"A-Awawawa." Setsuna stammered before Konoka embraced her.
"It's OK, I banged him in my family's onsen and in my dorm room!" Konoka said. "Come on, let's both have Ken-kun's kids!"
"K-Kono-Chan..." Setsuna said.
"Come on, we both obviously love him." Konoka smiled.
Setsuna paused and smiled back a few moments later. "Yes! I felt for Kenshin ever since you made him kiss me when we were young...and what Yukari told us about him...only made my heart ache and hurt." Setsuna said with her eyes closed.
"Same here." Konoka said with a sad look.
"You two realize you have competition right?" Sona asked while Koneko nodded with a smile.
"We don't see you as competition." Setsuna said with a smile.
Konoka gigged. "Yeah, if Ken-kun is way too busy with you, we'll be happy to be in the back...loving each other." Konoka paused to kiss Setsuna on the cheek.
"K-Kono-Chan..." Setsuna said with a red face before shyly kissing her back in the same fashion.
"Come on...let's both have Ken-kun's babies." Konoka said.
With a deep blush Setsuna nodded. "Yes...I... want to raise his child and yours." Setsuna said with tears in her eyes.
"I know!" Konoka said with tears in her own eyes. "I want to do it too!"
"So these are Kenshin's childhood friends...they love him a lot." Sona said with a smile.
"Yes...they're even willing to bare his children like we do." Koneko said.
"W-We?" Sona said with a dark blush.
"You love Senpai right? Don't you want him to give you a child?" Koneko asked.
"U-Ummm..." Sona said, her blush only getting worse.
"Hehehe." Koneko giggled at her embarrassment.
"W-What would we even name it?" Sona wondered out loud, causing Koneko to giggle more.
"That's to be decided later, come on! Let's go!" Konoka said as they all flew off.
(break)
With Fused Kenshin and Rias.
"Haa...haa...haa..." Ialda panted.
"Wow, I can't believe you're still up after that." Kenshin and Rias both said as one. "Though if you're still standing we'll still wail on you some more!"
"K-Krrrhhh..." Ialda growled after taking the Quintuple Giga.
"Come on, 'God of this World." Kenshin and Rias gestured with a 'bring it' motion. "If you want us to bow at your feet 'God' you'll have to do it by force!"
"Grrrhhh...!" Ialda growled, her wounds healing more slowly than before. "I...don't need your bravado! I just need you dead! !" Ialda roared, shooting a massive blast of mana at Kenshin.
"? !" Kenshin's eyes widened, using Yume Shouheki to block the attack. It was heavily damaged after the face, but it held. "Hn? !" Kenshin looked up seeing Ialda baring down on him. He flew right at her, getting in a furious dual of fists and blades. Kenshin uppercutted Ialda, only to have the LifeMaker bat him across the sky.
Kenshin responded by shooting orbs of destruction magic at Ialda.
"Is my magic doing anything?" Rias asked.
"Trust me, it is. It's doing a lot of damage." Kenshin thought.
"Grrrhhh! !" Ialda growled as she swung her three left arms outward at them, sending a blast of wind which cut through several buildings.
Kenshin rushed forward, kicking Ialda in the head, blasting her in the face with a Katensho before grabbing her by the head and throwing Ialda to the ground. "Be glad that Katensho wasn't max power!" Kenshin said rushing downward, pinning Ialda's arms down with earth. "What's the matter? Your Resonating power's not looking so hot now!"
"I've had enough...OF YOUR ARROGANCE! !" Ialda roared as a massive burst of mana exploded around her, freeing her arms and flinging Kenshin away.
"Shiiiittt!" Kenshin said catching his bearings as Ialda lunged toward him, all her arms cocked back ready to strike. Kenshin coated his left fist in destruction magic, and his right in the Elemental Spica.
"HAAAAA! !" Ialda and Kenshin roared as they got into a furious melee of punches.
"Damn it!" Ialda thought. "I have more arms but he's faster than I am! ! Well no matter!" The three arms on Ialda's left side congeal into one large black arm and slammed into Kenshin's stomach before he could react.
"Gulah? !" Kenshin gasped out sent tumbling across the ground.
"Your time at the top is over, you foolish devils." Ialda said raising her hand to cast a spell.
"..." Kenshin didn't respond, other than turning his head toward her.
"Grrhhh!" A great amount of mana flared up on her hand. "RETURN TO DUST KENSHIN!" Ialda roared.
"Hrm!" A blade of destruction magic flared to life on Kenshin's left hand, which held Shiroi Tengoku, stabbing Ialda through the chest.
Kenshin rose to a knee with a smirk. "You idiot, don't you know when someone's playing possum?" He said.
"Grhhh..." Ialda growled.
"You say you wanna stop the suffering...bitch you're helping cause it! !" Kenshin and Rias roar out.
"Grrrghh..." Ialda growled, grabbing their destruction magic sword. "Fools...in order to attain peace...certain sacrifices...HAVE TO BE MADE!" She roared, crushing the destruction magic blade in her hand and flying high. "I will take in the sins of the mortals and the failures of the gods and rest with them eternally after the Beast of the Apocalypse is beaten! That is the duty of a true God!" Ialda shouted.
"..." Kenshin narrowed his eyes. "So you're trying to become the Almighty...that's it? How pathetic..."
"Of course." Ialda said bowing her head forward. "That's the only way these voices in my head will silence. The voices of the Resonance!"
"Tch...so I and everyone else suffered...FOR YOUR COMFORT? !" Kenshin roared as he took off right at her.
"Ouroboros!" Ialda called out. "Isn't peace and quiet what you want as well? !"
"She wants peace and quiet, but she doesn't want to take away anyone's free will!" Kenshin said. "Leave Ophis out of this! !" Kenshin shouted only to have Ialda's fused, blackened fist lay into his cheek. "Grrrhhh...!" Kenshin growled angrily, pushing back against it.
"I will have the voices of the damned silenced! By my own hand!" Ialda roared.
"You will...and it will involve your own voice being silenced for GOOD!" Kenshin said as his aura flared to life.
Akeno, Kiba, Evangeline and Albireo all watched from a distance. "Can...Kenshin and Rias really defeat her?" Evangeline said. "I know they somehow fused, but..."
"Graaaaahhhh!" Kenshin roared, sending multiple tendrils of Katentou to counter Ialda's mantle.
"Damn it! Just give up and DIE!" Ialda roared.
"FUCKING MAKE ME BITCH!" Kenshin roared back.
"..." Albireo closed his eyes. "When Ialda Entheofushia first inherited the Primordial of Life position...she honestly wanted to do good, but -"
"Enough Albireo-kun...let me." Everyone turned to see Entheofushia approaching.
"!" Akeno, Kiba and Evangeline all readied themselves for battle, only for Entheofushia to raise her hands.
"I mean you no harm. I merely wish to watch the end of this battle." Entheofushia said. "Ialda Baoth, the Resonance has tortured me for so long. The hive mind congealing into Ialda Baoth."
"That's your excuse?" Evangeline growled. "You killed my family and turned me into this!"
"..." Entheofushia looked at Evangeline, her eyes full of regret. "I know...and words cannot express how sorry I am..." Entheofushia said. "If you want to kill me after this...go ahead. I'll make my half soul persist so you can do it."
"G-Ghhh..." Evangeline growled. "It wasn't you was it? It was Baoth?" She asked.
"It was my body, but I had lost to the Resonance long ago. Evangeline Anastasia Katherine McDowell...I know you can never forgive me, but...I am so sorry for the centuries of suffering you endured."
"..." Evangeline closed her eyes, as they twitched heavily. "Hrmph...my forgiveness comes with yours and Ialda Baoth's death."
"..." Entheofushia nodded. "I understand."
"That said...I guess it hasn't been completely bad." Evangeline said looking up at Kenshin and Ialda dueling.
"Hm?" Entheofushia said before smiling. "Oh...You had found a lover...honestly when I had Hottan...the real Hottan, not that homunculus...it was when I was most at peace."
"Yeah...I guess all people like us need is someone to hang on to...lest we go insane from being hated and lonely." Evangeline said. "Hottan was yours..."
"And Kenshin is yours." Entheofushia said. "After I'm gone, hang on to him. Let him give love to your cold, unloved heart."
"Hrmn." Evangeline closed her eyes with a smile. "Way ahead of you." Evangeline said.
"Also." Entheofushia tapped her staff against Evangeline's waist. "I'm sensing life from here."
"W-Wha? !" Evangeline blushed darkly. "Y-You mean? !"
"Ufufufu, Eva-Chan is having Kenshin-kun's child." Akeno giggled.
"Well...congratulations Evangeline-San." Kiba said.
"Hahahaha." Entheofushia chuckled. "No no...It's not that. It's just her reproductive organs are active, despite being a female Shinso Vampire."
"? !" Evangeline's eyes widened at this.
"Hmn." Entheofushia smiled. "Yes...if you truly want to...you can have a baby with your lover Kenshin."
"A-Aaah..." Evangeline said, her heart thumping hard in her chest.
"Well, I look forward to competing against you Eva-Chan." Akeno giggled.
"H-Hey, whose competing? ! I'm content to wait!" Evangeline said before covering her mouth.
"Ufufufu. It's OK Eva-Chan, no need to be embarrassed...a lot of us want to have Kenshin-kun's children." Akeno said before hugging Evangeline.
"..." Evangeline felt an unfamiliar warmth spread through her and she hugged Akeno back on impulse. "!" She tried to rip her arms away only for Akeno to bring her devil and fallen angel wings out and wrap them around Evangeline.
"Be honest with yourself...it's OK." Akeno said petting her head.
"...Thank you..." Evangeline said.
Albireo stepped forward. "If the mortals have capacity for wisdom...why is it they err so much?" Albireo said. "If the gods abhor their actions, why do they forgive the mortals and tolerate their actions?"
Entheofushia nodded and continued. "Gods and mortal beings, they are different, yet so alike." She said. "I had been searching for the point to it all...I sought beauty and silence...yet...look what happened to me." She said pointing at Ialda Baoth. "Our body is maligned physically so by hatred and rage of billions of souls...I wonder...is that really the result those souls craved? A broken...misshapen form, alone in the multiverse forever? Will they really be fulfilled?"
"..." Kiba, Akeno and Evangeline all turned toward the ongoing fight between Kenshin and Ialda Baoth.
Kenshin's body was surrounded in the elements. "In the Demigod State, combined with Rias' Power of Destruction, this should hurt! "Full Body Elemental Spica! Destruction!"
"Guuuaaahhh? !" Ialda gasped out blood as she was driven across the ground.
Kenshin and Rias' voices came out as one. "What's wrong? ! I thought you were supposed to be the end all be all, your body the weapon of your righteous rage!" They said as they assailed Ialda with blasts of destruction magic and the elements. "You can't even keep up with me and Rias! CAN YOU? !" Kenshin roared, slamming Ialda to the ground. "THIS ENDS NOW!" Kenshin said extending his left hand forward while holding two cards in his right. A massive orb of destruction magic appeared in front of him. "Extinguished Star!"
(Boom!)
Ialda shot out of the smoke of the attack going off. "It's useless Kenshin, my Resonance still persists!"
Kenshin coated his fists in Elemental magic. "Then go Resonate in the Impure World!" Kenshin roared, punching Ialda in the face.
However...after this attack, Kenshin's form glew brightly and split into two beings. "? !" Kenshin stared at Rias, who had lost the orbs of elemental magic he gave her and her eyes were back to normal.
"? !" Rias gasped as she realized the same was true with Kenshin.
"Haa! You fools!" Ialda roared with a smirk as she slammed her fist into Rias, sending her colliding into Kenshin as they went crashing to the ground.
"!" Kenshin immediately wrapped his arms around Rias as his back hit the ground. "Ow...Owowowowow..." Kenshin grunted.
"Kenshin, stop getting hurt trying to protect me!" Rias protested.
"I'm sorry, but no." Kenshin said stepping in front of her, panting as Ialda landed in front of them. "And by no...I mean Hell no." He said before falling to a knee. "Guh! D-Damn it! This happens all the fucking time against her!" Kenshin growled before punching the ground. "I burn myself out before I can finish the job! GOD! FUCKING! DAMMMMIIITTT!" Kenshin roared in desperate frustration.
"Hmhmhm...Different occurrence, same result." Ialda chuckled darkly as she lunged for them, a blade of dark mana formed on her hand.
"!" Kenshin looked up, getting ready for an attack.
(Clang!)
"You? !" Ialda said with wide eyes.
"Kiba? !" Kenshin and Rias both said with shocked looks seeing one Yuuto Kiba between them and Ialda.
"Kenshin-kun, Chief Rias! Please rely on us during these desperate times!" Kiba said as he threw Ialda back.
"Raikouryuu!"
A blast of Holy Lightning shaped like a dragon slammed into Ialda. "Ulllghh!" Ialda gasped out blood as her body twitched uncontrollably before glaring up at Akeno who scowled back at her.
"You will not take Kenshin-kun away from us!" Akeno shouted.
"Krh...will you stake your life on that?" Ialda growled.
"She will...and so will I."
"? !" Ialda's eyes widened as she turned to see Evangeline with her strongest spell charged up. "Kosmike Katastrophe!" Evangeline roared as a formation of ice formed and shattered, taking Ialda with it.
"!" Ialda regenerated and scowled at Evangeline. "You think that's enough to kill me? !"
"Honestly? ! No! I don't even think they are enough!" Evangeline said as Akeno blasted Ialda with Holy Lightning while Kiba slashed her in two with the Gram.
"Rrrraaaahhhh!" Ialda roared, blowing him away with her aura.
"A-Aah..." Kenshin's eyes widened in worry. "Everyone...please don't." Kenshin said extending his hand forward.
"Kenshin-kun! Please believe in us!" Kiba shouted.
"We'll be fine Kenshin-kun, just worry about you!" Akeno said.
"I didn't live for centuries just to be called back now!" Evangeline said.
"N-No! Please don't make me watch you die!" Kenshin said.
"Kenshin..." Rias said cupping Kenshin's cheek as tears rolled down his face. "Please believe in us...you don't have to protect us...let us protect you for once..." Rias smiled, kissing him on the lips. "You are not alone anymore."
"!" Kenshin's eyes widened, tears still slipping down his face, before opening up a communication circle. "EVERYONE! !" Kenshin shouted.
"! !" Seekvaira, Sairaorg, Rias' peerage, Sona's peerage Kenshin's own peerage, Sextum, Ravel and Irina and Raynare who had both woken up from their duels with Yukari and Miyuki all gasped in shock.
"Any of you not fighting shadow demons or evil dragons...please...please attack Ialda Baoth now! ! I...It's too much for me! I-I need your help! !" Kenshin cried out.
"Hrm!" Sairaorg smirked. "On my way!"
"Same here! I'll slow time for that bitch!" Seekvaira said.
"Don't forget about me! I'll blast her as many times as needed!" Issei said with a smirk.
"...I will drown the bitch if I need too!" Sona growled.
"I'll burn her up with my senjutsu." Koneko said.
"Hey come on! Let's join together!" Makie said.
"I agree." A figure appeared in front of Ialda and cleaved her in two. It was revealed to be Setsuna.
"Guhh? !" Ialda gasped. "You...!"
"You don't control us anymore! !" Setsuna shouted out reeling her swords back. "Shinmeiryuu Ougi! Zanmaken! Ni no Tachi!"
"Aaaaggghh!" Ialda roared out in pain. She tried to attack Setsuna when another figure landed next to them.
"Pao Chuan!"
A fist was slammed into Ialda's side sending her rocketing away. "Nice work Ku!" Setsuna said.
"Yeah-aru!" Ku Fei said, pumping her fist.
"!" Kenshin looked up seeing a fan spinning over his head, his energy slowly coming back.
"It's alright Ken-kun." He looked over seeing Konoka smiling at him. "Your friend Valerie revived all of us, we aren't going any-!" She was cut off as Kenshin lunged forward and wrapped his arms around her tightly.
"Kono-Chan...you were my...my first friend...I..I've missed you so much..." Kenshin said.
"..." Konoka smiled with tears in her eyes as she embraced him back.
"What can we do? How can we help you Onii-Sama?" He turned to see Asia approaching.
"..." Kenshin went into thought. "Kono-Chan, focus on restoring my energy. I just need enough for one final attack, let Asia take care of the actual healing."
"'Kay." Konoka smiled.
"OK Onii-Sama!" Asia said with a smile of her own.
Ialda growled as she worked against the strikes of Akeno, Kiba, Setsuna and Ku Fei. She finally put some distance between her and them. "Damn these devils."
"Really? Damn us to where?"
Ialda turned only to receive a fist to her sternum, making her blow more blood from her mouth, courtesy of a touki filled punch from Sairaorg, sending her rocketing to the sky.
"NOW ISSEI!" Sairaorg shouted.
"Right!" Issei said as the chest section of his Scale Mail opened up revealing a glowing green jewel. "GET READY BITCH! TASTE THE POWER OF HIS BONDS WITH US! !"
"! !" Ialda's eyes widened feeling a massive welling of energy. "No! I can't move! That lion brat's punch disrupted my mana? !"
"Then you're mine! LONGINUS SMASHER! !" Issei roared.
"Guuuuaaaahhhhh! !" Ialda screamed in pain as the massive green blast engulfed her completely.
"Ghh!" Issei fell to the ground, only to be grabbed by Irina and Raynare after dropping out of his Balance Breaker. "Irina...Raynare...?" Issei said.
"It's OK Issei." Irina said with a smile. "Let's get you to Asia."
"Yeah, come on!" Raynare said.
At the same time Ialda was looking around for more attacks when a beam of holy light struck her in the back. "Grh!" She turned to see Gabriel holding a horn of sorts. "You...doesn't you blowing on that thing signal the End Times?"
"It all depends on my intent. If I wish to signal that the Apocalypse has begun then yes." Gabriel said with a scowl. "But right now...I merely wish to help expunge you from this mortal coil Yaldabaoth!"
"Hahaha! How nice of you, using my original name!" Ialda smirked viciously and sent multiple high level spells at Gabriel.
"Haaaaa!" Three figures dove in front of the assault while Gabirel blew on her horn, helping to obliterate the attack. They were revealed to be Alma, Erubetie and Granberia.
"Are you OK Gabriel-Sama?" Granberia asked.
"I am quite alright. Thank you, you three." Gabriel smiled.
"Then let's get after this bitch!" Alma shouted as they all three flew toward Ialda, who tried to fly away to gain some distance when she was grabbed by a flaming demon. She glanced over and saw Haruna.
"Let me join in too!" Haruna said. "I'll hold her down with my artifact summon!"
"Grrhh! Unhand me!" Ialda shouted only to be blasted by fire and ice simultaneously. She looked over and saw Yue and Nodoka, their hands extended toward her, having fired the spells.
"All those months of suffering we endured..." Yue said.
"All of those years of heartbreaking isolation Kenshin-Sensei forced himself to go through." Nodoka said.
"TODAY IS THE DAY YOU PAY FOR IT ALL!" Alma, Erubetie, Granberia, Haruna, Nodoka, and Yue all shout as one as they assaulted Ialda.
"Palm of Pure Violence!" Alma said ramming her left hand into Ialda's chest.
"Guaaaahhh!" Ialda shouted out as she was blown away.
"Grrrhhh!" Granberia appeared above her. "In truth, We should probably thank you for your actions led us to meeting our friend Luka, but after...hearing what he and Kenshin endured...I won't forgive you! Vaporizing Rebellion Sword!"
"D-Damn you!" Ialda roared as she was blown backward. "I will silence these voices...even if I have to kill every single one of you to do it! !" She said extending her bladed mantle to strike all of them.
"Nice try...but it's not enough. Melt Storm!" Erubetie said using her slime to make just as many blades to counter Ialda's assault.
"Grrrhhh, what are you all? !" Ialda roared as she felt herself losing the struggle.
"We're people who care about the man you've made suffer for years!" Ialda was blasted away by a water dragon from Sona, being driven to the ground.
"Ghhh!" Ialda was restrained by numerous black tentacles. She turned to see Saji.
"Saji!" Sona shouted.
"Don't worry about me Kaichou!" Saji shouted, smirking under his helmet. "Everyone else is eliminating the shadow demons and evil dragons! Now...! Black Blaze Flare!"
Ialda's eyes widened as she erected a barrier to defend against Saji's attack.
"Heh! You think that's gonna stop me? ! Delete Field!" Saji shouted.
"? !" Ialda gasped before being engulfed by Saji's attack.
A communication circle opened up next to Kenshin's head. "Kenshin-San." Chachamaru said. "With Chisame-San's hacking abilities and my own abilities as an gynoid. we have targeted the shadow demons and the evil dragons with the Megalomesembria defense system. Permission to fire?" Chachamaru asked.
"Yes! Of course!" Kenshin said. "Just observe it and make sure it doesn't take out any of our allies."
"Yes!" Chachamaru said. "Chisame do it, and give the visuals to me!"
"Right!" Chisame said.
(break)
Meanwhile.
A tear in space opened up in an unpopulated part of Megalomesembria, and out popped the Vali team and Kenshin's family.
"W-We're back." Yukari said.
"Of course." Vali said, smirking with his eyes closed, only to be punched by Yukari.
"O-Onee-Chan!" Miyuki said.
"Shut it Miyuki, I've wanted to do that since he tried to kill Kenshin in Makai. I don't care if you forgave him." Yukari said.
"Hrm..." Vali stood back up and rubbed his cheek. "I deserved that...is that all you will do? We don't have time to actually fight."
"It is." Yukari crossed her arms and nodded. "I just wanted to belt you one for trying to kill Kenshin and for breaking my sister's heart. I don't care if she did forgive you."
"Well in that case." Ryuushin punched Vali to the ground.
"Guh...anyone else?" Vali grunted.
"No, I accept that Miyuki and Kenshin forgave you." Hikari smiled.
"If I wanted to belt you one, I'd have done it already." Miyuki giggled.
"Alright, let's go." Bikou said as he dove into the fray.
"Oh?" Achilla said with a grin. "Nice to see you here monkey boy!"
"Ah shaddap!" Bikou snapped. "Same terms as usual!"
"Hmhm." Achilla laughed. "Alright, if you beat me, you can have me!" Achilla said. "Just to let you know, I've got a headstart!"
"You're on! I don't care!" Bikou said as they started taking out the shadow demons and evil dragons.
"Haaa..." Kuroka let out a sigh. "She's searching for a lover stronger than her, but I think she could do better."
"Well, the heart wants what the heart wants right?" Le Fay and Miyuki both laughed nervously.
"I suppose...!" Kuroka's eyes widened seeing Koneko get separated from her group. She immediately dove down and blasted the shadow demons and evil dragons away from Koneko before taking her back. "Are you OK Shirone?"
"I-I'm fine Onee-Sama." Koneko said.
"That's good...I'm glad." Kuroka said with a smile.
"O-Onee-Sama..." Koneko said. "...I forgive you."
"? !" Kuroka's eyes widened at this.
"I know it wasn't your fault that I got left alone...I know you did everything you could to find me again, but you had to keep yourself safe too." Koneko said wiping her eyes. "I want to remain under Rias Gremory's peerage, but...just know I forgive you Onee-Sama!"
"Hmn...!" Tears welled in Kuroka's eyes as she smiled. "Thank you Shirone! That's all I ever wanted!" Kuroka said before turning toward her enemies. "You will not touch my sister!" She shouted, blasting them with numerous bursts of Senjutsu.
"Haaaaa!" Koneko shouted out, doing the same. "I will defend Kuroka-Onee-Sama's back just like Yukari did for Senpai!"
"Hmn..." Kuroka smiled, glancing at her sister.
"This is Kenshin's fight, out of respect I won't step in." Vali said.
"I understand, thank you for bringing us back here." Ryuushin said.
"Of course. Anything for a friend." Vali said smiling at Miyuki.
"Yeah! Thanks Vali!" Miyuki said as she, Yukari, Hikari and Ryuushin all took off.
"Are you sure about this Vali?" Arthur asked.
"Yes...like Rizevim did to me...this Ialda Baoth made Kenshin and his family suffer all their lives." Vali said. "He deserves to end this by his own hand."
"Krrrh!" Kenshin growled. "Adeat!" Kenshin said calling for Negi's artifact. "Adeat!" Kenshin repeated, as the Hama no Tsurugi appeared in his hands.
"I'm coming with you!" Rias shouted, flying after him.
"Grrrhh!" Ialda's hands reached forward and grabbed them both, halting their advance.
"Ghhh! Damn it!" Kenshin shouted.
"No!" Rias cursed.
Ryuushin spotted this from afar and looked down at Kazeken which he had taken from Yukari to intimidate Vali with, to no avail. "Hrm!"
"Ryuushin?" Hikari said looking at him with wide eyes.
"Hikari, please help me, one last time." Ryuushin said.
"!" Hikari's hands reached forward and gripped Kazeken's hilt tightly.
"You focus on the flames with your Jade Tigress Empress form." Ryuushin said. "I'll focus on the wind to intensify the flames!"
"R-Right!" Hikari said as the flames grew brightly.
"Now!" Ryuushin roared, slashing Kazeken downward, hitting Ialda square, splitting her in half. "Ultimate Jade Katensho, God Slayer!" He roared.
Blood spewed from Ialda's body. Kenshin's eyes widened. "This...this mana...it's...Mom and Dad's combined!" Kenshin said.
"No! I've been critically damaged...!" Ialda thought. "NO! You will all die!"
"Haaaaaaaa!" Rias roared. "No!" She said bringing out her destruction magic. "You die first!" She shouted, freeing herself and Kenshin from Ialda's grasp.
"Ghhh!" Kenshin backed away. "No...I still don't have enough..." He felt a pair of hands touch his back and looked back to see Yukari and Miyuki. "? !" His eyes widened with tears. "Yukari...Miyuki."
"Focus Onii-Chan!" Miyuki said.
"Yeah, cry later! Ialda needs to be defeated now!" Yukari said as a figure dove past them and grabbed the hilt of the Hama no Tsurugi. "Wait...you're? !" Yukari said with wide eyes.
"Negi? !" Miyuki said in shock.
"Negi...I told you that you were...!" Kenshin was cut off.
"I know! But in my exhaustion I wasn't able to show you how to permanently kill Ialda!" Negi said. "There's a spell you need to use on yourself as you wield the blade. Let me do that at least!"
"...Right!" Kenshin shouted
"Haaaa!" Negi welled up her mana. "Manus Jaldae!"
"I'll power up our strengths with the elements!" Kenshin said nudging Negi with his elbow. "Transfer!"
"Embrace!" The Boosted Gear appeared an announced before disappearing again.
Kenshin and Negi both leaped toward Ialda, a massive white aura surrounding them both.
"Kenshin!" Yukari and Miyuki shouted out.
"!" Kenshin's eyes widened as they flew toward Ialda.
"...You're...going to become a hero...right? !" His sisters asked.
Kenshin saw memories of his childhood, his time trapped in this city he was currently defending, almost dying to Hottan Ialda, his time spent with Negi and his family in Wales. His time in Mahora, in the past, in Kuoh, saving Makai, he couldn't hold himself back anymore. "HELL YEAH I AM! !" Kenshin roared as he and Negi both reeled their sword back and slashed into Ialda's left shoulder.
"G-Ghhh!" Ialda growled in pain. "No! I don't...I don't have the souls to recover from this Kenshin and his allies destroyed them all! They'll kill me for sure at this rate!"
"It's over Ialda Baoth! !" Negi shouted.
"HAAAAAAAA! ! ! " Kenshin grabbed the broadside of the Hama no Tsurugi and pushed against it. "It's OVER! GO JOIN THE 'LOSERS' YOU SIPHONED POWER OFF OF FOR SO LONG! !" He said as the Hama no Tsurugi cleaved through Ialda's body.
"A-Aaaghh..." Ialda gasped out.
"!" Yukari and Miyuki's eyes widened at this.
"..." Rias smiled looking at Kenshin's back. "You're finally free..." She said.
"Huh?" Yukari said.
"You all are." Rias said turning toward Yukari and Miyuki.
"..." Yukari looked up, seeing Ialda disintegrate into nothing as tears slipped down her face. "Yeah...I...I guess we are...huh?"
"Onee-Chan..." Miyuki said, with tears in her own eyes.
"Come here!" Yukari said wrapping her arms tightly around Miyuki.
"A-Aah...Aaaaaahhhhh!" Miyuki cried out.
At the same time Ialda let out a breath and smiled at Kenshin. "It's...so...quiet..."
"?" Kenshin narrowed his eyes curiously.
"Oh well...I guess there are worse ways to go than at the hands of a man like you." Ialda said as her smile widened into a smirk. "I love how cold and focused your eyes are." She said. "Keep that determination up...or you'll have proven me right."
"Always!" Kenshin growled. "Your plan was never going to work! I don't care what you think! Putting everyone in existence to sleep isn't true peace!"
"Maybe so...but it's your job now." Ialda said as her body started to fade away. "If you don't destroy Trihexa...I see you in the Impure Word to mock you endlessly."
"Tch." Kenshin growled, but sighed. "Then I'll just kill the beast and I'll mock you endlessly from here." Kenshin smirked before his body lurched forward.
"Kenshin!" Negi said, holding him up.
"Haa...it's finally over..." Kenshin said with a smile. "The last beast from my past...is finally slain."
"Kenshin..." Negi said before embracing him. "Yes...it's finally done...we..we both are free now..."
"Yeah..." Kenshin said as they landed on the ground. "And now...I can finally...honestly welcome you back." He said before dipping down, kissing Negi on the lips.
"Mmmn..." Negi wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss. "Oh Kenshin...I know we've done it before...but I've missed this! Your loving kiss!" Negi thought.
"Ufufufu..." The two broke apart to see everyone approaching them. Akeno having been the one to giggle. "Got another one of those in you Kenshin-kun?" Akeno asked.
Instead of getting embarrassed Kenshin smirked. "Why don't you come here and find out Akeno." Kenshin said.
"Well if you're offering." Akeno said only to be stopped by Rias. "Chief."
"Later." Rias said, Akeno nodded with a smile.
"Wait, Kenshin-Sensei...you're romantically involved with all these women?" Nodoka asked.
"Kenshin-Sensei is a pervert!" Fuuka and Fumika said.
"Hahahahahaha." Kenshin chuckled. "I know it paints a poor picture of me, but if someone loves me like that...I...kinda just can't reject it y'know...I want to love them back."
Nodoka closed her eyes with a blushing smile. "I understand Sensei."
"Ken-kun!" Konoka said rushing forward with Setsuna.
"K-Kono-Chan! Please slow down." Setsuna said.
"So it's Kono-Chan now is it?" Kenshin asked with a teasing smile.
Setsuna blushed and nodded. "Secchan and I are a couple now." Konoka said.
"I see." Kenshin said with a smile. "Secchan, I'm proud of you for finally owning up to your feelings."
Setsuna blushed but smiled. "Thank you Kenshin."
"Hey Ken-kun." Konoka said pulling him down to whisper in his ear. "So hey...we might be a couple, but if we want to be mothers we still need a guy in the equation unless we decide to do it artificially...so...um...would you wanna..."
Kenshin pulled away and smiled at Konoka. "I'd love to Kono-Chan, keep in touch."
"'Kay!" Konoka said with a wide smile.
"Still why didn't you ask to just become two of my girlfriends?" Kenshin asked.
"Well I basically did, but what I'm saying is we're fine with waiting in the back." Konoka giggled. "I'll let you know when we're ready Ken-kun."
"Wait...did she just..." Rias said with wide eyes as Konoka walked away.
"I'll get there first!" Xenovia shouted.
"W-Wait, let's hit the pause button here for a second. What happened to the shadow demons and evil dragons." Kenshin said.
"Well the shadow demons seemed to disappear after you killed Ialda and I had the Megalomesembria riot defense system focus on the dragons cause they were so numerous." Kenshin turned to see Chisame walking toward them. "After it was done, I just asked Chachamaru to fly me to where you were." She said with a shrug.
"I see." Kenshin said.
"Kenshin-Sensei!"
"A-Aagh!" Kenshin said as a girl with long blonde hair crashed into him with a gleeful expression. "A-Ayaka!"
"Don't worry about her." Yue said with a sweatdropping smile to Rias and the others. "Iinchou's been crushing on Kenshin-Sensei for awhile"
"Eheheheheh." The members of the Ala Alba all laughed nervously, but Ku Fei approached Kenshin.
"Ku?" Kenshin said with a curious look.
"You saved me, not once, but twice now." Ku Fei said bowing her head with a smile. "I'd be remiss...if I didn't thank you!" She said, pulling Kenshin down into a kiss.
"K-Ku Fei-San!" Negi shouted.
"Mmm..." Kenshin wrapped his arms around Ku Fei and kissed her back. He pulled away with a smile. "It was my first job, even before I joined Rikudou...I'd do it again if I had to." Kenshin said.
"Mmh!" Ku Fei hugged Kenshin tightly "Xie Xie! Kenshin!"
"You're welcome Ku Fei." Kenshin said petting her head.
"You understood what I said?" Ku Fei said with wide eyes. .
"I know how to speak Chinese, but as a Devil as I am now, there's a spell that allows me to understand any language." Kenshin said. "It's always active so..."
Ku Fei smiled and hugged Kenshin tightly before turning to everyone. "S-Sorry, but Kenshin-Sensei when he was still a kid, saved my life from the Triads when I was still a kid and returned me to my family, who sent me to Japan for my safety. I've always wanted to thank him for that, but was too shy to when he became Negi's assistant teacher." Ku Fei said only to be embraced tightly by Negi. "Negi-Sensei? !" Ku Fei said.
"I see now, you're someone that Kenshin saved." Negi said with a wide smile.
"Yes...Kenshin saved a lot of people during his time in Rikudou, even if he feels he killed a lot more."
"That voice." Kenshin said, looking around, only to see the Four Satans, Michael, Azazel, Zeoticus, Venerana, Grayfia and Millicas appear, the last one he could not readily see. "Sirzechs?" Kenshin said with wide eyes.
"Onii-Sama?" Rias said. "What are you-" Sirzechs raised his hand, waving her off.
"I'm just here to congratulate my servant on finally freeing himself from his past at long last." Sirzechs said, smiling at Kenshin.
"Servant...what do you mean?" Negi asked with narrowed, curious eyes.
"Oh!" Kenshin shook off his shock. "Everyone, being that I am a devil now." He paused to smile and extend his hand toward Sirzechs. "This is Sirzechs Lucifer, he's my master and boss." Kenshin said.
"E-Eeeehhh? !" Everyone that was fully unaware of the supernatural all exclaimed in shock.
"W-Wait, Kenshin-Sensei is not only a demon, but a devil? !"
"Not only that, but he's a direct servant of the lord of hell himself? !"
Sirzechs, Serafall, Ajuka and Falbium all shared a laugh at this. "Everyone relax! It's OK!" Serafall said. "We aren't like the devils you read about in the scriptures, we just want peace now!"
"To this point our head diplomat over here is even in love with your former teacher." Falbium said shoving Serafall into Kenshin.
"A-Aaah! Falbi-Chan you jerk!" Serafall shouted before being helped up by Kenshin.
"Is it true Levia...do you..." Kenshin was cut off as Serafall wrapped his arms around Kenshin's neck, kissing him deeply.
"Onee-Sama..." Sona said with a smile.
"Mmmmaaah...!" Serafall said as hers and Kenshin's lips detatched. "That should answer your question!" She said smiling happily at Kenshin.
"..." Kenshin smiled back before approaching Sirzechs, Zeoticus and Venerana. Kenshin bowed toward Sirzechs. "Please forgive me."
"Eh?" Sirzechs said.
"Though I felt it necessary to both protect your sister and the Alliance...I still tried to leave your service. If you have any punishment in mind...I will gladly accept it."
"..." Sirzechs reached forward and pulled Kenshin into his arms.
"!" Kenshin's eyes widened.
"You were just desperate. I can't fault you for feeling that way." Sirzechs said. "But it's over now Kenshin...you can finally live the life you wanted."
"..." Kenshin's eyes filled with tears as he pulled away and butted his forehead against Sirzechs'. "Thanks...Big Brother."
"Hmn..." Sirzechs closed his eyes with a smile. "You're welcome...I'm counting on you." He said before pulling away.
"I know...I won't disappoint you." Kenshin nodded before turning to Zeoticus and Venerana as Rias walked up to his side.
"What is it Kenshin?" Zeoticus asked.
"Sirzechs told me you were watching." Kenshin said, his eyes becoming downcast. "You know the truth about me...so if...if giving up my marriage to Rias is what you want..." He glared. "I won't do it! She maybe your daughter, but she's mine!"
"K-Kenshin!" Rias said as Kenshin wrapped his arm around her, pulling her close.
"Hahahahahaha!" Zeoticus laughed making Kenshin's glare harden until Venerana giggled.
"Kenshin...don't worry." Venerana said. "We see how much you love Rias...we would never break that up." She giggled.
"Hmhmhm." Zeoticus chuckled. "It's OK Kenshin-kun...I would love for you to marry my beloved daughter."
"..." Kenshin stared at them with wide eyes. "S-Seriously?"
"Out of all of the suitors we lined up for her...You're the one who has loved her the most." Zeoticus said, extending his hand. "Please...take good care of her." He said with a smile.
"..." Kenshin shook Zeoticus' hand with a smile. "Always." Kenshin said.
"Ken-" Grayfia said but was cut off by her son running out from behind her
"Millicas? !" Kenshin and Rias both shouted.
"Kenshin-Onii-Sama, you were so awesome! You too Rias-Onee-Sama!" Millicas said hugging both of them tightly.
"W-Wait...you were watching too?" Rias asked.
"Yeah! You were awesome Kenshin-Onii-Sama!" Millicas said.
"W-Wait...but...you heard about everything I've done...you know that..." Kenshin was cut off.
"Onii-Sama, you were forced into doing those things because of how your life led you. I know that you can't be a bad person." Millicas said.
"..." Kenshin's eyes widened before closing, tears rolling down his face as he embraced Millicas with a smile. "Thank you Millicas...you...don't know how much that means to me."
"Hmhm~!" Millicas laughed softly as Rias patted his head with a smile.
Sirzechs and Grayfia both glanced at each other, smiling. "Even though I couldn't have been there as much as I wanted to be...we raised a great child huh?" Sirzechs said.
"Yes." Grayfia nodded. "...It may be a little awkward, but if I chose..."
Sirzechs cut her off by raising his hand. "Grayfia...I have Marissa...you deserve to have your choice...I don't mind who it is as long as they are good to you. Choose whomever you want."
"Sirzechs...Thank you..." Grayfia said before casting a look at Kenshin.
"Hmn..." Sirzechs closed his eyes and nodded. "Kenshin...you better treat her right when she eventually bares her feelings to you, cause no one will stop the punishment I have in store for you." Sirzechs thought with a smile. "Aaah...but what am I worried about...I know you'll treat not only Rias, but Grayfia and my son right...that's the kind of man you are."
"Heheh." Everyone turned to find a dark portal opening up, The Shinigami Yama walking out of it.
"Yama!" Kenshin said, pointing Kuroi Jigoku at him, panting. "What are you doing here?" "Damn it! I don't have the energy to fight him right now!"
"Oh I've been watching this entire time. I must say Kenshin, congrats on finally getting rid of Ialda." Yama said while clapping.
"Yama-San!" Michael said. "During the war you were always such an honorable man...why...have you changed?"
"Please Sir Yama...tell us why!" Gabriel said.
"Heh." Yama smirked as three sixes appeared over his eyes and forehead. "What can I say? Anyone is corruptible.
"Hrn...the Curse of Corruption." Kenshin glowered.
"!" Gabriel gasped out.
"..." Michael closed his eyes, letting out a regretful sigh.
"If you're here for me...bring it." Kenshin scowled.
"Oh no! I just wanted to see the end result of this battle between you and Ialda. I'd be fucking crazy to try and take your head with those six or rather seven around" Yama cackled referring to the Satans, Michael, Gabriel and Azazel before turning to Rias. "Be sure to get stronger girlie."
"...Why are you telling me this?" Rias asked.
"Because when I reclaim my half soul from you. I want it in tip top sha-" He paused as he grabbed an arrow that was shot at him. "Hn?" He grunted before it exploded next to his head.
Everyone looked over and saw Draco with his bow loaded. "Dude! How long are you gonna stalk me? !" Kenshin shouted.
"Until that Shinigami Bastard is dead!" Draco yelled back.
"Fair enough!" Kenshin shouted back.
"Hahahaha!" Yama laughed. "Anyway Kenshin. How does it feel to be the reincarnation of the man who murdered the Original Four Great Satans?"
"? !" Everyone's eyes widened at this.
"What are you talking about?" Kenshin growled.
"After Ddraig and Albion had been defeated a truce meeting was called by Azazel there." Yama said pointing at Azazel.
"Krh..." Azazel glowered.
"The Angels, of which Michael was representing agreed, but Lucifer rejected it, saying it was a waste of time, that he'd crush them both now that the Twin Heavenly Dragons had been dealt with. Ragnarok told everyone except Azazel and Michael to leave the room, but of course I stayed." Yama said. "He told these two. 'Back out of the war now, or I will kill you, this war has gone on long enough.' Yama repeated. "Naturally they agreed and Ragnarok waited until the Original Four Satans gathered at the pearly gates and killed them all after they had made their intentions known."
"Azazel, is this true?" Sirzechs asked.
"I knew Ragnarok planned to off them to stop the war sure...I just didn't know how." Azazel said.
"Hrm..." Sirzechs nodded. "I see."
"Ragnarok's goal was to stop the war, by cutting off the heads, but Azazel and Michael agreed so easily. God even requested a meeting with Ragnarok and I." Yama said
"Which entailed what exactly?" Sirzechs asked as Kenshin, Irina, Michael and Gabriel all widened their eyes in shock.
Yama shrugged. "Sorry, not at liberty to say." He said. "I just wanted to tell Mrs Kuroshi there." He said pointing at Rias. "To train and strengthen up, as I will be doing the same.
"Why are you telling me this?" Rias growled.
"Because, when I kill you, and take my soul back in full. I want your half to be strong." Yama smirked "So I don't have to waste time training before I face Trihexa. Oh before I forget Rias...was it? Good job activating one of my abilities to fuse yourself to Kenshin. It's called Soul Assimilation. Tata for now!" Yama said with a maniacal laugh as he disappeared.
"Michael...you have some explaining to do..." Azazel said.
"What's going on Michael?" Ajuka asked.
"I'll explain everything, just please...not here." Michael said with closed eyes.
Before anyone could say anything, Kenshin chimed in. "He's right." He said seeing airships flying in. "Let him explain everything at his own pace Azazel, Sirzechs...it involves his father."
"!" Everyone gasped, but Michael and Gabriel nodded with smiles. "Thank you Kenshin." Michael said.
Ricardo, Seras and Kurt all warped down from the ship. "Kenshin..." Ricardo said, his arms behind his back.
"!" Ryuushin, Hikari, Yukari and Miyuki all hardened their gazes. "Ricardo...we're friends, but you're only taking Kenshin over my dead body." Ryuushin growled.
"If you want him, you'll have to go through us!" Hikari said.
"Yeah!" Everyone else said.
"Hahahaha." Ricardo chuckled. "Relax everyone." He said with a grin. "I'm only here to thank him for saving my city, as it's Praetor!" Ricardo said before bowing forward. "Thank you Kenshin Tsuki Kuroshi...I will see to it that these nation's armies hunt you no more."
"? !" Kenshin let out a shocked gasp.
Ricardo smiled at the look on Kenshin's face. "Yes...rejoice Kenshin...you are now a free man." He said.
Kenshin's eyes twitched before closing as tears slipped down his cheeks. "T-Thanks Ricardo." He said before smiling tiredly. "...I want to keep talking...but...I'm afraid it's time for my post fight nap." Kenshin said as he slumped forward being caught by Ryuushin who looked up at Ricardo with a smile and nodded.
"Good, I'm glad." Ricardo said with a smile.
"Alright...if you were serious about what you said...then I have an offer for you." Sirzechs said.
"I'm listening." Ricardo said.
"We are an alliance of the various supernatural sects in existence. You are as much that as we are, being mages. But even given what you said. This endless headhunting for Kenshin, ends now." Sirzechs said sternly. "We will not budge on this."
"OK, we get that, but." Kurt was cut off by Azazel.
"No, you don't." Azazel said.
"After what your people did to him, he would have been perfectly justified in watching this city burn to the ground. The Slayers of Ryuujin were this present time's Kenshin and Yukari after all." Serafall said.
"W-Wha? !" Seras said. "But how? !"
"We will explain later." Ajuka said with narrowed eyes.
"What will it be?" Falbium asked.
"Sirzechs-Sama." Ricardo said with a smile. "It's OK. We know most of the fault of what happened to Kenshin lies on us..." Ricardo said. "I was being truthful when I told Kenshin what I told him. I will exonerate him completely if it's the last thing I do." Ricardo said with a smile. "He's already saved this world from it's end twice now. Three times if you count his battle against Ryuujin."
"Hmn..." Sirzechs smiled and reached forward, extending his hand. "Then I accept your offer of peace, but know...I will not tolerate any attempts on Kenshin's life."
"I realize this, but realize that I cannot control every single individual in the Confederacy." Ricardo said.
"I understand this, we have the same problem." Sirzechs said.
"Hold on." Alice said slithering forward. "I have the same demands as they do."
"And you are?" Ricardo curiously asked.
"I am Alipheese Fateburn the Sixteenth. Queen of Demons in Makai." Alice said.
"!" Kurt's Seras' and Ricardo's eyes widened. "Wait, I'm confused, Why would Kenshin matter to you so much?" Seras said. "Don't get me wrong I'm happy for him but."
"He led the charge against my former tyrannical king and helped me free my world from it's suffering alongside these devils back here...but..." Alice glared. "I will not have the life of the father of my unborn children threatened any longer."
"? !" Kurt, Ricardo and Seras' eyes all widened in shock.
"E-Eeeeehhh? !" The girls of Class 3-A aside from Mana all gasped in shock.
"Ric, all Kenshin's wanted in life was to be accepted...to be like me...someone who's considered to be a hero." Ryuushin said. "Even though..." He looked down at Kenshin. "He...never knew the truth about me until recently...and because he was forced back in time...he feels responsible for what happened to me."
"..." Ricardo closed his eyes and shook his head. "Enough Ryuushin...everyone. My answer remains the same." He knelt down and cupped Kenshin's cheek with a smile. "This man...has suffered enough. It's time to let him embrace the future alongside everyone else."
"Ric...thank you." Ryuushin said.
"Besides!" Ricardo chuckled. "He got rid of Ferdinand for me and blew the Noctics Labyrinth straight to hell from here so it's not like we have anywhere that can hold him! Hahahahahahahaha!"
"Wait...huh?" Hikari said. "Blew the Labyrinth straight to hell from here?"
"Yes Hikari-Senpai." Kurt said "As we were coming over our ship had to dodge a Katensho like blast that struck and completely destroyed it. Luckily it's not one of the evacuation centers."
"I...don't get it, is that supposed to be impressive?" Falbium asked.
"Uhm, Falbium-Sama." Yukari said pulling out a map and holding it out. "We're here...and the Noctis Labyrinth is here. He basically launched an attack hundreds of kilometers away and still had it hit something."
"Whoa!" Falbium said with wide eyes.
"Come on, let's get Kenshin to the hospital. I don't think anything's wrong with him, but I can tell he needs rest." Seras said.
"Yes." Ryuushin said. "Hey...Spirit...how long can you give me?"
"As long as you don't fight...as long as you need." Yuurei said.
"Thanks." Ryuushin said.
As everyone made their way toward the hospital Albireo and Entheofushia both watched from above. "It's finally over..." Entheofushia said as her soul continued to fade.
"Lady Entheofushia." Albireo said.
"Don't. I was already too far gone when you got back to me Albi." Entheofushia said, smiling at Albireo.
"...I know..." Albireo said before crossing his arm over his chest and bowing. "It's been an honor serving you Entheofushia-Sama. I sincerely hope you end up in the Pure World, truly separated from Ialda Baoth...where I'm sure your Hottan is waiting."
"Hmn...I can't tell him myself, given his current state and my time is quickly waning." Entheofushia said with a smile. "Impart my thanks to Kenshin...and tell him not to worry...He is finally free of his past and of me."
With this said, Entheofushia finally faded, going to the afterlife once more. Albireo looked up at the sky smiling. "Enjoy the life, you never got to live Ialda Entheofushia-Sama." He said before hopping off the roof he was standing on, walking toward the hospital.
(Chapter end)
Draconis: YES! Record time!
Kenshin: Wow, you got this done during your three day weekend off from work. I'm impressed.
Draconis: Thank you Kenshin, but also fuck off.
Kenshin: Hahahaha.
Rias: Oh come on Draconis...at least you're finally done with the arc you had such a hard time with.
Draconis: Well I guess you have a point there Rias.
Anyway...next chapter will conclude the arc and continue into Volume 18.
Serafall:Yaaaayyy!
Draconis: My sentiments exactly Serafall.
Draconis678 out.