Chapter 30 The Leaders Summit Part 3: Surprise Attack
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Shalba, Creuserey, Katerea, and Johnathan one of the leaders of the Nilrem stood at a round table with a magical projection of the battlefield, "what is taking your troops so long to capture one boy from one little girl."
The three devils were unable to see the annoyance in the man's eyes due to the hood but they could see his own annoyance on the part of his face that he could see.
"I am just as annoyed as you but it seems that girl is making it harder than planned to kidnap the boy," Katerea cursed, "fuck if we wait any longer we will lose our element of surprise," "I can't comprehend our your so-called elites can't escape simple illusions defeats som feeble clones," commented Creuserey.
"It matters not this is why we have backup plans, thanks to Vali we don't need to break the barrier surrounding the area and can teleport the army inside but he was unable to provide a way inside the one protecting the school.
Which is also fine we will just have to break through," Shalba then looked at the Nilrem official.
"While we launch our combined attack work even harder to capture the boy. His power will turn the edge of the battle in our favor."
Shalba then looked past the Nilrem watching the members of Vali's team converse, "what are you looking at," asked Katerea noticing his attention being diverted, "I fail to understand why Vali insisted to bring them we only needed him to get us a way inside."
The four departed Creuserey went to the Southern Side, Katerea to the West, Shalba to the eastern side, and the Nilrem leader to the Northern arriving at his station Shalba address his second in command, "How is it going," "Sir it seems they were prepared for our attack but as for the flow of the battle it's too early to say."
Shalba nodded the battle did just start so he couldn't help the lack of information on the flow of the battle.
The only thing that really concerned him was when the Leaders arrived on the battlefield and that would drastically shift the battle out of their favor.
Shalba looked at the auditorium and saw a squad of devils attempting to breach but were unable due to the barrier, "they need to hurry on the other side of that wall are the high-ranking members of the church."
"I hear you need a way inside to eliminate the members of the church," Shalba turns around with his hands crossed.
"Oh and you have a plan on getting inside Arthur," Shalba then turns back around, "and what makes you think I want your help? You disgusting holy sword wielder."
Arthur pushes up his glasses, "I was heading there anyway," Arthur then walks off, and Shalba scoffs, "You ten follow he might actually have a way inside."
Ten devils that were standing off to the side in black armor nod and follow behind Arthur, "hey human wait up," Arthur didn't respond and kept heading toward the auditorium. They all have two pairs of wings except for one that had three.
"Listen here cat devil I don't have time to waste on you," "Look I want the girl you want the boy why not work together to achieve the same goal," Kuroka was talking to one of the captains of the Nilrem.
They were standing in front of the ORC, and they have been unable to locate Gasper to use his power to freeze time because of Koneko's clone, illusions, and traps set throughout the inside and outside of the building.
"I don't need your help we have the situation under control," Kuroka smirked, "oh really."
Two Nilrem soldiers go flying out one of the windows unconscious, "it seems to be going good," "fine squad 6 six the cat devil inside," he then looks back to Kuroka, "The boy is ours," "yea yea I hear you."
"Just you wait Serafall I will make you suffer and I will start my killing your beloved little sister," "Oh so you're after one of the devil king's sisters too are we how delightful."
Katerea pinched the bridge of her nose, "fuck off," Le Fay pouted and hung upside down from her broom in front of Katerea's face, "You don't have to be so mean I'm offering our assistance."
Katerea raised an eyebrow, "Our," she then felt someone's arm on her shoulder, "you really didn't notice I was here how rude," "Get your dam arm off me Bikou," Katerea's aura started to leak from her, "hey now no need to blow your lid," said Bikou jumping back.
"Bikou that one sucked," said Le Fay shaking her head in disapproval, "dam really I thought it was kinda funny."
"If you two haven't realized we are in the middle of a battle so go and find someone else to annoy," "Huh weren't you listening I said we were going to go kill Rias and figured we could kill Sona while were at it."
"Bring me the head of that bitch," "O.M.G such foul language my ears," teased Le Fay poking out her tongue, "come on if we bother her any further she might get angry," smirked, Katerea's eye twitched and the duo teleported any.
Vali hovered in the sky looking at the spot in the building where Issei should be, "are you going to fight him now," asked Albion mentally, "I want his full attention so I will let him finish evacuating the delegates."
"What are you going to do about the host of Vritria," "My target is Issei I doubt he has one of the more versions of Vritria sacred gears."
"Be that is there is a reason why Vritria was the strongest of all the Dragons Kings," Vali dodges a strike from Nilrem kicking him in the back towards the ground.
"Thanks for the advice I will save that information for later," "Anytime partner."
{Authors Note: The following events are happening simultaneously.}
Kuroka POV
I don't understand why these Nilrem soldiers can't handle my little sis, yea she is a Nekoshou but she isn't as competent with senjutsu as myself.
But I should be grateful they are failures, if a single one of them would have touched her I would have probably killed them all.
Who am I kidding I would have defiantly killed them but seriously I can't understand why they are having such trouble.
I got ten of these Nilrem following me to this raggedy old building, "cat devil," really cat devil, "the name is Kuroka."
"Kuroka we need to exercise caution," I wave my hand at him seriously I am a very capable senjutsu user I can handle a novelist like my sister.
"It is fine these illusions and traps won't be a problem for me," "I'm glad to hear that but that's not all," I'm starting to understand why these guys are getting their ass kicked by my little sis they are a bunch of pussies.
"Seriously chill out nya," they look at each other and I just shrug, tough crowd, we reach the double doors of the building and I kick them open.
I stretch my arms out wide and put my hands on my hips looking from left to right, "let's go," I walk up the steps to where one was hiding this doesn't make sense.
I then look down before putting my foot on the next step, "why did you stop," asked one of the Nilrem, what can he not sense it?
I crouch down pointing at the step, "You seriously can't sense the magic," I can't see their eyes but I can feel their confused looks.
I sigh and extend my hand at the step, it shimmers really a step of spikes that would have really hurt if they stepped on it.
This isn't a bad illusion actually I almost missed it because I wasn't really paying attention.
Now that I am actually paying much closer attention there are a lot of well-placed traps covered by illusions.
Now that I look back at where we walked from we are actually lucky one wrong step and one of them would be missing a foot.
"Sage Art: Cleared Vision," I close and reopen my eyes and look around, and to say I am surprised is an understatement, I can see small traces of magic everywhere, and some dead or unconscious Nilrem hidden by illusions.
Okay, how is she this good at Illusion magic I doubt that Rias girl taught her how, wait a second, Anos he could have trained her but how could he have trained her on Senjutsu he can't even use it?
Even so, this level of advancement is, "Kuroka what are you doing," I turn around and he flinches under my glowing eyes, I look down and smirk he was mere inches from losing his foot.
I make a few hand signs and end with the rat hand sign senjutusu pulses from around me revealing all of the concealed traps hidden by the illusions.
They all look around in surprise and the Nilrem looks down noticing he almost lost his foot, but something else is bothering me this is a lot of illusions how is she managing them all she would need like ten other people.
Arthur POV
I make my way to the barrier followed by the devils the Shalba provided.
They're not that strong except the only one of significance is the one with three pairs of wings but he is only a strong high class.
I only asked the devil if he needs help so I could fight at least one of them one on one.
To be honest, I don't see the point in this plan of basically lighting fire under these kids.
The eleven of us make our way through the battlefield, thankfully the old satan faction front lines have pushed forward enough so we have to do a little fighting.
Let me rephrase I haven't lifted a single finger but the devils behind me have been deflecting random spells along the way.
I turn my attention toward where I assume the three-faction alliance backlines are, I look back toward the devils following and I can tell they sense it too the leaders are on the battlefield, "Yasaka," I ask to myself I thought Azazel was in charge of the eastern side.
"So human how do you expect to get through the barrier and to the members of the church? We don't have time to waste the leaders have made their way onto the battlefield."
"I have no interest in telling you, your leader declined my assistance at this point your just following me," "Such insolence," barked a devil, "we should just cut you down here and now," "Can it Baron," "fuck you, Borg, this kid thinks he's hot shit," said the first devil.
"We should just torture him and take the information we need," I smirk at that, "I would like to see you try," my hand slowly goes to the sword on my hip.
"Son of a bitch," I can sense the magic being formed behind me, "screw this, we will find our own way inside," I unsheathe my sword and turn on my heel and put my sword back in the next second.
The Devil Baron screams in pain, in less than a second I cut off the hand of the Devil Baron, "Next I will go for your head."
We finally reach the barrier and I put a slip on it that opens a hole and we walk inside, I then point, "They should be there."
"Crain…Marken go check it out," two of the named devils fly up breaking through the wall, all I can see are their backs but seconds after breaking through the wall they stop moving then their bodies fall back out missing their heads.
Nice clean cuts, "I'll take care of this you can deal with the remaining church members," If I remember his name is Kiba Yuuto, let's just see how good he is.
Ley Fay POV
Bikou and I teleport away from where Katerea was, this is so exciting I love acting and playing the bad guy but the plan was to only mess with Rias and Akeno.
"Ley Fay do we really have to fight Sona as well, we were only told to play with RIas," asked Bikou.
I hang from my broomstick, it helps me think better but honestly, I don't know, "obviously we can't kill the girl."
I then snap my fingers I bet we are strong enough to take them both on, "we can just play with her too," Bikou tilts his head while crossing his arms, "can we take on two high-class devils plus their queens?"
I just wave the poor boy off, well he isn't wrong this may be more challenging now, wait why not ask Anos how to fight them?
"Bikou I have an excellent idea why don't we just ask Anos how to fight them," I wing myself right side puffing out my chest in. I hear the money boy sigh, "And how do play on finding him," I open my mouth to speak but then I close it as I think more and come to the conclusion that we don't have a way of asking him.
"Ehh your right I am sure it will be fine if we end up biting off more than we can chew then we can bail," says Bikou with a shrug and I nod in agreement.
I mean who knows it may be more fun and plus I could Rias if she could get Anos to sign my Anos poster, dam that guy is hot I would give anything to have his babies.
"Are you ready partner," I ask Bikou and he stands from the tree he was standing on with a nod, I then teleport us both to the auditorium.
Okay, Ley Fay time to put on your scary eyes think evil think mean thoughts, using the way inside Anos provided I then teleported inside the auditorium with Bikou.
Vali POV
"On your left," says Albion nonchalantly as a Nilrem launches a magic attack at me, "Thanks," I then launch my own spell at the Nilrem who fired at me and he or she is no more.
"How long do you plan to waste time on these weaklings, I am getting bored," I understood his frustration I too was getting bored with cannon fodder.
"You know I'd rather be fighting someone strong," Anos gave the signal to begin playing with his sisters and their peerage members.
I only agreed because I wanted to fight my rival, Kuroka wanted to see Slash take her sister back but Anos doubted she would be able to.
Arthur hasn't met another natural holy sword wielder or the holy sword of Durandel and wanted to test his own legendary sword against it.
Plus he also wanted to see the swordsman capable of using swords birth just out of pure curiosity.
Bikou and Ley Fay didn't have any personal interest in fighting Rias or Akeno but Ley Fay did want some poster of Anos signed and Bikou just tagged along for extra help.
"Vali focus I will not be shot down by second-rate wizards," for some reason even though they know I am on their side they are firing like crazy. Probably because they are mad I incapacitated and or killed some of their people in the beginning but, it isn't my fault.
I didn't know they would explode if I flew threw them, I evade left and right dodging some attacks.
But in my defense, I thought they were stronger and would get knocked out of my way instead of exploding into guts and gore.
I look at the Alliance front lines in the sky, they created a dome defensive line over the school auditorium.
And I can vaguely make out the Anos, the ex-nun, Azazel and the ex-Fallen Mittelt can't really tell what they are doing but I can see a soft green glow.
"This is getting redundant I would rather like to forget Issei," I open and close my fist in front of me, "I want to know whose stronger."
After hearing he nearly defeated that Phenex Riser, I am just itching with excitement.
Well enough fantasizing, I grab an enemy devil soldier by the neck spinning in the air and letting him go into a group of devils in front of me.
Sending them hurdling to the ground, "They are still alive," "I can't kill we are technically allies," "When are you allowed to fight the host of Ddraig again?"
"Anos allowed me to decide when but I don't want anyone interfering in our fight and plus I don't want him distracted with the evacuation during our fight," I said crossing my arms, "if you want to get the most out of this fight might I suggest lighting a fire under his host." I raise an eyebrow, "people fight harder when they have a reason to fight," I nod, "I understand what you are implying."
Kuroka POV
I stand straight up while dusting off my Kimono, "okay kiddies stay close, it seems I underestimated my sister."
One of the soldiers let out an exaggerated sigh, "We tried telling you that," I give the guy a wink then walk up the stairs and they follow suit, we reach the top and I see something peculiar not one or two but three of my sisters.
All stepping away from me in fear, if these were illusions then they would appear to see through under my gaze.
But I can visibly see and sense senjutsu from these, "clones," one of the Nilrem says, she can even create tangible clones, "these clones have been the hardest part finding the boy."
I take a step toward the clones and take one in back in response, creating clones requires very meticulous control over their chakra. "Well…well Shirone seems you finally accepted what it means to be a Nekoshou," I extend my open palm to her with a caring smile.
"Come home to me and I will show you how to truly use your power the right way," instead of backing up the clones raise their fist and take a step forward. Oh has my sister has grown some, "what do you plan on doing nya," "Go and tell the original Kuroka is here and that she needs to take Gasper and run."
I smirk wider and faster than what the clones could perceive I throw a senjutsu-infused purple fireball at one, "There I am sure she knows now," I wink at them and they lunge at me.
But before they reach me I toss a wave of purple fire at them and erase them completely, it pains me to hurt my sister even if they are clones.
From the window I see some rubble go flying from the floor above and see Shirone with who I believe is this Gasper on her back she is a very cute little girl.
"Ight come on people we can't stand here all night," I then blast the wall away and all of us walk through it, I step on the edge and look toward my sister, "Do what you want to the boy but if a single one of you touches the girl, it will be the final mistake you make in your life."
I let my dark purple aura leak out a little flashing them with a subtle wave of killing intent.
They step back from me cautiously but one finds his voice and speaks up, "Whatever you have completed your end of the deal," said one of the Nilrem.
"hey there Shirone long time no see, how about being a good little sister and come quietly."
The eleven of us jump from the opening I created landing on the ground, Shirone takes a cautious step backward shaking her head no.
I raise an eyebrow shaking my head with a smirk, "It seems you misunderstood," I then shake my finger at her in disapproval. "I wasn't not asking I was telling you."
Her eyes narrow at me, she seems to have become more defiant, let me just scare her a little, I relate a little killing intent as my hair starts to swirl.
Kuroka calm yourself, I look at the Nilrem next to me with a monstrous glare and she takes a step back in terror.
"No need to look so scary nya," I say reigning in my killing intent, "I…uhhh… we are just going to go after the boy now," says the Nilrem looking away from me.
I look toward Koneko, noticing now there are four of them, with three standing in front of what appears to be the original and the Gasper girl.
"Shirone is protecting her so I will deal with her and bring you the girl. I don't need you getting in the way and hurting my sister but, don't worry this won't take long."
Koneko POV
It doesn't appear as though I only need to worry about Kuroka, I glance behind her and it seems the ones who have been attacking the ORC aren't going to interfere.
And I can't call for help because of some isolation barrier around this portion of the school, so any hope of help is a fool errand.
After they started launching their attacks on the ORC I sent some clones to the outside to find a way out but they were either destroyed or couldn't find a way out.
I hope everyone is all right especially Anos but I doubt he is in any trouble but, I don't have time to worry about them when I have my own problems.
I keep Gasper behind me and the enemy in front of me, I would attack first but Kuroka surpasses me in everything so trying to defeat her is impossible.
Should I run, no, it would be hard with Gasper and even if I were alone I doubt I could outrun Kuroka.
Should I make a deal where she takes me but has to let Gasper go free, I doubt the cloaked ones would uphold that part of the bargain.
So stalling is my best option and hope help arrives in time or one of my clones finds a way out, it is best to assume that my abilities are the same as hers which isn't an advantage.
But my advantage is that she doesn't know the extent of my abilities, so I should just play things as slowly as possible prolonging this fight as much as possible.
At that my clones take off toward her to test her abilities, all I know about her strength is the purple fire.
Kuroka cups her cheek with her hand putting on a fake pout, two of my clones flip backward while the other isn't so lucky.
As she is scoured right through the stomach with an earth spike that looks smilier than the one Anos used during the rating game.
My other two clones sensed some Senjutsu magic flowing in the spots they were running on and were able to jump out of the way but one couldn't make it in time.
Kuroka shakes her finger at me, "You must really be underestimating me but I don't want to waste any more time," Kuroka smirks and takes a step then she instantly vanishes my eyes nearly popping out my head.
I look around frantically then I felt a cold chill come close to my forehead, I duck as a gust of wind whooshes past the top of my head.
I then instantly swing my foot up, I look up to see Kuroka jumping backward, "You actually dodged that."
She says with her head tilted in amusement with a smirk, Kuroka then cracks her fingers as a predatory feline smile forms on her face.
Seems she getting a little serious now, in response create four more clones and tell the six to protect Gasper while I fight Kuroka head-on.
Thanks, Anos casting that spell to help me control my Nekoshou powers I hold no fear of going all out, so my cat ears and tail protrude from my head and butt.
Delight forms on Kuroka's face, "Shirone I can't believe you finally accepted your better half," she then whips some tears from her left eye, "I am so proud."
Using that momentary opening when her hand covered her face I lunge at her at lightning-fast speed and judging by the surprise on her face she possibly didn't know I could move that fast.
But due to her much better abilities, she leaps back and my fist comes into contact with the ground she whistles at the destructive power of my punch, "ahhh not bad nya, that's some nice power strength you got there."
Ley Fay and Bikou
Ley Fay POV
Anos little sister is so rude, look at this I was just lost in thought thinking of a cool villainous-sounding intro and she threw a ball of destruction at me.
If I didn't redirect it with some wind magic I bet it would have left a nasty bruise on my beautiful face.
And to add insult to injury she called me a pervert for asking her to get her brother to sign the picture, I mean yea it was a fan-made drawing of him without his shirt on but come on I am no pervert.
I believe I have a healthy obsession or desire honestly I don't know to explain it but I am defiantly not a pervert.
I then look at Bikou with a pained look on my face, "Do you think I am a pervert," Bikou was flying around on his cloud dodging magic attacks from the four below.
"Can you please focus on the task at hand," what is he talking about I am focusing on this barrier I cast around myself talks a lot of mental fortitude but I guess he means he wants me to take a more active approach.
I then take out my magic wand and out of the corner of my eye I see Bikou roll his eyes, "Don't make that face I need it to cast magic," "We both know you don't."
I just stick my tongue out at him, "You say you are here to kill us yet I sense no hostility from you," I tap my wand on my shoulder, "easy answer lady Rias I don't have any," she raises an eyebrow at me, "welp I should help my partner out."
The girl next to Rias with black hair who if my memory hasn't failed is named Akeno points her finger at me shooting a streak of lightning at me, "protego," I deflect her streak of lightning.
I then twist my wrist casting my counter spell, "stupefy," the tip of my wand glows as a white light of magic shoots at Akeno smack center of her head, Akeno stumbles back dazed and I blow the tip of my wind as if to cool it off.
Rias just looks at me in confusion, "Rias is Akeno alright…she seems off," ask Sona throwing water balls at Bikou.
Akeno was just leaning from left to right with a distant look in hers, it was like the wheels were turning but the hamster was dead.
Rias opens her mouth to speak but closes it and starts pointing at me then Akeno, "Am I crazy or was that from Harry Potter."
I nearly fall off my broom from the excitement this girl knows Harry Potter is she a fan like me I have to know, "Yes…yes are you a fan like me, I successfully recreated the spells from the books, see watch this," I then point my wand at Rias, "confringo," a long-range bolt shoots at Rias luckily for her sake she cast a barrier but that doesn't stop it from sending her flying into the back wall of the stage.
Sona and Tsubaki stop their assault on Bikou to go help Rias and Akeno so Bikou floats over to me.
"It is still hard to believe that you actually made those spells a reality," I puff out my chest in pride, "this is nothing for the world's best mage, plus the author of the books is a witch so there was some truth behind the fiction."
Bikou and I watch as they try to help Akeno and Rias, "how long does that spell last for again," asks Bikou, he was talking about the stupefy, "it should be wary off right about now," Akeno blinks and shakes her head as the spell wears off, "huh what happened," said Akeno as Tsubaki looked over her cautiously.
"Seems they forgot they were in danger," Bikou's right if we were actually here to kill them they would actually be dead by now.
"Maybe we should so them that we are serious," "I mean I am not good at coming across as evil, it is not my style," it was the same for me, I don't have a scary bone in my body.
I point my wand to a spot above Akeno and Tsubaki as a small thinker cloud starts to form, Tsubaki was too absorbed in helping Akeno to notice.
Sona helped Rias to her feet while dusting off her clothes, I glance at Rias and we make eye contact and I smirk at her.
She looks to where I was pointing my wand seeing the small cloud and then to the two girls below but before she could speak.
A large bolt of lightning engulfs them both leaving behind the two girls standing in burnt clothes clearly unconscious but not dead I took note not to kill them, I hope.
"Dam you don't know how to hold back," but before I respond I feel an overwhelming amount of rage pointed toward me and Bikou.
I cautiously look toward the two girls, "unforgivable," says Sona in a bloodthirsty neutral expressionless tone of voice.
Her tone of voice was so neutral it was scary and her blue aura was radiating off her body it was nothing compared to the power Rias was releasing.
"Uhh…Le Fay I think you took it too far," "I believe you're right," Rias was glaring at me and her destructive aura was overflowing, "you are going to pay with your life for that Le Fay Pendragon. I swear it," the venom in her voice nearly sent me to tears and all I muster was a gulp.
Arthur POV
After tossing the blue hair girl over my shoulder out the hole I begin to ponder who I should take on next.
I could go for the boy or maybe the pure holy sword user, fortunately, I didn't need much time to think as the blonde boy Kiba dive bombs me from the hole.
The boy threw a downward slash, his speed is brilliant but his much too slow to make me draw Ruler but it seems he is still holding back.
That is correct I have yet to actually draw Ruler since Kiba isn't going to this this seriously I have no reason to waste this powerful sword on his.
The ground shatters slightly underneath the power of his blade, "you're no devil who are you," I was using one hand to hold back Kiba's attack and with my other hand I push up my glasses.
"I am Arthur Pendragon, it is a pleasure to meet you. Kiba Yuto the wielder of sword birth."
He narrows his eyes at me and with keen intuition, I sidestep a vertical slash from Xenovia behind me.
"it seems all the rumors about you are true Arthur Pendragon," says Xenovia grabbing her Durandel with both hands.
Kiba doesn't take his eyes off of me and asks, "You know him," "Not really only heard about him in the church. Obviously, he is a descendant of Arthur Pendragon from legend, and like his ancestor he is a natural Holy Sword."
I graciously nod at that perfect introduction of yours truly, "Thank you for that it saved me time introducing myself."
I straighten myself, and using my speed I then get behind both of them, Kiba was able to turn around in time to put his sword up between the both of us but he was still sent flying out the hole.
Xenovia didn't turn around fully but did muster enough speed to at least turn her head around to see me kick her in the back out of the hole.
The remaining eight of the original ten devils that came with me jump through the hole, "good work human," he then looks toward the remaining humans and Paladins with a terrifying look in his eyes, "This is going to be fun I can't wait," "who you telling I can see a few nuns with some awesome bodies under those robes."
Devils will always be devils but if what Anos said is correct then that one should be making a decision soon, so there is no need to worry about their well-being.
So I can focus on testing the two below until she is ready to make a decision.
Minutes Earlier
Irina POV
Not enough time is all I could think about as I watched this blonde guy named Arthur easily defeat Kiba and Xenovia in a matter of seconds.
Out of the thirty original nuns and priests plus paladins ten are left, four priests, three nuns, and three paladins but now that there are enemies here then it seems we will have to fight.
But I guess I should say the Paladins since I can't really fight unless I accept the gift from Lord Michael.
But it seems everything is fine for now since Kiba and Xenovia have recovered.
"Everyone please hurry I don't know how long they can hold off that guy," it is obvious that guy is stronger than them, so they really need to hurry.
I feel so useless and I can't understand why, I'm protecting my former comrades who now see me as nothing but a traitor but Lord Michael assured me that everything is fine.
So why do I feel so guilty, do I really deserve to become an Angel when they are others who should be more qualified?
In a flash faster than what I could even perceive, two blurs go flying threw the hole with Arthur standing where they once were with his back to me.
Wait what where did they go…did they get teleported somewhere…of course not Irina they just got kicked out of the hole again.
If things couldn't get any worse eight devils whose auras match those of powerful high-class devils fly threw the hole.
The three remaining Paladins defensively stood in front of the remaining members of the church and me.
"Stand back we will handle this," "Oh thank goodness the paladins are," says a nun with her hands clasped together, "ready you swords me," says the captain, "sir," "yes captain."
I guess they don't need my help the Paladins are the elite of the Churches forces the three of them should be able to handle eight high-class devils, the strongest one only has three pairs of wings so it should be fine.
"Look here guys we got ourselves some Paladins," the Paladins stood in combat stance with their swords pointed at the eight devils.
I was so relieved before they started fighting but I guess there is so much three people can do against eight high-class devils.
In the beginning, they were fairing really well they even brought down two of the devil's thanks to their teamwork.
And I felt so much security but that is when things started to take a turn for the worse, one of the devils threw a spell at the captain, he didn't try to dodge it because his armor was strong enough to take on that of an ultimate class.
So when the spell collided with him it literally went up in smoke, it hit his face and a cloud of green smoke appeared, he immediately cough up blood and fell to one knee.
Then seconds later he started foaming at the mouth shaking violently, the two other Paladins stumble back in fear and caution, "stand back it poison," yells one paladin.
The Paladins were perfect at fighting physically and defending against magical attacks but the armor has its limits such as the non-physical attacks such as mist.
The Devil who fired the spell smirked in delight, "What's wrong can your fancy armor not protect you from poison," that's the only weakness of the armor.
But there are ways to combat it but unfortunately, there are no mages here to cast healing and now they couldn't get in close due to a barrier of poison gas between them and the devils.
There are six devils left and two paladins, and now the rest of the remaining devils start casting spells that can be nothing but some variations of poison magic.
"What do we do we don't have healing magic, we can't defend against those spells," "dam I don't know, just try not to get hit," snapped the other Paladin, "but the members of the church are behind us we can't just let them get hit."
What now we're basically fish trapped in a barrel, I then felt someone tug my sleeve, "You were once a exorcist correct is there anything that you can do."
I look at her in surprise..me…is she really asking me for my help, I then look at the rest and they looking at me with hope in their eyes, hoping I can do something to help them.
I looked at my missing but for some reason, it didn't bother me anymore and gladly it didn't bother me anymore.
"Yes there is something I can do," I said and I gave the woman a loving smile, her face visibly relaxed along with the tension in his body.
I then manifested the spell Lord Michael gave me and no longer felt unworthy of his gift, I reached out and grasped it as my entire body was engulfed in a warm angelic aura.
I can feel new strength entering my body strengthening and rejuvenating it, I could also feel a familiar sensation my hand was back.
The angelic aura around me dissipates and I open my eyes releasing a pulse of holy aura, the six devils step back in caution as their skin gets burned.
"What the hell is an Angel doing here and why couldn't we sense her before," "Look alive everyone you're very own cute and adorable herald of Lord Michael has appeared to save you," I spread my wings wide with a finger pointed to the sky.
My bright smile literally lights up this entire room or maybe it is my aura doing that, who knows am I right?
"Herald of that bastard Michael you say…bull this," says the three-winged devil as he flies toward me at high speed with a fire spell in his hand attempting to burn my head off.
But too bad for him I was faster creating a sword of light zooming past him and slicing him in half with little ease.
"Ohh such a potty mouth too bad for him I was much faster," I cast a healing aura over the Paladin on the ground healing him of the poison inflicting his body.
"Huh I'm healed," he then looks up to me, "Thank you, My Lady," using his sword to stand to his feet he assumes a battle stance.
The five devils start to look at us in fear after seeing the strongest of them cut down easily, they had the advantage of the poison magic but now that I am hear and able to cast healing that robs them of their advantage allowing the Paladins to get in close.
Koneko and Gasper
Koneko bends her knees as her aura engulfs her body successfully creating a Touki cloak around her body.
Kuroka smiles not in amusement but in appreciation.
Her sister has come so far and has progressed far better than she thought she had in such a short time.
No thanks to probably Anos because she doubts that Rias could have played a role in her development. Kuroka then begins to laugh in amusement, "what's so funny," ask Koneko with narrowed eyes.
"Not bad little sis…not bad at all," Kuroka's Touki starts to form around her body, Koneko's senses immediately start to notice that something is off.
"What is this feeling," it is as if nature itself is starting to scream out in pain, "No I know this feeling I have felt it before but not anywhere near this level."
The center point of this abrupt change in the surrounding nature is her sister, Kuroka's Touki was a dark monstrous purple.
Trees started to die, flowers wilted and the insects perished, Kuroka looked at Koneko with a predatory grin as her Touki fully formed.
Kuroka then let out a roar sending out a shock wave of power, "Behold my darling little sister this is what the power of a true master Senjutsu looks like."
Expecting Koneko to be trembling or have some fear on her face she looks down to her to see her standing firm, was Koneko fearful absolutely but the training she was subjected to barely matches up to what Anos subjected her to.
Kuroka could feel nothing but pride, her sister truly had changed for the better and she loved it, "now here I come, nya," roared Kuroka.
The ground under Kuroka shattered like glass as she charged toward Koneko, Koneko planted her feet, tightened her core, and crossed her arms.
Kuroka slammed her first into Koneko's arms absolutely obliterating the ground underneath her and creating a shock knocking trees over.
"Nice so you can withstand this much power how," but Kuroka found herself unable to move as she stayed frozen in the air.
Koneko smirked as she coughed up blood and then abruptly turned to smoke if Kuroka could move she would have had a look of surprise on her face and mentally she did.
"I can't move but why, yes the boy is able to freeze time. But how was this a clone I was watching her the entire time," as the smoke dispersed Kuroka's eyes mentally widened, there were five new Koneko's.
One had two open palms with spinning balls of Senjutsu, "she pulled a fast one on me but I can't just let her hit me," Kuroka's body started to twitch as she slowly started to move but she was too late.
As Koneko slammed two full-powered Rasengan's dead center of her bountiful chest, Kuroka went flying right back to the school.
The members of the Nilrem could barely comprehend what happened, "we were foolish to put our trust in that girl. Kill the girl and take the boy."
But before they could take a step dread washed over them, "I said don't touch," they all turn in surprise, Kuroka came walking out the hole she was sent flying through without a scratch.
She was looking at the Nilrem with narrowed eyes, "We thought you," "Shut up and move."
Kuroka then looked back to Koneko as she started to smile, "ohh what a naughty girl if I was weak that would have probably killed me."
Koneko was puzzled her plan was flawless, she knew she couldn't win a head-on fight so she did what she was good at illusions.
She cast a simple yet powerful short illusion that allowed her to switch places with one of her clones before Kuroka could notice.
The clones that were protecting Gasper were also aware that Koneko was doing this and instructed Gasper to freeze her when they told him to.
While this was happening Koneko used as much of her time to create the two Rasengan's with the help of her clones.
Did she believe it would kill her sister or mortally wound her not at all but she hoped it would at most knock her out or leave her somewhat wounded but not a scratch is ridiculous.
Ley Fay and Bikou
Bikou POV
Is it an understatement to say I like jokes, yes, because I love them they help me to see the bright side of every situation but it is not like I'm too dense to notice when there are certain times when you should be serious.
For instance like right now these two sisters of devil kings are filled with nothing but boiling rage.
Do I find this funny not really because I mean if someone I loved were turned into charcoal I would be pissed too.
So I can't really hold it against them for being a little upset about what Ley Fay did.
Well from their eyes they look dead but I can tell they are still alive maybe barely alive but alive is alive.
A magic circle appears below Sona as she wipes a tear away from her eye before it fully forms, "Tsubaki was my friend and you will pay with your lives," ten tentacles of water rise from the magic circle under Sona.
Am I crazy or does that look like an Octopus but wait an octopus has eight arms so maybe not an Octopus, does a squid have ten arms?
While I confuse myself further six of the tentacles shoot at me with stupid speed as four stay behind in defense shooting water buckets at men.
The tentacles are ridiculously fast, I'm sitting on this cloud literally jumping and flying around just to dodge and stay alive.
I would be cracking jokes but there is no monkeying around, get it "monkeying around," around sometimes I surprise myself, I think scratching my nose with a slight grin.
My body comes to a halt in mid-air, "huh," I look down at my left leg to see a tentacle of water wrapped around it.
"Finally I got you," wait when did she catch me, no time to think as she literally starts slamming me on the ground, ceiling, and chairs.
Before finally slamming me on the ground with the rest of the tentacles crashing into me and yep that hurt pretty bad but I'll live.
Ley Fay POV
I have made a lot of mistakes in my life, one time I turned the milk in my brother's cereal to water and his anger afterward was legendary.
Another time I and Bikou played a prank on Kuroka creating a stuffed doll of her sister but we kinda made it say, "Sis I don't love you," both of us thought it was harmless but she defiantly didn't.
And let me tell ya that was defiantly a mistake and one both of us learned not to do again.
But let me be honest nothing compares to the level of aggression and anger I am feeling from this girl.
Rias aura was literally destroying the area around her and if that wasn't scary any spell I threw at her was immediately getting nullified by her power of destruction.
To add insult to injury she had four magic circles above her head firing off rapid beams of the power of destruction like they were spears.
Me and my little broomstick have almost been hit numerous times and let me tell ya it is bone-chilling nearly having your body erased.
I fly up down left right even side to side and it is taking everything I have and it's barely enough.
And it seems my luck is running out just like Bikou how he gets slammed to the ground by Sona.
I guess I'm dead unable to dodge any further two full-on blast slams sending me and my cute broomstick to the ground directly next to Bikou.
Normal POV
Sona and Rias pant profusely it took nearly everything out of them, Sona was used to controlling her magic and not letting herself go berserk like she just did.
For Rias she was simpling blasting once her usual forty but firing four consecutive spells at once was a different story and she wasted her magic almost unlearning everything her mother taught her.
"Sona you okay I have never seen you let loose like that," said Rias trying to catch her breath, Sona's chest was heating up and down, "yes I should be fine as long as I can catch my breath for a second."
They turn their attention toward their fallen friends as they lay motionless on the ground.
Rias kneels to the ground as Sona looks down at Tsubaki shaking softly, Rias picks up Akeno's lifeless body, and she yelps. Sona looks at Rias surprised, "What's the matter," "Her chest is moving ever so slightly she's alive," Rias then touches Tsubaki's chest noticing the same.
"She's alive, Sona look they are both alive," Sona falls to the ground embracing her in her arms and starting to cry thankfully she isn't dead.
"We need to heal them," "Right," to best heal them Rias and Sona take off their tops instead of fully undressing, "you bet not look Bikou," whispered Ley Fay from the ground next to him.
"Hey I'm no perv take a chill pill," said Bikou covering his eyes in respect.
"How are you doing that fall looked painful for even you," "I'm good but my broom broke no more flying unfortunately," "I bet you wish you had a cloud," chuckles Bikou.
Kiba and Xenovia
Xenovia and Kiba slam into the ground, "we are gonna need to take him on together," said Kiba, "I believe you are correct," responded Xenovia.
Both use their swords to help them stand struggling only slightly.
Arthur jumps down to the ground ever so graciously, "how elegant he is falling in slow-motion," says Xenovia throwing her sword over her shoulder.
After taking a look at their surroundings Kiba notices the enemy forces have pushed the alliance forces.
"You two aren't bad but you two are nowhere on my level," said Arthur slowly unsheathing his sword, "but I will give you a taste of true swordsmanship."
"I'm guessing that's an Excalibur," "yea the strongest known as Ruler but no need to worry because of this bad boy right here," said Xenovia pointing her sword at Arthur.
"Hey don't forget about my sword of betrayer," said manifesting the sword. Arthur turned his attention toward Kiba more specifically the sword he was holding, "that blade...it has both the holy and devil element. Interesting very interesting."
"Yes it does, I'm surprised you can tell," responded Kiba, "yes I can easily see and sense both of the elements within the blade but, how did you perfectly merge both opposing powers?"
Kiba smirked, "I don't mind showing," in less than a millisecond Kiba lunged at Arthur bringing his sword at an arc in an attempt to slice his head clean off.
Kiba's sword was stopped by Arthur's sword, "you," finished Kiba, Arthur raised an eyebrow and then noticed something interesting, "The blade is absorbing the power in my blade."
Arthur notice something missing out the corner of his Xenovia was gone and then felt her presence behind him, Arthur front-flipped forward as Xenovia brought the sword down like a hammer on where he was previously standing.
Trying not to give Arthur a chance to recover Kiba dashed at Arthur, his back was toward them so Kiba wanted to capitalize on his back being towards them.
Although his back was turned Arthur had full spatial awareness of Kiba dashing toward him and could tell Xenovia coming from above.
So as he stood there all he thought about was, "They are moving way too slow, I could run a marathon before they even got a second closer to me."
Arthur bends his knees slightly and grabs his sword with both hands and in a blur disappears from in front of the two.
And in no less than a second reappears behind them with his sword thrust forward in a lunging position.
"Not bad Yuto you actually managed to react to that but you were still too slow," blood dripped from the tip of Arthur's blade, "I intended to slice your stomach completely but only managed to slice your side."
Kiba dropped to a clutching his side as steam started emitting, "As for you miss your reaction time is severely lacking, you couldn't even manage to dodge that," after slicing Kiba Arthur lunged in the air Xenovia.
Before slicing her he waited a millisecond to see if she would react like Kiba but all she could do was slowly lookout him out the corner of her eye.
Arthur could have mortally wounded her but decided to leave a shallow wound on her back but it was deep enough to leave serious damage.
Xenovia crashed to the ground as steam emitted from her back, she used her sword as a crutch to stand, "Just wait until I get serious pretty boy."
Her back was on fire and her entire body was screaming at her, "so this is what it feels like to be given a wound by from a holy sword as a devil. Kiba are you alright?"
Kiba coughed up blood into his hand, "I am fine not the first time I have felt the pain of a holy sword."
"So are you two ready for round two or are you down for the count," from behind Arthur he heard something hit the ground and turned to see the body of one of the devils he arrived with dead with a hole in his stomach.
He looked up to see Irina with a sword of light in her right hand and a halo in her left twirling it around on her index finger.
"Hey, there I see you were taking good care of my friends, since you are so strong I doubt you would mind if I partook in this fight."
"Don't worry Asia yougot this, do you remember the feeling I showed you," Anos had his hand on her back channeling magic into her unbeknownst to her.
Azazel had a pen and pad in his handwriting down notes, "interesting very interesting, I itching to see this," Azazel was just oozing with excitement to see how this was going to play out.
Asia had her hands clasped together and her green ring started to glow then the glow started to reach all over her body making her start to float.
"I can sense them Lord Anos and their pain along with their suffering," Asai's eyes were closed and they snapped open with tears, "and now I can help them all."
"You know with the whole battle going on I figured we would ya know get into some type of fighting," said Saji leaning on a wall and snacking on chips.
"I mean yea but if everything goes well we shouldn't be involved in the battle at all," says Issei ushering the last remaining Fallen onto the transportation circle.
Saji crumbles the back tossing it on the floor, "yea I get you," licking his fingers.
"Well our jobs done," says Issei calling Rias via a communication circle, "hello sorry Issei can we talk later I'm a bit busy," "Oh uhhh…just wanted to say the last of the evacuees are gone," "oh yes sorry thanks, Irina just informed me as well."
The ceiling explodes staring up dust and debris, revealing a figure in White Armor, "Partner," "yea I know Ddraig, it is the white one isn't it."
"King Lucifer," a devil commander ran up to Sirzechs as he watch over the battlefield, "yes what is it," "We have just received word that all the evacuees have been evacuated."
Without a word, he nodded in confirmation and now he longer needed to hold his troops and peerage back defending the school.
He looked to the East seeing a gigantic Nine Tail-Fox roaring to the sky hearing the roars of the Youkai.
Toward the Western side, hundreds of icicles in the shape of spears the size o school buses started appearing in the sky.
On the Southern side a bright golden light started shining brightly, "it seems the others have started," Sirzechs opened his hand as a small orb of the power of destruction formed in a highly condensed way.
The orb floated out of his hand and flew deep behind the enemy lines and there was a devastating explosion of the power of destruction killing hundreds in an instant.
Sirzechs then looked to his peerage who awaited orders, "Go and win this battle for your king and I won't accept failure from any of one."
Minutes before the attack Shalba spoke to one of the servants under Rizevim via a magical projection in the forest away from the main force.
He was giving a report of their plan of attack to the servant instead of Rizevim because he was tied up with his work.
The servant nodded and had finished writing down everything he felt for his Lord to know, "Thank you Lord Shalba I will pass this own to his majesty."
On the other side, the servant's projection nodded to another that was sitting at a desk, and in response, he turned off the projection magic ending the connection.
The servant sighed, "are you going to give that to Lord Rizevim," asked the servant at the desk, "No, I don't plan on giving him useless information."
The servant dropped the notepad on the desk and walks out toward the lab his Lord has been spending the majority of his time and incidentally this same lab was the main one causing him the most stress.
"This makes no sense my calculations are flawless," roars Rizevim from inside the lab there was also a crash and some explosions.
"Please my Lord the lab will," "Did I ask you for your opinion servant," moments later the scientist was thrown through the wall.
The servant from the briefing room walks past the unconscious devil lying on the floor, and the servant walks inside.
There was a giant container with multiple tubes and wires connected to it.
Inside the large container was a child with raven-black hair, there was a breathing tube on the child's face supplying air.
There were also wires on the child's body getting the vitals, with a quick glance after walking in at the screen displaying the vitals, he wasn't surprised to see that there were no life signals on either of the monitors.
Rizevim was hunched over one of the screens typing up a storm trying to understand why the bodies kept dying, he created the perfect conditions for the child to grow but when it got to this stage it died.
"Sir," Rizevim turned around with a glare, "what is it now," "With all due respect maybe it is time to abandon this project."
They had run out of blood so they couldn't continue unless they could get more but they didn't have any means to acquire any so this was his last chance.
Rizevim turned to the tube, "Why won't you grow I have removed all impurities and created the perfect conditions for it to grow."
He walked toward the tube with a raised fist and struck it cracking the glass, small amounts of fluid sprayed out.
His aura then exploded as the scientist ran out of the lab, in a blind rage he began to destroy the lab by throwing explosion spells, smashing testing tubes and the computers.
After five minutes the lab was in ruins multiple computers were on fire, wires hung from the ceiling, and the test tube was cracked in half.
If by pure luck one wire remained attached to the child's right arm used to detect a pulse, as it lay unmoving still submerged in the remaining fluid.
A computer beeped grabbing Rizevim's attention he turned to the cracked computer that was hanging on by a cord, "what this," Rizevim crouched down in front of the computer with a puzzled look.
The monitor showed a faint heartbeat slowly growing stronger by the second, "Oh so you like being hurt is that right."
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