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M for mature topics. No children allowed. *
The Broken Boosted Gear
By Try Another Time
Issei was sleeping alongside Tiamat while she kept her arms around him. There were several bite marks around his neck and hers as well. Tiamat exploded after receiving the gift and there was no way of stopping her after that but they didn't cross the line. Once again, she held herself back and opted to demonstrate her feelings in a less erotic way at least when it came to a dragon.
They were in peace and they hoped to stay that way for the rest of the night but fate had other plans on the table for them.
A small magic circle began to appear next to Tiamat's head.
"Tiamat?" The voice of Ajuka was heard from the magic circle.
"…." Tiamat didn't react.
"Tia? I know you're there."
"….." Once again, the dragoness ignored the call.
"Tiamat, Great Dragon King, and famous Chaos Karma Dragon, please hear me out. I know you can hear me. I know it's late and is very possible that you're with him right now but I need you two to listen." Ajuka said.
"…. This better be good Ajuka or I'm going to burn your hair into ashes. I was having a good night and you just had to mess it up. I have a life outside of work!" Tiamat's eyes opened up and a burning rage was visible on them.
"I know and trust me I wouldn't be calling you if it wasn't important. Is he awake?" Ajuka asks.
"Dear, wake up. Ajuka seems to have an emergency." Tiamat pads his head.
The small form of Issei begins to react to her voice. His green draconic eyes look at her and then they turn towards the magic circle. "Please tell me that this is a joke."
"Is not a joke, Welsh Dragon. We have a situation in our hands. A devil just appeared on my doorstep and what she had on her hand was something I didn't expect to see ever again." Ajuka admits. His tone seems serious and concerned regarding the theme.
Issei sighs. "Give us 10 minutes and we will be there." The young boy covers his face and questions his alliances. Was this the future? Would he need to endure emergency calls at these times? Could he get a well-deserved break? He was a dragon, not a robot that works by using a power source.
"Bring Rael as well. We already called Azazel and Michael." Ajuka says before the call ends.
"Are you regretting forming an alliance with them?"
"Just a bit. I just hope it is nothing serious and that we can go back to sleep."
She hugs him to calm him down but he was far from the truth. It was going to be a long night for them.
Ten minutes after. The Four Great Satan's main base, conference room.
Once more they were reunited but this time, everyone was wearing less than appropriate clothes for such events. It seems that everyone was taken by surprise and even the seraphs from heaven didn't look happy about the fact that they were called in the middle of the night.
Issei who was sitting alongside Tiamat and Rael looks around the room before he speaks. "Can you please explain why we were called at this time?"
Ajuka takes a small chess piece out of his pajamas and puts it in the middle of the table. "As you all might know, I'm the creator of the evil pieces set. I'm the head developer and the person that knows all about them. As part of the alliance, I have given all of you the information regarding the creation of the pieces and the motives behind them. This is a normal pawn piece from my own personal set." Ajuka then takes out a second piece which is cracked and looks very different from the previous one. "This is a whole different affair. This is a king piece."
Everyone in the room looks at the piece with surprise and confusion.
Azazel is the first one to react. "Based on the information you provided us you said that those pieces were taken out of the original evil piece plan and you said that only two were ever created before deeming them too dangerous. You specify in the documentation that those two pieces were destroyed by your own hands and nobody else could ever make them."
"That is true but it seems that someone got their hands on the research information and created the pieces without my knowledge. It was a highly secured project and my research team has strict orders to never reveal those documents without my consent. My research team had 10 members including myself. One of those 9 other members went missing during the civil war. We found his arm but not the rest of his corpse so the only possible explanation is that- "
Ajuka is interrupted by Michael. "Someone either captured him and faked his death or he joined the enemy side."
Ajuka nods with visible regret. "We can't be sure but one of those can be the truth behind this whole mess." Ajuka takes out a few documents and gives them to everyone. "The devil in the document is called Cleria Belial. She was the previous devil in charge of Kuoh Town. She disappeared alongside her two peerage members almost three years ago after being involved in a troublesome affair with a member of the church."
"An affair with a human you say. It has to be the one regarding Masaomi Yaegaki. He was a member of the protestant church. We know that he was killed by his superiors after learning about the affair. The protestant church doesn't follow our orders nor do they show any interest in having any connection with supernatural beings. They believe in humans only and nothing else." Rael says.
"So, they are the extremists when it comes down to humans following the God of the Bible?" Tiamat asks.
"Almost all humans fear and dislike the supernatural. So, what happened to Cleria?" Shemhazai asks.
"We looked for any signs of her, the peerage, and the other pieces of her personal set. We can track any pieces down in most cases but when it came to her, we were unable to find her. After months of searching, we determined that she was gone or most possibly dead. An affair with a member of the church is not seen with good eyes by most of the devil society and even now that could lead to negative effects for anyone. Tonight, we found her alive but seriously injured at the doorstep of my own house. She had that piece on her hand and said only one thing before passing out "Great Royal Faction." She is getting treatment as we speak but I will need to have her transferred to your facilities Azazel." Ajuka says.
"Got it but I will need some of your resources. If her injuries are that severe the recovery process will be much harder and we need all the help we can get." Azazel explains.
"We'll give you whatever you might need. We need her alive and nobody should know that we found her." Serafall says. She was angry at the fact that once again someone within their ranks wanted to challenge their authority and do as they please.
"Shemhazai, please take care of that," Azazel says.
Shemhazai nods and gets up before following the guards.
"So, we have to deal with the Great Royal Faction? What information do we have regarding them?" Raphael asks.
"Back to the civil war once more. After the war, the anti-satan faction, our faction, broke down in two. We, the Four Great Satans, want to improve our faction as a whole. Throw away ideals and beliefs such as blood purity. Those who wanted to preserve those values formed the Great Royal Faction. We have a lot of problems with them. The Nebiros Clan was part of that faction and after we took them down the arguments increased. The alliance has made them even more afraid of us." Falbium explains.
"They also have control over the rating games as a whole. While Ajuka has control over the rules and judges, they make the matches and other things involving money or profit. But this can be the thing that takes us over the point of no return." Sirzechs says.
Issei keeps paying attention to all the things that they are saying and then he looks at the cracked king piece. "How strong can a devil become by using one of these pieces?"
"It varies but a normal devil can become an ultimate devil if they use the piece and endure the strain it puts the body through. It's a dangerous piece as a whole." Ajuka says. "It requires a whole different process for its creation."
"How many pieces can be created by using the method you developed?" Issei continues.
"Not many, I'll say that less than 15 pieces could have been created even if they find all the materials. The materials are the rarest and the process takes time. It Is a piece that goes beyond the rest. One king piece is stronger than a whole set of normal pieces. I have seen the effects of the piece and I tried them on myself once. All that power is too much and I even became afraid of losing control after using it. I destroyed the two that I created and hope to never see them ever again." Ajuka admits.
"A war would be the last thing we want at this point but it might be the only option. I recommend that you cancel the rating games for now and start asking questions to the girl. We might need to use this one piece to track the others down. You might also want to have your troops ready for any possible fight. Do not let them do as they want. I'm going to be ready to move whenever you are." Azazel says.
"We will do the same. You have our backs and we do yours as well." Uriel looks ready to join the fight as well.
Issei says nothing for a second before he uses one of his extra arms to grab the king piece. Once the piece is close to him, he begins to inspect it. His nose tracks the scent that surrounds the piece. His instincts kick into overdrive as he follows the track. "Leave this piece with me and I will find the others. The scent is weak but is pretty unique. Although the scent of Cleria is attached to it, the piece has a different scent like that of a treasure. You can look for a peaceful resolution but I can give you those pieces even faster than any other method."
Ajuka nods. "Track them down and bring anyone that knows about them if it is possible. I don't want any of those pieces in the hands of the enemy or even worse an idiot that doesn't understand the danger that comes with their use."
"I'll go with him. This is a problem of the Four Satans and if the Welsh Dragon is going to go around to take them by force I'm going to be there as our representative. One or two fights will do me good." Serafall says.
"Go ahead." Falbium looks completely fine with someone else doing the dirty job.
"Do what you need but don't destroy the place. We don't want a whole city of innocents involved in this." Sirzechs gives his approval.
"Well, that settles it. Let's start right now." Serafall stands up while wearing a pink nightgown.
"Let's get changed first. I don't think that these clothes will help us in our search." Tiamat says. She wasn't going to fly around the underworld while wearing a sleeping gown.
30 minutes later.
After getting changed and informing Raynare of what was happening, the group returned to the underworld alongside a very sleepy Kuroka.
"Kitty Cat, you didn't have to come with us. You can just sleep for the rest of the night like Asia and let us take care of the rest." Tiamat jokes around while Kuroka tries to stay awake.
"I will not stand around and let you have all the fun," Kuroka says before taking a sip of her drink. "I can deal with a few pure-blooded assholes with my own hands."
"I appreciate your support, Kuroka. You didn't need to come with us but if you truly want to come, I won't stop you." Issei says before he looks at the evil piece once more. "How can something so small be so dangerous?"
"That's why Ajuka fears them. He didn't expect that his creation would be so dangerous. It was the classic event in which an evil scientist creates something that even he fears." Serafall explains with a silly smile. She was wearing a black uniform that included a jacket, skirt, and shirt. The emblem of the Leviathan clan was visible in the back of the jacket.
"That's a quote from the human world, isn't it. The strongest female devil and head of the leviathan clan. I have heard about you for a long time and I didn't expect for you to be so well versed in human culture. Very curious to say the least." Rael admits.
Serafall locks eyes with her. "I wanted to meet you as well Rael, no better yet let's call you by your real name, Gabriel. The most beautiful woman in all of heaven and the second strongest seraph after Michael. You're very famous as well."
Serafall felt challenged by Rael while the seraph felt curious about the young devil. It was a one-sided rivalry, to say the least.
"Serafall, we need to move," Issei says before he focuses his attention on tracking the scent of the evil piece. "I can detect it from that direction." Issei points his finger towards the West.
Tiamat approaches him and takes the piece before doing the same. "The scent is also coming from the South. We have work to do."
The other members of the small group look at the pair with surprise and many questions.
"Is this normal for dragons?" Kuroka asks.
"It is. We search for treasures during our youths and an interesting scent can take us from one realm to a different one. If someone wants to hide from us it is better if they completely make themselves disappear or we can find them almost anywhere. The scent from the boosted gear is what allowed me to track most of the wielders back in the day. They needed to hide pretty well if they didn't want me to find them. Good old times." Tiamat says after remembering the struggles of chasing his mate around the human world.
"We need to move." Issei summons his wings and flies head-on into the night sky.
"Hey! Wait for us." Kuroka throws her drink into a trash can and flies after Issei alongside the rest.
"You are determined to take care of this right away, aren't you?" Serafall asks while following the Welsh Dragon.
"I was supposed to be sleeping alongside Tiamat. I had a pretty personal interaction with her and wanted to enjoy a peaceful night. I'm really angry right now and someone will likely die tonight." The swift tone changed in his voice told everyone what they already knew. A dragon doesn't like to be awakened once it has fallen asleep nor do they like to be interrupted during important moments.
Tiamat just points at the new accessory she was wearing on her wrist. She was smiling with joy while looking back at Kuroka.
Rael and Kuroka were still trying to figure out where it came from. They would surely ask once they went back to the human world.
The group increased their speed and before long they had left the city of Lilith and began to traverse the spacious sky of the Underworld. The night sky of the realm of the devils and fallen angels lacked a moon or the stars but its beauty was one that surpasses the sky of earth. Maybe it was due to the heavy accumulations of supernatural energies or thanks to the actions of the creators of this whole realm but one couldn't compare this sky to the one back on earth.
Yet even with all of that beauty, the group didn't have the chance to stop and enjoy it. They had a mission and their leader was determined to take care of it as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, the Belphegor household.
The night continues peacefully for the members of the Belphegor clan. The future was bright for the clan thanks to their heiress being the second-ranked devil within the rating games. Roygun was strong, sharp, and beautiful.
She was respected and thanks to her wise tactics she had won her place as the second strongest devil within the rating games. Win after win. Glory for her family and hefty monetary gain thanks to the position she had gained. Roygun couldn't wish for anything else except for the first place but she knew that she couldn't ever obtain that.
"All of this power is worthless against him and I know the game I have to play to keep my status," Roygun said to herself as she looked at herself in the mirror. Deep within her chest, the king piece was giving her massive amounts of demonic power but it all came with a price. She had limits in what she was capable of doing and the ones that gave her the piece informed her of the dangers that using the piece too much involved. She was always holding herself back due to the fear of losing control.
Yet, she loved rating games and winning too much to turn down such an opportunity. For an heiress of a clan, strength is the only thing that can give you freedom and as a girl, she knew that if she didn't show results, she would become someone's trophy wife.
That was the dark side of the devil society for those women born within noble families. Those that come from families that support the ideals of the past we're doomed to be married to other families if they couldn't demonstrate their value as an asset to the clan. Pure-blood ideals rule most of the families and even those such as the Gremory clan were forced by other clans to accept marriages for their weakest heiress in the past. Pureblood and the fear of extinction ruled their lives.
Roygun didn't want any of that and for that goal, she was determined to do whatever was necessary to keep her freedom and continue to enjoy the rating games she loved so much.
But tonight, all of that was about to come crashing down for the heiress of this clan.
Within a matter of seconds, a massive roar gained the attention of all of those present within the mansion. Those asleep woke up and ran outside alongside the rest of the devils present. The people within the land close to the mansion did the same as well.
Roygun began to walk towards her balcony until she saw his eyes.
His green draconic eyes were watching her from the sky. He was just a boy physically but she could tell he was far from being just a child.
Her legs began to shake after feeling all of his power.
"Roygun Belphegor, you look scared," Serafall said as she approached the lady of the Belphegor clan.
"Serafall-sama, we weren't expecting a visit from anyone. Could you tell me why you have come unannounced into our house alongside this small group?" Roygun tried to act normal but she was feeling even more scared than before after seeing how the child was getting closer to her.
Other devils from her clan tried to intervene by getting close to Roygun but Tiamat quickly shot all that down.
"If any of you tried to interfere just a little bit, I will burn all of you to ashes." Her voice was calm but everyone knew who she was and that fighting her was signing your life away.
Issei got closer to Roygun as well and began to sniff her. "You have the same scent."
"What scent?" Roygun asks.
"My dear Roygun, do you know anything about a king piece?" Serafall gets closer to her ear and asks the question.
Roygun begins to shake in complete fear. Her mind is running through all of the possibilities but she is stopped by his voice.
"You seemed not to know who I am but I can tell that you can feel all the power I hold. I can smell that piece right within your chest. I'll give you only one choice to come out of this alive. Surrender the piece willingly and come with us for questioning. If you try to face me you will die. If any of the people supporting you try to stop us, they'll die as well. Surrender willingly and accept what is coming to you. Those that are alive are the only ones that can get up once more, so don't throw your life away. Give up." Issei says before showing his piece to her. He is trying not to create a tragedy but if Roygun pulls the trigger, her fate will be sealed right there and then.
Roygun lets a tear-out and after not finding another way, she gives up. This was the hardest choice of her whole life but she was against the wall with no form of fighting back.
Her parents and peerage watch as she touches her chest before a king piece begins to come out. Everyone is amazed and many questions arise but nobody has the guts to interfere.
"Good choice. Roygun Belphegor, you're under arrest for the usage of illegal items within the rating games and other possible charges as well." Tiamat says before she summons a pair of demonic chains that she keeps with her for such occasions. Tiamat approaches the girl and tightens the chains around her body.
"Roygun what have you done?" Her father asks from a different balcony. "How could you do something like this!"
The girl is unable to reply. The tears are still running down her cheeks and as a wise player she knew that she was done. No way of escaping and avoiding what was coming. She couldn't endanger her family, her clan, and her peerage. She needed to accept her fate.
Her peerage looks completely devastated as well. They seemed completely oblivious to the existence of the king piece.
"If any of you need more information regarding this whole mess you should go to Lilith and ask Ajuka Beelzebub for more information," Serafall says.
Some devils are also shocked by Ajuka's new last name. They knew it was going to happen at one point but to hear it now was unexpected.
"Let us go. This is going to be a long night for all of us." Issei says before putting both pieces away.
The group departs and leaves the Belphegor clan in shambles regarding their future.
Not too long after, Abaddon Household.
While those in the Belphegor clan were trying to rest and enjoy peace, the Abaddon clan was a whole different affair. They were having a party.
Wine and food were being passed around while the music was as loud as possible.
Bedeze Abaddon was in the middle of all of this alongside the members of his peerage.
The blond pure blood devil was having the time of his life. Being the third-ranked devil within the games wasn't the greatest thing but for someone that only saw the games as a form of entertainment. He liked the profit and the glory but he wasn't focused on pushing himself to become better and climb even higher.
No, for Bedeze there was no need for training or improving his skills. His peerage was strong and they followed all of his orders but his secret treasure was more than enough to keep his rank within the games.
While Roygun loved the rating games with all of her heart, Bedeze only saw them as a game for nobles to pass the time. A way of betting money, of getting benefits, a pleasure that only pure-blooded devils should enjoy.
"Raise your drinks, my fellow pure-blooded brothers," Bedeze says as he raises his drink. "This is a great life for us, the top of devil society. All the glory is to us and the future is ours to enjoy. For the Great King Faction!"
Everyone replies the same and the party continues until the roar is heard by everyone within the party.
The music stops and everyone stops and looks into the sky.
"Who dares to interrupt into the territory of the Abaddon clan?" Screams Bedeze.
"That would be us," Serafall says as she and her small group descend into the ground. "I see that you're enjoying the high life Bedeze. Nice wine, great food, and beautiful women to keep you entertained for the night."
"Serafall Leviathan." Bedeze looks at the group and then his eyes shoot wide open after seeing Roygun in chains. "Could you give me an explanation as to why all of you have the audacity of interfering with the affairs of my clan?" He says while trying to figure out what is going on.
"So that's what you want to do." Serafall looks at the rest of her group.
"He doesn't seem to know why we are here," Rael says while analyzing her surroundings. She keeps finding new things regarding devils and their society thanks to her time alongside Issei.
"Issei, I think it is up to you to make him realize why we're here," Kuroka says. She looks at all of those present and prepares herself for the worst.
"Don't try anything funny, Roygun We will protect you but you have to follow our orders." Tiamat says as she holds the prisoner in place.
Roygun nods while holding her tears back.
Issei walks past Serafall and approaches Bedeze. "You too have the scent of the piece. I will offer you only one chance to surrender the piece that you hold within your chest and for you to follow us back to Lilith. I don't know if the alcohol running through your system is blocking your senses but I can tell you that resisting and attacking any of us will end badly for you. Surrender the piece and follow us or face the consequences."
Bedeze laughs as he looks at Issei. "Nice suit for a child. Those eyes are sharp but I can tell that you're just a boy that is past his bedtime. Go back to where you came from, boy. I don't know anything about a piece or whatever stupid thing you're talking about." Bedeze completely ignores Issei's words and the massive amount of power that Issei is releasing.
Some people are shaking in fear while others are trying to find a way in which to escape this whole situation.
"Dear, I don't think he got the message," Tiamat says. "Maybe he is that stupid after all?"
"Bedeze you're a fucking idiot. He is going to kill you. Just give him the piece and do as he says." Roygun thinks.
Issei sighs and then he takes out one of the pieces. "Once more, give me the king piece or suffer the consequences. I'm not joking around and if you act like an idiot, I will make you regret everything you have said."
Bedeze laughs it off even after seeing the piece. "My fellow pure-blooded brothers, come here for a second." Bedeze calls his peerage. The group of men follow his orders and join their king. "This little, tiny boy is trying to tell me what to do. It seems you know some secrets boy but I won't give in. Get ready because you're about to taste some of my power." Bedeze creates a black hole that starts to suck the air around Issei. The black sphere starts to gain size and before long it surrounds the body of Issei.
The girls want to move but they know that he was more than capable of taking care of this with no need for intervention of any kind.
Within the deepness of the attack, a voice is heard. "Formless style: Fake technique number two, Myriad of Blades." Issei's left hand holds Excalibur Ruler before he cuts the attack into millions of pieces. "On your knees!" He stabs the sword onto the floor and then activates the power of the sword which forces his will onto everyone present within the area. A massive amount of draconic energy mixes with the sword and before long a wave of energy makes that everyone within the area fall to their knees except for those following Issei. Even Roygun is affected by the will of the Welsh Dragon.
Bedeze and his whole peerage are taken by surprise. The men look up and see the image of a true monster right in front of them. His eyes shine with anger and his sword seems ready to be used to cut a few heads.
"I gave you a chance and you chose to attack me. Give me the king piece right now before I cut your damn head off."
Bedeze is completely scared right now. His body is no longer obeying him and his hand starts to move. Before long, his right hand is offering the piece to Issei.
"Was it that hard? Couldn't you just surrender the stupid piece? Are you def or the alcohol is blocking your sense of common survival instinct?" Issei takes the piece and puts it away.
Bedeze looks more closely and realizes the identity of the boy in front of him. "That power, I know who you are. You're that damn monster. The Welsh Dragon! Serafall you bitch. You and your stupid groups of allies have sold your souls to this monster. First was that blue reptilian whore and now you have the guts of joining the beast that can destroy our society!" Bedeze says.
"Maybe we have but I prefer having an ally like him than having devils such as yourself within my ranks. I don't care about your opinion Bedeze. I know what I'm doing and I will continue to do it for the sake of our future." Serafall admits.
"You bi- " Bedeze never gets to finish.
A hand has pierced his chest and now is holding his heart with its sharp claws.
"I wasn't done talking, you piece of shit. You do have excrement instead of a functional brain. Not only do you attack me and offend me. You also have the balls to offend my bride and call my ally a bitch? You do deserve this." Issei pulls out Bedeze's heart.
The pure-blooded devil looks in horror as his heart is still beating right in front of him.
The girls just hold their breaths and watch the whole exchange with a mixture of emotions. He was not a normal child and once again he was showing how far he was willing to go if someone pulled the trigger. He was the same dragon that could easily begin to attack if he didn't listen to reason.
"You knew what I could do and you should have kept your mouth under wraps as soon as I appeared in front of you. I gave you a chance and you threw it away. I'm the Welsh Dragon and not just a child you can disrespect whenever you feel like it. Now pay the price." Issei crushes the heart with ease. Blood splashes into the floor and even reaches his face.
The devils' present watch in a complete panic as the bright star of the Abaddon Clan has been practically one-shot by the famous being that was feared since immemorial times. Bedeze bleeds out pretty quickly and before long, his lifeless body falls to the floor not ever getting the chance to fight back.
"We have nothing left in this place. I will tell all of you this right now: if any of you tries to get revenge, I will eliminate you without a single drop of mercy. Don't try your luck against me and learn from his mistake. Let's go." Issei spreads his wings once more and flies away into the night sky alongside the other members of his small group.
Once Issei and the rest were gone, the members of the Abaddon clan started to regain control over their bodies. Nobody could believe what they just saw and the parents of Bedeze were the ones suffering the most at the moment.
"Bedeze! My dear boy." His mother was laying on her knees as she called his name.
Bedeze wasn't the head of the clan nor was he the heir but his position was crucial to the clan and now he was gone. Dark times awaited the clan.
Meanwhile, Issei and the rest.
"So that's the power of the Welsh Dragon?" Serafall flew beside Issei. "Where did you learn to do that?"
"The sword is the one that does that. Excalibur Ruler has that ability and my power allows me to use it. I have read about the legends regarding King Arthur and how he made whole armies his subjects after using the holy sword's power. One of the previous boosted gear users even met him back in the day so I know how dangerous the sword is. Ruler is a dangerous weapon and I prefer having it in my hands and not having it used against me." Issei explains.
Serafall pays close attention before she replies. "I truly meant what I said back there. I appreciate your cooperation with us and the fact that you haven't attacked us since you came into the underworld. Legends talk about your lack of mercy and approachability back in the day."
"I won't betray the alliance as long as every side holds their end of the agreement. I will help and protect all of you but I also expect the same. As long as you have my back, you will have my support and friendship if that is what you want, Serafall."
The strongest female devil smiles and giggles like a teenager. "Thanks, and I will support you with all my heart as long as you support me with yours. Also, such strong words from such a strong male can be dangerous Mr. Welsh Dragon. Any girl will fall for you if you keep that cute appearance and continue to show such a cool side. I couldn't keep my eyes away from you since you took charge of the whole ordeal." Serafall gets even closer to Issei. "Maybe I'll even try to get closer to you as well. What do you say?"
"…" Issei says nothing and continues to fly towards Lilith. He couldn't smell any more king pieces but once one showed up, he was ready to retrieve it from whoever was keeping it.
Tiamat gets closer to Serafall. "Sera-chan don't try anything funny with my mate. If you want a chance with him, you need to go back into the line and wait for your turn." She points her finger towards the back.
Serafall looks at Kuroka who is watching her with sharp eyes.
"Oh." Serafall looks back at Tiamat. "I guess I'm going to have to wait but I will get my chance." She could have been lying about it or maybe she was being serious but nobody could truly say what was going on inside her mind.
Tiamat sighs. "This is just the beginning of my problems. Stupid male dragon syndrome."
While the girls continued to fly and chat, Roygun said nothing and kept thinking about what was going to happen to her. She was in deep trouble and there was no way out for her. She couldn't hope to escape this whole mess without some kind of punishment. "Father is going to take my peerage away for sure or maybe Ajuka will do it. I'm fucking done!"
She couldn't expect what her future was going to be like from now on nor could she expect the bloodbath that was about to take place within the territories under the control of the devils.
In Grigori.
Shemhazai and his team were already using all of their resources to save Cleria's life. The poor girl was in shambles, with several scars, injuries that were left untreated for two long years (almost three), a missing arm and her wings were in a horrible state. She was truly more dead than alive but somehow she keeps fighting against death itself.
"I got to give it to her. She is strong and full of determination. I can barely believe that one devil was capable of surviving like this for all of this time. Call it fate or great luck but you can thank the Welsh Dragon for being the one that led to the alliance. I doubt that any other faction except for us can even help you to recover." Shemhazai says as he signs the orders for his team. "The devils are going to supply us with whatever we may need. Start the process. We're going to save this devil's life no matter what."
Thus began a serious procedure that would change Cleria's life. She had missed many things but her reappearance had come at a great time and yet she still had to survive to deal with one serious problem awaiting her back home.
*Author's notes: Thus begins the new arc. This will be one with a lot of blood on the side of those that opposed the alliance. I choose to make the king pieces into something more troublesome than their canon counterpart. On another note, I have been working on the other stories so those who are waiting for those new chapters can relax just a bit. I have been busy and after the death of Kentaro Miura, I can assure all of you that I won't leave any of my stories without a conclusion. Berserk is a story very special to me and is one of the greatest things I have ever experienced in my life. I respect his cruelty, the harshness that the whole manga told through every single one of its pages, and the few happy moments that we got in this long journey alongside Miura. I can only dream of achieving something similar and I sincerely thank Miura for giving us something like Berserk. Sleep peacefully Kentaro, I will always dream about what could have been and the great moments you gave us through the years. Some reviews said that this story was too edgy but I want to assure all of you that it has a meaning. I don't want characters to just ignore their past or their pain. Losing your parents due to the power you hold is something that leaves a deep mark within someone and Issei is dealing with that although he doesn't show it. So, remember that. Anyway, enjoy the chapter and expect more on a different date."