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M for mature topics. No children allowed. *
The Broken Boosted Gear
By Try Another Time
Roygun was chained to a chair which was set inside a secured room. A small light and one door, grey walls, and magic circles were set in place to prevent her escape. She was completely screwed and without any options available for her.
"Are they going to kill me? Or maybe they will torture me for any kind of information?" Many ideas and possible scenarios began to form inside of her mind until the sound of the door grabbed her attention.
The door opened and three figures came into the room. Ajuka was the first one she was able to recognize, then was Issei and finally Rael. Roygun was completely scared about Issei and her whole body began to shake just by being in his presence.
"Are you sure you can make her talk?" Ajuka asks as he looks at Roygun.
"I collected two king pieces in one night. I have done many things that no other being has ever done with this small body of mine. This is not impossible, especially if I use this." Issei says as he lifts Excalibur Ruler. "Any objections Rael?"
"As long as it is being used for a good purpose I won't interfere," Rael admits.
"Go ahead," Ajuka says.
Issei nods and steps forward.
Roygun begins to shake even more.
"Hey, don't worry. I won't kill you but I need to get all the information that you have. I can ask you all the questions but I have no assurance that you won't lie to me." Issei says.
"I won't. I'll give you anything in exchange for my safety. Please, don't hurt me." Roygun says.
Issei says nothing and just charges the sword once more with his power before he stabs the chest of Roygun.
The sword pierces her chest but there is no blood nor pain. Roygun looks at the sword for a moment in surprise before her mind and body are completely controlled by the power of Excalibur Ruler. The energy of the sword invades her whole body and begins to manipulate her with ease.
"What's your name?" Issei asks.
"Roygun Belphegor." Roygun says.
Issei looks back at Ajuka. "See?"
"Continue," Ajuka says.
"Roygun, how many years has it been since you got that king piece?"
"Almost right after the civil war. At the time I had almost 16 years of experience from participating in the rating games." Roygun says.
"16 years, that's a long time. Why did you accept the piece? And who gave it to you?" Issei asks.
"The Great Royal Faction gave it to me. They approached me after I had lost another one of my games. I was a good competitor and my peerage is great but I couldn't get into the top ten like others. My powers are not that great against devils that are stronger than me. I love rating games and they were the only way in which I could prove myself to the rest of the clan. If I wanted the place as the head of the clan and the freedom to choose my own path I needed to win and that made me take the easiest path to the top ten. A member of the Great Royal Faction approached me and after many discussions, I gave in." Roygun explains.
"The easiest path to glory? Seems like the devils of the noble families have it much harder than what we believed." Rael admits.
"It has been that way for a long time. You either show your value, get banished, or become another puppet for the old heads in charge. Not everyone can be a genius and create the evil pieces as I did nor can they become one of the strongest devils like Sirzechs. The clans have money, status, and a lot of things but being born into one doesn't mean that it comes without its hardships. Ask her about Cleria Belial and what happened to her." Ajuka says.
Issei nods. "Tell me everything you know about Cleria Belial and what took place in the past."
"Cleria Belial was the cousin of the first ranked devil on the rating games. She learned too much about the Great Royal Faction and the king pieces. The heads of the faction were angry at the fact that someone got too much information regarding their plans and actions behind the scenes. She even found a way of obtaining a piece so the heads decided to eliminate her before she revealed the truth. Her aunt and uncle are part of the faction but her aunt was the only one aware of the decision of killing her. She helped Bedeze to kill her while the rest of the faction spread information regarding her affair with the exorcist and took care of the rest. That's all I know." Roygun admits.
"Bedeze? Seems like that idiot had more to do with this whole thing but he's dead so we can't ask him about this," Issei says.
"You said that you crushed his heart?" Ajuka asks.
"He did. No compassion was shown to that devil." Rael says in a calm tone. She was used to these situations since the human world had many atrocities that took place all the time. Being an angel was not easy, especially when humans were free to do as they pleased.
Issei continues to focus his attention on Roygun. "Is the first ranked devil aware of all of this?"
"No, Diehauser Belial is not a member of the Great Royal Faction. The heads have tried to bring him in for a long time but he denies any invitations from them. Yet he still is a crucial pawn for the faction." Roygun says.
"Explain yourself," Issei says.
"Diehauser is the first ranked devil within the games and an example of what a pure-blooded is capable of. He has climbed to the top with his own hands and has gained glory but his current state is not only thanks to that. Once he became the top devil, the faction has manipulated the games to make sure that nobody takes him down. His parents asked the faction for help to protect their child and the faction was more than willing to keep the status quo especially after Tannin and Rudiger Rosenkreutz who are reincarnated devils climbed their way into the top. He is a pawn without knowing it." Roygun says.
Ajuka sighs. "I'm going to kill all of them."
"Let's get all the information we can from her," Issei says before they continue.
Meanwhile, outside of the room.
The rest of the girls and the other members of the Four Great Satans kept watching the whole thing in a different room.
"That's a lot of behind-the-scenes work." Kuroka seems completely amazed after hearing all this stuff.
"They fear change and ignore the worth of other devils. It Is pure-blood this and pure-blood that." Serafall's tone was angrier than the rest.
"Ajuka may get to them before any of us. He cares a lot about the games and the devil pieces. He has no sons or daughters, so the games fill that spot at least for now." Tiamat explains.
"They are surely going to attack us after all of this. They will try to hide the information but they are surely feeling scared right now." Sirzechs looks at the two pieces in the middle of the table. "A scared animal is more dangerous than one that is in peace. They know that we have them now and if they try to hide and lie about it, we have ways to prove them wrong. We are going to win this either through peace or violence."
The conflict was inevitable.
In another place of the Underworld.
The members of the Great Royal Faction continue to argue and discuss the whole thing they had on their hands. One of their members was killed in cold blood by the Welsh Dragon who is an ally of their adversaries, they also heard about the whole affair with the king pieces.
"They were supposed to be a secret!"
"How did they find out about them?"
"They killed my cousin! I want vengeance."
"This is bad. We can't let them get away with all of this."
The discussions continued while one single being sat down in silence as he watched the king piece on his hand. His name was Zekram Bael, the founder and first head of the Bael clan. One of the oldest devils around and one of the most respected. He had seen many generations of devils come and go but he was still one of the strongest devils around.
He fought in the civil war against the Old Satan Faction although he still put the four original satans and their ideals above everything else. He fought against their descendants because he felt that they had lost their way and were incapable of achieving the goals of the original's satans. Even now he supported those that were long gone from this world. Their ideals of blood purity and world domination were still alive with him which led to him creating the Great Royal Faction as a way of preserving those values until the day that the devils were capable of achieving those same goals.
"The group of Sirzechs is gaining power as we discuss and scream at each other. The Welsh Dragon, the seraphs, and even the fallen angels. I don't know how or why they have gained such allies in such a short time but I'm not going to back down. Our society will not become a chess piece for other factions to use as they please. We will regain control over our faction." Zekram stands up and looks at the current head of the Bael clan. "Boy, prepare the troops. It's time for us to end this affair with the traitors. We're going to take over."
The current head of the clan nods and shows complete devotion to his ancestor.
It was time to go to war.
Back with Issei.
"I think that's it. She knew many things but I think that she can't offer us anything else." Issei says.
Roygun had spilled all of the beans to them. Plans, members, lab ubications, and many other things were now known to them thanks to Roygun.
"Indeed. She has been useful but she is in serious problems. Her clan is one of our supporters and I don't think she is going to be safe from the backlash that is coming. I will revoke her right to participate in the rating games and her peerage will get dissolved. I won't allow someone like her to ever hold the title of king." Ajuka says.
"You're really angry. Does it have to do with the king piece?" Rael asks.
"She was putting herself, her peerage, and every single adversary she was facing in danger. The king piece is not a toy and if she went out of control, I can't even begin to describe what the aftermath would look like." Ajuka was not joking around and he looked more determined to regain full control over the evil pieces as a whole. Not more joking around with his creation.
"Do you want me to kill her?" Issei asks.
"No. Her parents will come for her and we need her alive but I will have her in chains until her fate is decided." Ajuka says as he looks at the girl.
Issei says nothing and looks at the girl who is completely under his control. "Rael I'm going to try one last thing. I wanna see how far the power of Excalibur Ruler goes. Can you look the other way?"
"If your actions are for the sake of the alliance, I can ignore this," Rael says. She was curious and since her brothers couldn't see what she was doing right now, she was going to allow whatever Issei was about to do.
"Good." Issei holds the sword and looks into the eyes of Roygun. "This is my last order to you. An order you will follow for the rest of your life and that will take priority over anything else. You can't attack, betray, or do anything that can oppose the alliance which includes the Seraphs, Grigori, the four great satans, and the group of the Welsh dragon. Your loyalty will always align with alliance even if it goes against your clan's welfare. Understood?"
"Yes, my master," Roygun says. The power of the sword rewrites her mind and soul. That order becomes a law more important to her than her own life.
"Let's see if it really works." Issei pulls the sword out and awaits her reaction.
Roygun regains control over her mind and body but she doesn't react for a few seconds. "What did you do to me? Why do I feel so weird?"
Ajuka and Rael look at the girl with curiosity.
"Tell me, what are you feeling?" Issei asks.
"I feel ashamed. What did you do to me, my lord?" Roygun asks before she realizes how she talks to Issei. "Why do I feel so ashamed towards you and them? My lord, what have you done to me? Why do I want to cry?" The girl begins to cry after she feels the whole weight of her previous actions.
"It seems to be working although I'm not too sure about the limits of this power or the side effects it might have," Issei says as he puts the sword away.
"Truly a dangerous one. Not even a slave mark is capable of these effects. Be careful about the use of that sword." Ajuka recommends.
"He will. I'm not going to allow him to use that power for mischievous actions." Rael argues.
"I won't. If I wanted puppets that followed my every desire, I would have become something similar to any other bastard with a taste for slaves. I'm not that. I want allies, not puppets that can't have their own opinions." Issei admits.
"My lord, what should I do?" Roygun asks.
"Don't ask me. I'm not your lord and you have a lot of things to answer for. Just face your future and don't back down. Have the guts to face the consequences of your actions." Issei gets up and turns away from Roygun.
He had other things to take care of and Roygun had to deal with the consequences of her actions on her own.
A few moments later.
With Roygun out of the way, the group needed to discuss how to deal with their adversaries.
"So, what could we expect from the Great Royal Faction? Are we talking about an army of thousands or a few hundredths?" Kuroka begins.
"If they do take the physical option, we can look for a few hundredths pure-blooded devils and their followers. I said that is around 700 members or so as a maximum. We don't have the same numbers as in the past and not that many devils are capable of fighting at this moment." Sirzechs explains. "Based on what we got from Roygun, they have more than us the Great Four Satans and many of those members are also veterans from the civil war."
"There is also Zekram Bael who is the founder of the Bael clan. He is powerful and his power of destruction is just as strong as Sirzechs. We are looking into a lot of collateral damage if they attack the city. We need to prevent that from happening." Ajuka says.
"So, the old fart is still alive. Leave him to me and take care of the rest. I expected more from someone that has survived for so long. He should have changed after seeing so much in all of these centuries. The old satans died in vain for their goals during the great war and like the rest of factions the remaining devils had to suffer the consequences." Ddraig takes over and leads the conversation. As someone that had fought the first generations of devils, he expected more from their descendants and those that had survived for so long.
"Don't get your hopes up. Zekram is an old dog who will never let go of his past. He even asked my family for an arranged marriage between me and the current head of the Bael clan before the war began. His reason can be summarized as the following: Two pure-blooded devils such as your daughter and the boy will give birth to some of the strongest devils." Serafall says as she forms fists. "I denied that proposal as soon as I heard about it."
The rest of the girls watch as Serafall punches the table. A few cracks appear around the impact area.
"He is an old man that won't move on and we know it. You can try to talk to him but it won't do any good in the end." Falbium says in a sleepy tone. "Sirzechs we both know that at some point this conflict was going to take place. We can't turn back and we promise to continue on no matter what. We started a war against the old heads and won, now we need to reaffirm our position as the heads of the faction. We have to eliminate anything that opposes us."
"I know. Once again devil blood will stain the underworld." Sirzechs looks at the Welsh Dragon. "I ask that you help us to protect this city and eliminate our enemies if they try to attack us."
"Leave it to me and keep showing me what you're willing to do for the sake of the future," Ddraig says.
Before anyone can say another thing, Tiamat and Ddraig react to the particular scent of the king pieces.
"That scent, that's at least 12 more king pieces. The scent is becoming much stronger. That has to be them." Tiamat says as she stands up.
Ddraig stands up as well. "Let's meet them and see what they are going to do. Will it be blood or peace?" The Welsh Dragon gets ready for a new conflict.
In the sky on top of the city of Lilith.
A group of at least 700 pureblooded devils led by Zekram Bael and the current Lord Bael awaited the appearance of their adversaries. They were armed and ready for anything or that's what they wanted to believe.
Before long, a group of at least 400 devils under the orders of the Four Great Satans flew into the sky while being led by their leaders. Alongside this group were Issei, Kuroka, Tiamat, and Rael.
The two groups stood in front of each other. Each one was ready to attack as soon as their leaders gave the order. They were devils but both followed different ideologies and leaders. Both had their own views on how the faction should be led and now under the night sky, they were going to end this whole situation.
"Zekram," Sirzechs said.
"Sirzechs. Once we fought alongside each other. We helped each other to overcome our adversaries." Zekram said.
"We did. We united under one goal and separated after the task was done. Now we face each other. This doesn't have to end in a tragedy. Give up and surrender the king pieces. We can discuss the rest of the crimes connected to your faction in a peaceful manner but those pieces and anything involving their development needs to be surrendered to us right now." Sirzechs says.
Zekram sighs. "You have grown a complex over the years, Sirzechs. You may be strong as a descendant of my own blood but you need to understand that I won't bend the knee towards someone such as yourself. My only leaders were the True Satans and you're not one of them. Give up Sirzechs and allow me to lead the faction like I was supposed to do. We will achieve the goals of the True Satans." Zekram releases his power and the devils under the opposite side feel his power.
"You're insane. You're using one of the pieces! You don't care about the side effects." Tiamat says.
"And I will not stop until I achieve victory. Ajuka, I thank you for developing such an amazing artifact but I won't be like you. I won't fear this power and I will use it to conquer the rest of the world." Zekram says in a cold tone.
The rest of the king piece users release their powers as well. Each one was either the head of a clan or an important member of their respective clans.
Ajuka shakes his head. "I will kill every single devil involved in the development of those pieces. Bartolomeu, if you're hiding within this group, you better hope that I don't get my hands on you." Ajuka looks around until his eyes fall on the shape of a young devil with purple hair and a monocle on his right eye.
Bartolomeu is smiling as his eyes connect with Ajuka.
"So, this is it, Zekram. You're determined to go all the way?" Sirzechs releases his power as well which matches that of Zekram. "Then allow me to show you what you're about to face."
A magic circle appears next to Sirzechs face.
"We're here." The voices of Azazel and Michael are heard.
A group of 400 angels appears on the right side of the devils following the great satans.
Another group of 400 fallen angels and other supernatural creatures appears on the other side.
Michael, Raphael, and Uriel were ready to fight. A small magic circle appears next to Rael.
"Gabriel, go all out for this once," Michael says to his sister.
Rael nods and transforms into her real form. The eyes of many males around the area turn towards her and more than one starts to bleed after seeing her beauty.
"Ready for battle." The voice of Gabriel turns cold and serious.
"You never change, my dear younger sister." Azazel smiles before he spreads his wings as well. "Vali stay close to me at all times. Daddy doesn't want you to get hurt."
Vali who was standing alongside Azazel looks around the battlefield with visible anxiousness. Shemhazai puts his hand on top of her head. "You're going to be fine. Just remember your lessons and keep your eyes open at all times."
Vali looks at her second "mom" and nods before she summons all of her ten devil wings. Then she summons her sacred gear and prepares for battle. The girl was determined to prove that she was capable of helping her family.
Not too far from her, a group going by the name of Slash/Dog smiles at the sight of the small Vali showing such determination. The group smiles before they take their stances and prepared themselves for a fight.
Zekram looks around and is in shock after seeing Vali. "That girl. She's a Lucifer Why is she with Grigori? Is that the Divine Dividing?" Then he looks around and sees many individuals that were far from small fries. Veteran angels and Fallen angels. Seraphs, sacred gear users, and above the rest, one boy watching him without breaking eye contact.
"Welsh Dragon." Zekram recognizes the eyes and the aura surrounding Issei.
"You haven't changed at all even after so many centuries. The old heads died, many pantheons disappeared from this world and you still follow that worthless path. Even I changed and you haven't moved on. I'll give you one piece of advice for the sake of your own future: give up and prevent this massacre." Issei says.
Zekram watches as Issei releases his power which outshines his and Sirzechs. Zekram's mind remembers the war and the experiences he survived. His mind focuses on one point, the memory of the Welsh and Vanishing dragon cutting through his troops with ease even when they were injured. So many deaths, so many allies lost, and once more that same beast stood in front of him once more. His heartbeat increased and his body told him to surrender but his mind had other plans. "I won't back down. I won't let go of their legacy. I will face you and all of them head-on."
"Then show me what you can do," Issei says before his body transforms. His energy stands out like an undying flame pillar that everyone notices. Each side is conscious of his presence. Those on his side feel relieved while those on the other side are shaking in fear.
Zekram pushes his fear away and throws the first attack. A ball of destructive power is shot against Sirzechs but Issei reacts and crushes the attack with his hand.
"Wrong choice." Issei cuts the distance between him and Zekram before he punches him right in the face.
The body of Zekram flies at a very high speed away from the battlefield and into the floor of an uninhabited area.
"Take care of the rest." Issei flies away at a high speed leaving both sides of the conflict in shock for a few seconds.
Sirzechs smiles and cracks his knuckles. "Who's next?"
Meanwhile, Zekram.
The old devil begins to stand up. His face feels weird for a second before he notices the blood that is dripping from his left side.
"How is this possible?" Zekram asks himself.
"You're telling me that you forgot? Did you truly forget what it took to bring me down during that war? I'm not an adversary that you can defeat."
The devil turns around and looks at the shape of the armored boy. "Ddraig!" He tries to attack Issei once again but the boy catches his hand and breaks the magic circles that Zekram was creating with his extra set of arms.
"I was sealed inside the boosted gear for many centuries. I have seen many things and fought alongside many users. I saw a lot and learned many things thanks to that. I lost my life once due to my own stupidity. I have learned from my past and decided to change myself but you who had the chance to move on without needing to go through all that has decided to ignore the opportunity that was given to you." Issei punches Zekram once more but this time he holds him in place with his other hand.
"The god of the Bible died, pantheons disappeared, millions died, and yet you keep talking about world domination. Do you think that the other pantheons are going to stay quiet and allow that?" Issei delivers a knee kick right into the stomach of the devil.
"Do you really believe that devils can control everything? Are you forgetting the war? How many beings died? Do you want a continuation of all that inferno?" The boy continues to deliver a series of physical attacks against the devil who is incapable of reacting.
"Nobody can rule the world nor can they conquer the rest of the supernatural factions. Not even I can do that. The time for coexistence is now and if you are going to oppose that peace, I will crush you. I will not allow my family to grow in a world consumed by war. I choose a future in which no child of mine needs to grow without me or my brides. I will become the most feared beast for the sake of that future and anyone that opposes that future will suffer the consequences."
Zekram hears his words and clenches his teeth before he fights back. The devil endures the pain and charges his fists with destructive energy before punching Issei's head with his left hand. "A future like that is a lie. There will always be someone looking to destroy us. We can't coexist with the rest. The angels will betray your trust, the fallen angels will always be rats that only look out for themselves. The other pantheons only wish for their own success and humans are worthless creatures that can't control their own destructive tendencies!"
Zekram frees his other hand and continues to attack. "Peace? That is a lie. True peace only exists when you make sure that the rest submits to you. You're a beast that has grown strong thanks to all of that chaos. You will never survive in a world full of peace. You're a monster that only knows how to destroy."
Zekram's attacks continue to make contact with Issei but the boy is not receiving damage. Zekram creates multiple spheres made out of destructive energy but Issei has had enough. Issei creates several flame soldiers which eliminate the spheres with their flaming spears. The same soldiers began to surround the old devil as they awaited their orders. "Who are you to choose my fate? What do you know about me? You are just an old man that hasn't let go of his fears, insecurities, and that is not willing to allow the new generations to forge a new path doesn't have the right to tell me what is possible or not. The alliance that I formed with them is still young but it's proof of what the future holds for us. Problems may arise in the near future but I have hope that the alliance will overcome them. I saw how a fallen angel willingly offered his life in exchange for the security of his whole faction. I saw how a group of holy brats took the first steps towards surpassing their creator for the sake of humans. I saw how Sirzechs grew from a brat that didn't have the balls to oppose the old satans into a devil capable of leading devils into a new era. You're the only one that hasn't moved on. Give up Zekram, accept the end of your past and move on or die by my hand."
Zekram lays on his knees. He is surrounded and he lacks the power to defeat Issei but his will is unbreakable. His chest begins to hurt as the true potential of the king piece arises. "I won't give up. I will fight until the end, Ddraig. You and I are relics of the past but I won't die in this place. I will send you back to nothingness. The Devils will become the leading faction and everyone will fall under our power." He stands up and charges up for his last stand.
*It has to be this way (200% American Mix)*
"Let's finish this, you old bastard," Issei says before they exchanged fists.
Back in the area above Lilith.
The bloodbath had begun and although the enemies of the alliance had several king pieces users amongst their ranks, they couldn't surpass the power of veterans such as Azazel and Michael or even Sirzechs.
"Is this what you wanted Lord Bael? More devil blood staining the ground of our land?" Sirzechs asks while he faces the current lord of the Bael clan.
"You are an idealistic piece of crap that will never understand the vision of our ancestors. We, devils, need to reign supreme above the rest if we want to survive. Lord Lucifer knew that the God of the Bible and the rest of the pantheons were going to come for us at some point. He was the first devil, our god, and creator knew what needed to be done for the sake of our future. We need to throw the first rock before someone else does it. Only us pure-blooded devils can achieve that dream." Lord Bael uses the power of his own king piece to match the tremendous amount of power that Sirzechs holds. As descendants of Zekram, they had the same power of destruction but there was a major difference between them.
Sirzechs has taken that power to a whole new stage.
Sirzechs focuses his power into his fists and grabs the left hand of his adversary. "That stupid fear of others is what led our faction to this stage. World domination, defeating the other factions, blood purity, all of those things is what makes us weak and I won't allow my unborn child to be raised in that kind of world. I fought a war to end all of that and if you are the last obstacle in my way, I will eliminate you." The power of destruction starts to devour the hand of Lord Bael. Several cracks begin to appear around his arm as the damage begins to spread.
The current head of the clan reacts by cutting his own arm off with his remaining one. He backs away and creates several magic circles. "I will take you down!"
"Try your best, Lord Bael." Sirzechs creates his own magic circles before the attacks clash against each other.
While that is happening, Kuroka is fighting alongside Tiamat, Gabriel, and Serafall. Their small group was dealing with 4 users of the king pieces and several of their followers.
"This brings back memories from the civil war," Tiamat says as she crushes the head of one of the devils and moves in to attack one of the king users.
"Devils fighting against devils because of different goals?" Gabriel asks while she creates several blades made out of holy energy which slash her enemies into pieces.
"Exactly but in this case, we're also missing a few demonic creatures and massive attacks that can destroy whole cities. By the way, Serafall shouldn't you call Behemoth? He could be of great help right now." Tiamat evades his attacks and then pierces the chest of the king piece user with her claws before she extracts the heart that is holding the king piece. The devil looks in fear as Tiamat uses her other hand to incinerate his body.
His screams only last a few seconds.
"Behemoth-kun is taking a long vacation right now and I can't ask him to fight in this place. He can damage the city and we don't want that." Serafall replies. The strongest female devil winks at her enemies before she freezes them. Two king-piece users get closer to her to attack her but she evades their attacks with ease. "You should have chosen a different path."
"Die, you stupid bitch!" Says one of the king users.
The king piece users ignore Kuroka who is right behind them. The former nekomata creates two wheels of black flames which then hit the king users. The two pure-blooded devils scream in pain as their wings and backs are severely injured by the attack.
"The stray devil bitch. Kill her now!" Screams another king piece user.
A group of devils tries to surround Kuroka but Tiamat doesn't allow that to happen. She creates several blue fireballs which she then shoots at her targets. "Stay away from our house cat."
"When did I become a pet?" Kuroka asks.
"Pay attention to the king users. We don't want them to go out of control before we can take them down." Serafall says before she summons a water dragon that devours the previous king users.
Gabriel focuses her sight on the last king user and she cuts the distance. "Holy armament, Great Golem's Right arm." A robotic arm appears behind Gabriel and it catches the king user before he can react. Gabriel then pierces the chest of the devil and extracts the king piece alongside the heart of the devil. Gabriel looks into the devils' eyes. "This is the fate you have chosen. This is your sentence." The robotic hand crushes the body of the pure-blooded devil with ease.
His blood drips from the hand of the holy armament.
"Wow, Gabriel can really be scary when she is fighting," Kuroka says as she takes care of a few devils.
"The second strongest seraph is her title and it is not just for show. She killed many enemies back in the days of the great war." Tiamat says.
"And that is why she is my rival," Serafall says before she focuses her attention on the remaining king users that they are fighting. "You're going to wish for forgiveness after I'm done with you."
In a different place on the battlefield.
Ajuka was usually a very calm individual but right now he was raging with fury. While his troops took care of the enemies trying to get close to him, he had his sights set on Bartolomeu. The traitor who was behind this whole mess.
"You had the balls to betray me!" Ajuka screamed as he clashed with his former follower.
"My dear old friend, you lacked vision. The king pieces were the greatest things you ever created and yet you decided not to use them." Bartolomeu replies. "Look at me now, I can match your power even though I was always weaker than you."
The traitor increases his demonic power and creates a demonic ax that he uses against Ajuka. The head of the Beelzebub clan evades the attacks.
"Power? This is the reason why you betrayed me and faked your own death? You wanted power? You felt weak? Is that your pathetic excuse?" Ajuka asks before he creates a demonic spear and begins to attack his adversary.
"No, I betrayed you because you created something so fantastic and now you want to destroy it. You, the greatest creator in all of the faction, choose not to use that power to make us into something capable of crushing any other faction. You have the talent for creating amazing artifacts and yet you fear going too far." Bartolomeu says before tries to strike Ajuka down.
"Power this, crush other factions, I'm tired of all that crap and I will show you what true power is." Ajuka releases his full power.
Bartolomeu smiles wickedly. He powers up as well and prepares for what was going to be his last fight. After using the piece and testing his limits for so long, he has gone insane. The piece has become attached to him and like a parasite, it has spread its tendrils. Bartolomeu wasn't capable of managing all of that power and like a container that is filled with water, he was about to break due to the excess.
Not too far from Ajuka, former siblings and enemies were fighting side by side as they took care of the rest. Azazel, Michael, Raphael, and Uriel continue to eliminate the enemies in front of them alongside their followers.
It was a unique sight, to say the least, fallen angels and angels fighting together for a similar purpose was beyond what anyone could ever imagine.
"Would you look like us? Did father ever think that we would be fighting next to each other?" Azazel said as he kicked one of the king users in the head.
"We have changed a lot since then and we're still changing. Especially you. I didn't think that my rebellious brother would become a parent after so long." Michael says before he stabs a spear of light into the head of another devil.
"Azazel you have to tell us how you ended up with a devil as your daughter," Raphael says before he blocks the attacks of a few enemies.
"And the wielder of one of the Longinus. We know that your faction is full of unexpected members but she is a curious one, to say the least." Uriel is holding one of the devils by the leg as he uses him as some type of weapon to attack the other devils.
Vali blushes as she hears the conversation but keeps his focus on the fight. Her demonic powers and the divine dividing allowed her to overpower the devils that are surrounding their group.
"Pay attention to the fight," Shemhazai says. As the voice of reason and the right hand of Azazel, he needed to keep him on the right track at all times.
Before anyone could say something else, two pillars of energy capture their attention. The roar of a dragon and the screams of a devil that was losing his sanity were heard.
"That's a bad sign," Raphael says before they were forced to evade a beam ray that was shot in their direction. "That's a big red flag. Let's hope that the Welsh Dragon can take care of that."
The rest of the group looks shocked as well.
Back with Issei.
What was in front of him no longer resembled a devil. His skin had turned black with red veins running through his whole body. The body of Zeakram had received hefty amounts of damage and it couldn't take anymore.
"Look at yourself Zekram. You are fighting me with a power you can't even properly control. You want to defeat me with a power that wasn't meant for you nor any other devil. Is this the power that is going to allow you to defeat the other factions? A power with so many drawbacks." Issei asks.
"Silence, you stupid lizard. I will get this power under control. I'm going to-"
"Die." Issei takes Ascalon out. "As a devil who has lived for so long, you should know that there is a limit for all beings. A few can break those limits but it takes time and training to be successful. You are pushing those limits right now and your body is not taking it well. That piece is going to go out of control but before that happens I'm going to finish you." He disappears for a few seconds and reappears behind Zekram.
Several cuts appeared around the devil's body and thanks to the holy energy of the sword, the damage was further increased.
"Ddraig!" Zekram screams.
"This is the end of the road for you, Zekram. The future is ours, not yours to shape." Issei swings his sword once more and cuts Zekram's head off in one single move.
The head falls to the floor and the body falls to its knees right after.
"…." Issei says nothing as he feels something is wrong.
The headless body of Zekram is still on his knees and Issei still detects life within the body.
"Shit." Issei watches as the body of Zeakram morphs into a monstrous shape beyond recognition.
It was never that easy.